The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Myanmar's military boosts air power as it recaptures a key town

Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft, state media reports

The Independent UK · Mar 13

Desperate to flee abuse in Cambodian scam compounds, these young Indonesians are now facing suspicion back home

In the first two weeks of March, two young Indonesian women died alone in a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The Conversation · Mar 13

Student visa ban will shut the door on talent

Letters: Prof Ngaire Woods and Aziz Magid respond to the government’s decision to halt study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Visa Suspension Shock and UK Travel Warnings Spark Fear Amid Iran, Middle East Conflicts

The UK has imposed a sudden visa suspension on Sudan, Myanmar, Cameroon, and Afghanistan, affecting students, businesses, and families.

International Business Times UK · Mar 4

‘Unprecedented’ visa bans placed on four nations after asylum applications rocket 470%

The Home Office confirmed an ‘emergency brake’ had been placed on UK student visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

Evening Standard · Mar 4

UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals

Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

UK halts visa routes from four countries amid claims migrants ‘exploiting’ asylum

Study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan have been halted, as have work visas for Afghans.

Evening Standard · Mar 3

UK suspends student visas for four countries over asylum abuse claims

The Home Office has characterised this suspension as an ‘unprecedented’ move

The Independent UK · Mar 3

No sign of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar’s military pardons 10,000 prisoners

Freed prisoners include 10 foreigners who will be deported

The Independent UK · Mar 2

Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners before parliament opens

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners, mostly political prisoners, and reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark a holiday

The Independent UK · Mar 2