The call for a general strike was made Sunday by the Civil Disobedience Movement, a loosely organised group leading the resistance to the army's February 1 takeover.
Police were arresting protesters and using water cannons to try to disperse the crowd in Mandalay
The protesters at a major downtown Yangon intersection chanted slogans, raised a three-finger salute and carried placards saying 'Reject the military coup' and...
Five years of watered down democracy tested the Myanmar military to its limits. Aung San Suu Kyi’s resounding poll win seals her fate. Army boots trample all...
For generations, the country was called Burma, after the dominant Burman ethnic group. But in 1989, one year after the ruling junta brutally suppressed a...
Myanmar has appointed Myint Swe, the army-appointed vice president, as the new leader of the country after the military arrested civilian leader Aung San Suu...
Here are some possible reasons why the military has taken over now
19 more ships were kept ready to ferry fellow refugees to the island in the next few days.
The joint visit is seen as an attempt to reboot the relationship with the eastern neighbour
According to reports, militants from the People's Liberation Army carried out an IED blast when the 4 Assam Rifles unit was on a patrol in Chandel district.
Chinese hostilities and the perennial lack of trust with Pakistan are not the only political issues that Asian superpower India is facing. Here's a quick review
On Modi’s watch, India has evolved a softer, defter touch with its neighbours. This course-correction could usher trust and prosperity.
"We are facing the same problem as India is facing in Kashmir"
India and Myanmar today signed 11 agreements in a range of sectors, including one on maritime security cooperation, to further strengthen their multifaceted...
