Topic: Min Aung Hlaing

The military junta of Myanmar on Thursday formally charged Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained civilian leader, with corruption along with three other officials ousted in the February coup.

The United Nations says about 100,000 people in Myanmar's Kayah State have fled because of deteriorating security in the country, which has now been under military control for more than four months.

Myanmar's border states, home to large ethnic minority populations, have seen a rise in violence by the country's military junta in recent weeks and are facing a dire humanitarian crisis, activists said Friday.

Southeast Asian leaders said Saturday that they have reached an agreement to end violence in Myanmar after meeting with the military junta chief.

Thailand could be preparing for an influx of refugees from Myanmar as Myanmar's military crackdown claims more casualties, including a record 100 people who died Saturday.

Myanmar's military fatally shot dozens of protesters Saturday and a rubber bullet injured a baby amid anti-coup demonstrations, observers said.

Thailand's prime minister denied assisting Myanmar's military amid an ongoing crackdown against pro-democracy protesters.

The European Union and the United States have leveled new rounds of sanctions against Myanmar's military leadership over its February coup and subsequent escalation of violence against protesters.

The Biden administration blacklisted the adult children of the Myanmar junta's leader on Wednesday as human rights groups warn of escalating violence in the Southeast Asian nation.

In following the United States' lead, both Canada and Britain imposed sanctions against Myanmar's military officials for seizing control of the country's government in a coup committed early this month.