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03/06/2026

American actor Richard Gere calls Trump a ‘maniac’

Hollywood legend Richard Gere criticised Donald Trump, calling the US president a "maniac" who has "dismantled almost everything that was good" about the United States.

The 76-year-old “Pretty Woman" star spoke at the Oslo Freedom Forum, a conference for democracy and human rights, in Norway. Gere has previously spoken out about Trump, having branded the Republican a "bully" in February 2025.

03/06/2026

'A brutal strike' says Zelensky after Russian attacks kill 22 across Ukraine

"It was a brutal strike," says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia pummelled Ukraine on 1 June with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least 22 people, according to officials. "The current level of supplies for our air defence does not allow us to shoot down a significant share of the missiles," Zelensky adds.

03/06/2026

Cape Verde, a small country dreaming big ahead of its first World Cup

Cape Verde prepares to make history at its first-ever World Cup. Before heading to the United States, its players train across the volcanic archipelago, greeted by jubilant supporters. "This country is small but the dream is big," said Silveria Nedio, director of a Praia football academy -- words that seemed to speak for the nation.

03/06/2026

Warming El Nino weather pattern may return in 2026

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return this summer potentially pushing global temperatures to record heights.

The World Meteorological Organization says there is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events.

Naturally occurring climate events such as El Nino take place against the backdrop of human-induced climate change, which is "increasing global temperatures in the long-term, exacerbating extreme weather and climate events, and impacting seasonal rainfall and temperature patterns," according to the WMO.

Spring Revolution Daily News for 3 June 2026 Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/2026/06/03/34815- In Natmauk Township of...
03/06/2026

Spring Revolution Daily News for 3 June 2026

Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/2026/06/03/34815

- In Natmauk Township of Magway Region, a junta’s sergeant named Yan Naing was caught between Tanbingonegyi Village and Nyaung-I Village on his way back from withdrawing his salary, according to Thayet District (3) Ngabyema Battalion.

- According to the Ministry of Human Rights-NUG, the junta’s inhumane treatments have deteriorated over the five year period of their coup. Reportedly, the military junta have carried out up to 5,578 airstrikes, killing up to 760 children.


03/06/2026

JUNTA PUSHES ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY DRIVE AMID MYANMAR POWER SHORTAGES

03/06/2026

META REMOVES OVER 100 MYANMAR JUNTA-LINKED FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS

Myanmar junta airstrikes target displaced persons in Rakhine State, leaving civilians dead and sparking mass flightRead ...
03/06/2026

Myanmar junta airstrikes target displaced persons in Rakhine State, leaving civilians dead and sparking mass flight

Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/2026/06/03/34809

In a coordinated campaign of aerial violence, military junta aircraft launched successive airstrikes targeting camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Ramree and Taungup townships in southern Rakhine State on 1 June, killing at least two civilians and wounding five others.

The first deadly assault occurred at approximately 9:30 pm on 1 June, when two junta fighter jets dropped four heavy bombs directly onto the Kyaung Cha Twin IDP camp in Ramree Township while residents were asleep. The precision bombardment resulted in the immediate deaths of two men, both in their 50s, and left several others clinging to life in critical condition.




Prominent Myanmar filmmaker and ex-political prisoner Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dies at 64Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/20...
03/06/2026

Prominent Myanmar filmmaker and ex-political prisoner Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi dies at 64

Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/2026/06/03/34803

Acclaimed filmmaker, poet, and human rights activist Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi passed away on Tuesday morning following a battle with liver cancer. He was 64 years old.

“In accordance with his family's wishes, a quiet and brief funeral service was held at midday at Yangon's Yay Way Cemetery,” a prominent writer, Thitsa Ni, shared on social media. The ceremony was conducted peacefully, with a small group of close literary and artistic peers attending to pay their final respects.



ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection must reject the Myanmar junta's membership and uphold its mandate to protect cons...
03/06/2026

ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection must reject the Myanmar junta's membership and uphold its mandate to protect consumers

Read more: https://eng.mizzima.com/2026/06/03/34800

NGO Defend Myanmar Democracy has spoken out against an ASEAN consumer protection body over its plan to allow the Myanmar junta to host a meeting in Yangon.

The following is their statement date 1 June:

We deplore the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) for allowing the Myanmar military junta to host the 32nd ACCP meeting in Yangon and urge the committee to reject the junta's membership and cease recognizing the junta-controlled Department of Consumer Affairs as the Myanmar representatives.





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