Myanmar demonstrators condemn foreign intervention

Pro-Tatmadaw rally held in Yangon

Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s military, also called Tatmadaw, held a march through downtown Yangon on Sunday, where they showed their support for the Tatmadaw and criticised what they said was international involvement in domestic affairs, a
Top military officials' pages banned on Facebook

Facebook bans military-related pages

Social media giant Facebook has banned military head Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as well as other army officials from its platform following the publication of a UN report that was scathing of the Myanmar military’s crackdown in northern Rakhine
Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi defends relations with the military

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has defended her administration’s relationship with the military, saying that things were “not that bad” and that the generals serving in the cabinet were “rather sweet”. Aung San Suu Kyi was speaking a
Meeting between Tatmadaw and KIO leaders in Tarli

Tatmadaw and KIO meet in China

Senior members of the Tatmadaw – Myanmar’s armed forces – and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) have reportedly held a meeting in China, although the details of what was discussed has not emerged. According to a report in E