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    ICC seeks full Myanmar atrocities probe

    26 Jun 2019

    The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday moved closer to opening a full investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya people who were driven from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

    Earthquake recorded off Myanmar's coast, shakes buildings in Thailand

    19 Jun 2023

    The 5.1 magnitude quake was recorded about 152 kilometers (95 miles) south of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, at 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the surface at 8:10 a.m., according to Myanmar’s meteorology department.

    Myanmar’s Suu Kyi handed five-year jail term for corruption

    27 Apr 2022

    The judge in the capital Naypyitaw handed down the verdict within moments of the court convening, said the source, who declined to be identified because the trial is being held behind closed doors, with information restricted.

    UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

    28 Jul 2022

    In a rare consensus on the post-coup crisis, the Security Council on Wednesday released a statement condemning the executions — Myanmar's first in decades — and calling for the immediate release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

    US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

    21 Mar 2022

    Hundreds of thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya community have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar since 2017 after a military crackdown that is now the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations' highest court in The Hague.

    Myanmar junta chief vows no talks with coup opponents

    27 Mar 2022

    Army chief Min Aung Hlaing said on Sunday that Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests.

    Myanmar ambassador to China died on Sunday

    08 Aug 2022

    The obituary for Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe by Myanmar's foreign ministry in a state newspaper on Monday did not specify his cause of death. Diplomats in Beijing and a Chinese language Myanmar media report said the cause was likely to be a heart attack.

    Myanmar junta extends state of emergency

    01 Aug 2022

    Min Aung Hlaing, who led last year's coup, requested the military government to "allow him to serve for an additional 6 months", according to a report in the Global New Light of Myanmar.

    UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar

    16 Aug 2022

    Noeleen Heyzer "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," according to a UN statement issued late Monday.

    UN Myanmar envoy begins talks with junta officials

    17 Aug 2022

    Noeleen Heyzer's visit to the crisis-wracked country, which began on Tuesday, "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," the UN has said.

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