First, military regimes tried to frame protesters as “rioters” by spreading allegations about violence. Many residents recalled how Myanmar’s state-owned media became a rumo …
Anti-Coup Protests in Myanmar Continue Wednesday Despite Increasing Use of Force
Nationwide demonstrations against last week’s military overthrow of Myanmar’s civilian government entered its fifth consecutive day Wednesday, despite the military’s increasing use of force against …
Woman, 19, fights for life after being shot in the head during Myanmar coup demonstrations as military fire live ammo at protesters
The woman shot in the head is in critical condition in an intensive care unit on Myanmar, following protests on the fifth consecutive day of nationwide demonstrations against the coup.
Myanmar coup: Pools and princesses as protesters go all out
Frontier Myanmar tweeted this video of the protesters in action: One of the protesting “princesses” told Frontier Myanmar that they wanted to “show that young girls are also participating” in protests …
Protests rock Myanmar for fifth day, West condemns security response
A demonstrator holds a placard during a rally against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer …
Protesters Are Back on the Streets of Myanmar Despite Police Violence
Fresh protests were reported in Yangon and Mandalay, the country’s two biggest cities, as well as the capital Naypyitaw …
Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar’s new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.
Thailand’s tuk tuks, tour buses and boats marooned at Lunar New Year
Parked in rows with many gathering dust and cobwebs, hundreds of “tuk tuk” motorised rickshaws, tour buses and boats lie silent across the Thai capital of Bangkok, after suffering a twin blow from the …
New coronavirus closely linked to SARS-CoV-2 is discovered in bats in Thailand
SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, shares 91.5 per cent of its genetic code with that of the newly-identified virus in Thailand, which has been called RacCS203.
Thailand to Begin Human Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine in March
Thailand will begin clinical trials of a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine in March, making it the nation’s first inoculation program to enter human trials.