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Myanmar coup: Military putting pressure on Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD members

Myanmar military is increasing pressure on a group formed by lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), according to a report

China's role in Myanmar highlighted after Beijing-owned factories torched

Myanmar authorities declared martial law in parts of Yangon after several Chinese-owned garment factories were torched on Sunday over Beijing being supportive of the military for the coup

Security forces fire on Myanmar protests, martial law tightens army grip

The martial law announcement stated that military commanders in Yangon would take over administration of districts, including the courts, MRTV said

At least 38 more people killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar

38 more people have been killed on Sunday as security forces in Myanmar intensified their crackdown against anti-coup protesters to crush demonstrations calling for the reinstatement of government

14 protesters, one police officer killed in Myanmar unrest, says report

Martial law was imposed in Hlaingthaya and another district of Myanmar's commercial hub, state media announced.

Myanmar forces kill 7 demonstrators as crackdown on protesters continues

Security forces in Myanmar again met protests against last month's military takeover with lethal force, killing at least seven people by shooting live ammunition at demonstrators

Myanmar junta kills more protesters, adds Aung San Suu Kyi accusation

Myanmar's security forces shot to death at least 10 people protesting the military's coup Thursday, spurning a UN Security Council appeal to stop using lethal force

8 more protesters shot dead in Myanmar, Suu Kyi faces corruption charges

Rights group Amnesty International accused the military of adopting battle tactics against demonstrators.

Myanmar coup: Protesters carry homemade shields after police use violence

Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar carried homemade shields and moved with more caution and agility Tuesday, adapting their tactics to the escalating violence from security forces

Myanmar party official dies after arrest, hundreds escape night raid

Myanmar has regularly shut down the internet in the early-morning hours, making it difficult to get information

Fresh crackdown, Myanmar military revokes licences of 5 media outlets

As the pro-democracy protests against Myanmar junta intensifies, security forces have arrested several people during the anti-coup crackdown and the licences of five media companies have been revoked

Protesters in Myanmar commence national strike, vow to defeat Army

In the southeastern city of Dawei, the Karen National Union -Myanmar's longest standing ethnic armed group - stood guard protecting protesters

Protests intensify across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody

Police fired tear gas and stun grenades in the direction of protesters in Yangon and in the town of Lashio in the northern Shan region, videos showed

Myanmar forces make night raids after breaking up protests

More protests were planned on Sunday after local media reported that police fired tear gas shells and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, on Saturday

US includes Myanmar ministries, army conglomerates to trade blacklist

United States has included the Myanmar Defense Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry and the conglomerate companies MEC and Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company in its trade blacklist

Nineteen Myanmar cops seek shelter in India, more expected: Report

The men have crossed into Champhai and Serchhip, two districts in Mizoram that share a porous border with Myanmar

Myanmar coup: Security forces kill at least 33 protesters, reports say

Videos from Wednesday also showed security forces firing slingshots at demonstrators, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew

Myanmar's neighbours press for Suu Kyi's release, restoration of democracy

ASEAN foreign ministers held talks with a representative of the junta in a video call two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military overthrew Suu Kyi's elected government

Myanmar protesters return to streets as military crackdown continues

Demonstrators took to the streets again to protest last month's seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis

Myanmar coup: New US envoy to UN urges ramped up pressure military

The new US ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to "ramp up pressure" on Myanmar's military to restore democracy at a wide-ranging press conference