Minister urges junta to act on its committments, including extension, expansion of ceasefire

Ex-general passes away in hospital after a year on medical leave

BEIJING, July 8 — The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar.

BANGKOK, April 18 — Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake in the strife-torn nation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

KUALA LUMPUR,  April 18 — Malaysia has dispatched a medical team from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to Myanmar as part of a humanitarian relief effort under Operation Starlight III following the devastating earthquake that struck the country last March 28.

JAKARTA, March 18 — Indonesia is set to pass contentious revisions to a military law this week that will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts, a move that has triggered concern in a country once dominated by its all-powerful military.

NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 — Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported yesterday, ahead of the four-year anniversary today of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

LANGKAWI, Jan 19 — Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar’s military government today that its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

YANGON, April 17 — Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media.

VIENNA, May 18 — Since the military junta seized power in Myanmar in a coup in early 2021, at least US$1 billion worth of foreign arms and weapons-making material have entered the country, according to a new United Nations report, said German news agency (dpa).

NAYPYIDAW, March 17 — At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor's post-mortem report, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians conducted by the army.

NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 — Protesters marked the two-year anniversary of Myanmar's military coup with a 'silent strike' in major cities and at rallies overseas on Wednesday, as exiled civilian leaders vowed to end what they called the army's 'illegal power grab'.

NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 — Two years after Myanmar's military coup, a young factory worker turned resistance fighter mourns the loss of his leg in battle.

ISTANBUL, Dec 30 — A junta court on Friday sentenced Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven more years, bringing her total jail term in all cases to 33 years.

NAYPYITAW, Dec 27 — A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source familiar with her trials, wrapping up marathon proceedings that have been condemned in the West as a sham.

NEW YORK, Dec 2 — A United Nations (UN) committee on Wednesday delayed a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the 193-member world body.

WASHINGTON, March 31 — The United States ordered all non-essential diplomats to depart Myanmar on Tuesday after the military's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators hit its bloodiest day, reported Anadolu Agency (AA).

PUTRAJAYA, March 23 — Singapore and Malaysia today expressed hope that all parties in Myanmar will exercise restraint and reconcile to resolve the tragic situation in the country since the February 1 military coup.

WASHINGTON, March 5 — The United States Department of Commerce on Thursday added Myanmar's Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, and two commercial entities to its trade blacklist.

HANOI, Feb 17 — Myanmar’s military on Tuesday promised to hold fresh elections and relinquish power, and denied the conduct of a coup.