The escalation followed the junta-backed political bloc securing victories in the last three townships in Rakhine that had remained under Myanmar army control, effectively ending the military’s presence in the province.
India fears the violence could spillover to its side of the border and result in large influx of refugees from Myanmar.
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the clashes between Myanmar’s military and anti-junta forces close to the Indian border in Mizoram.
Suu Kyi was arrested on 1 February when the military grabbed power in a coup. It alleges that a general election last year, which saw Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) win by a landslide, was fraudulent, though there is no evidence to substantiate the charge. Myanmar has been rocked by weeks of protests since the coup.
Friday's ceremony was attended by the discharged children and young people, with the youngest ex-soldier being 14 years old.
The US announced to sanction four commanders and two military units in Myanmar, accusing them of being related with human rights abuse cases.
A new UN report puts Myanmar's armed forces on a UN blacklist of government and rebel groups "credibly suspected" of carrying out rapes and other acts of sexual violence in conflict for the first time.
Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on Thursday that at least 6,700 Rohingyas were killed after violence broke…
Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar on Monday on his first papal visit to the country as part of a six-day…
The United States has announced it was withdrawing military assistance from Myanmar units and officers involved in violence against Rohingya…
