Economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was accused by military leaders of having confidential papersAung San Suu Kyi and the Australian academic Sean Turnell who served as her advisor have been sentenced to three years in prison after a clo…
Myanmar model who criticised junta says Canada has granted her asylum
Thaw Nandar Aung, AKA Han Lay, feared being sent home after she was stopped at Thai border last weekA Myanmar fashion model who was denied entry to Thailand and feared arrest by the military government in Yangon if she was forced back home from exile h…
Midwives review – a Muslim and a Buddhist grapple with childbirth in strife-torn Myanmar
Sombre documentary shot over five years follows two healthcare workers as they deliver babies in a brutally divided societySnow Hnin Ei Hlaing’s documentary is about two midwives – one Buddhist, one Muslim – in Rakhine state in western Myanmar, on the …
Myanmar model who criticised junta stuck in limbo after being denied entry to Thailand
Han Lay appealed for help on social media after being stopped at Bangkok airport, saying Myanmar police there want to speak to herA Myanmar model who has spoken out against the military junta that seized power last year says she has sought help from th…
Myanmar junta attack on school condemned as child death toll rises to 11
UN chief António Guterres criticises airstrikes on Let Yet Kone, which junta claims were to target rebels hiding in the areaAt least 11 schoolchildren have died after an airstrike on a village in Myanmar, according to the United Nations children’s agen…
Myanmar: seven children killed in junta strike on village school
Students were among 13 people killed in the deadliest attack on children since the military coup last yearGovernment helicopters have struck a school in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people, including seven children, in what would be the d…
The 2021 Myanmar coup explained in 30 seconds
Country’s military has deployed brutal violence to crush dissent since taking power in a 2021 coup but resistance is growingOn 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military took power in a coup, abruptly halting the country’s fragile transition towards democracy…
‘A leader of the world’: south-east Asian countries open to Putin pivot
Only Singapore has imposed sanctions, while others have been receptive to Moscow’s offers of friendshipRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThe head of Myanmar’s military junta beamed with joy as he shook hands with Vladimir Putin this week. “We would ca…
Historic Yangon villa where Aung San Suu Kyi was held for 15 years under threat
Ousted leader’s estranged brother has won a court case allowing villa, considered a symbol of democracy in Myanmar, to be soldThe future of the lakeside villa in which Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest is feared to be in jeopardy, afte…
Ex-UK ambassador and her husband jailed for a year in Myanmar, reports say
Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin were arrested last week accused of violating immigration lawsBritain’s former ambassador to Myanmar and her husband, a prominent artist, have been sentenced to one year in prison by the country’s military-controlled courts, r…
‘This is our documentary of the crisis we face’: the Rohingya smartphone photographers
Refugees who have fled Myanmar describe the risks and their sense of duty – as well as joy – in recording life around them in the sprawling camps of BangladeshThe camera of a budget smartphone has become a way for many of the Rohingya stuck in Banglade…
When internet shutdowns spill over borders
The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world awayGovernments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen Myanmar’s military ordered…
How to shut down the internet – and how to fight back
From total blackouts to targeted ‘screwdriver-style’ tactics, governments are adept at controlling who can access the internet. But resistance is growingGovernments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlWhen shutdowns spill over bordersInterne…
Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of control
From Sudan to Syria, Jordan to Jaipur, the trend towards digital authoritarianism is deepeningHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen shutdowns spill over bordersOn 1 February 2021, reporter Ko Zin Lin Htet received a panicked phone c…
UK’s former Myanmar ambassador arrested in Yangon, report says
Vicky Bowman and her Burmese husband reportedly detained and charged with immigration offencesAuthorities in Myanmar have detained Britain’s former ambassador to the country in Yangon, a source has said.Vicky Bowman and her husband, Htein Lin, a Burmes…