loading… YANGON – A 16 year old girl at Myanmar was struggling to live in a military hospital on Wednesday. She was not a demonstrator, but a student who was going to the market and was shot by the security forces junta from a distance. Her parents frantically took her from one hospital to another … Read more
VATICAN CITY, KOMPAS.com – Pope Francis begged for an end to the bloodshed in Myanmar and turned into a peaceful dialogue. The Pope added that he was willing to “kneel” on the streets of Myanmar so that violence in Myanmar would stop. The statement was made by Pope Francis in Vatican City, Vatican, on Wednesday … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Group monk The most influential Buddha in Myanmar ask military junta to end violence against protesters. Top-level monks from the Sahgha Maha Nayaka (Mahana) Committee accuse Myanmar security forces of torturing and killing innocent civilians. This was reported by the news portal Myanmar Now on Wednesday (17/3/2021) citing a draft statement of … Read more
NAYPIYDAW, KOMPAS.com – Myanmar perform the ceremony mass funeral at least 149 people have been killed security forces in Myanmar ever since military coup February 1, including 5 people in detention. The death toll was in the hundreds after the bloodiest day occurred in a country that is again in grip military junta. Mass burial … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Still wearing his army uniform, Shing Ling is seen posing for a three-finger salute in his social media posts. Ling rebelled after leaving the Myanmar military to join the democracy movement. The 30-year-old soldier posted his image on Facebook last week, as the crackdown of Myanmar security forces turned deadlier for protesters. … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Political unrest in Myanmar that has been going on for more than a month has started to increase the price of food and fuel. The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) warns that it risks pushing the country’s most vulnerable people deeper into poverty. Palm oil prices are up 20 percent in areas … Read more
HLING THARYAR, KOMPAS.com – Residents in the impoverished town of Hlaing Tharyar fled by truck and pickup when their territory was raided by the military Myanmar on Tuesday (16/3/2021). Hlaing Tharyar is a township in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital, which is well known for producing garments. The area was hit by an emergency Myanmar military … Read more
YANGON, KOMPAS.com – Military junta Myanmar on Sunday night (14/3/2021) implemented martial law in two densely populated cities. The first city is Yangon which is the commercial capital, and the second is the nearby Shwepyitha. Status Myanmar martial law this came after at least 18 demonstrators were killed, in one of the bloodiest days of … Read more
WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – The United States (US) on Wednesday (10/3/2021) imposed sanctions on two adult children of military leaders Myanmar, General Min Aung Hlaing. Apart from that, the six companies they hold are also not immune from sanctions the Myanmar coup since February 1 and killed the demonstrators. The US Treasury said they blacklisted … Read more
Anti-coup demonstration in Myanmar Tuesday (9/3/2021). (Source: AP Photo) MIZORAM, KOMPAS.TV – A policeman who fled Myanmar, said he was ordered to shoot the demonstrators to death. However, Tha Peng, the name of the policeman, admitted that he had refused the order. He said he was ordered to shoot protesters with a submachine gun in … Read more