Headlines- Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
- In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran.
- Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
- Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
- Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.
Tag: RFA Myanmar Service
Troops Kill 4 Villagers and 4...
Junta troops killed four villagers and four members of a local People’s Defense Force (PDF), in a five-day onslaught, during which the junta set fire to villages in the south of Sagaing region’s Monywa township forcing more than 3,000 villagers to flee their homes
Myanmar Junta Tries to Win Support...
Myanmar’s ruling junta is shoring up ties with pro-military political groups in the run-up to next year’s elections in a bid to change the constitution to ensure its long-term rule in the Southeast Asia nation following its February 2021 coup
Village in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region Raided...
Around 80 junta troops stormed a village in Sagaing region’s Yinmarbin township, killing nine People’s Defense Force (PDF) members and one local.
Myanmar’s Junta Bans Family Visits,Food Deliveries...
Myanmar’s military junta on Thursday banned family visits and delivery of food and other necessities to inmates in seven prisons across the country after an explosion at Yangon’s Insein Prison killed eight people the day before, relatives and lawyers of the prisoners said
Myanmar’s Detained State Counsellor Sentenced to...
Detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years in prison by the military court in Naypydaw Prison on Wednesday, for two corruption cases involving charges of accepting money from businessman Maung Weik, according to sources close to the court who requested anonymity for security reasons
Arakan Army Rebels Capture Myanmar Junta...
The rebel Arakan Army fighting Myanmar’s military junta on Monday captured an outpost on the country’s border with Bangladesh, killing 30 soldiers and capturing three more, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Former BBC Journalist Sentenced to 3...
A former BBC television presenter and freelance journalist in Myanmar was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday by a military regime court in Yangon for violating the country’s Unlawful Associations Act, bringing her total time in jail to six years, a source in the legal community said
‘I’ll be able to carry on...
Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay was granted asylum in Canada after a week after her detention in Bangkok
Nearly 5 Dozen Monks Detained in...
Authorities in Myanmar have detained at least 56 monks who spoke out against junta in the nearly 18 months since last year’s coup, while many other religious leaders opposed to military rule face harassment and are on the run amid the threat of arrest, RFA Burmese has learned
Myanmar Junta Steps Up Attacks in...
A broader military offensive launched by Myanmar’s ruling military junta earlier this month in Sagaing, Magway and other regions showing resistance to the regime looks like an effort to clear the way for new elections next year to give its rule some appearance of legitimacy, analysts say