The U.S. is implementing its first penalties against Myanmar's military leaders after declaring their overthrow of the democratically elected government last week a coup d'état. With financial ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests, sanctions loom
Myanmar's new junta leader on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against him and ... ( read original story ...)
General Who Led Myanmar Coup Poses Challenges for West
The international community is grappling with how and even whether to engage with the regime of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who last week ended Myanmar’s decadelong transition to democracy. ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Myanmar Sanctions Include Redirecting Over $40 Million in U.S. Aid
"As part of today's actions, USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] will redirect $42.4 million of assistance away from work that benefits the Government of Burma," the White House wrote in ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell Could End Up in a Truce, Thanks to Myanmar
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Bipartisan House resolution backs push for a democratic Iran, condemns regime’s terror plots
A resolution co-signed by more than 100 House lawmakers from both parties, and supporting a democratic, secular Iran and condemning the regime’s terror plots, was introduced on Thursday -- a week ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says it will only join Cyprus talks with two-state proposal
Turkey will only join talks to resolve decades of dispute over Cyprus with a proposal to establish two states on the island, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding previous ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey says it will not turn back from Russian S-400s: TRT Haber
Turkey will not turn back from its acquisition of Russian S-400 defense systems, over which the United States sanctioned Ankara, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Thursday, adding that ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte Should Leave Alone Philippines TV Network
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared this week that he would not recognize any new license granted by Congress to ABS-CBN, the major television network that the government forced off the air ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s vaccine roll-out hindered by limited logistics
In Indonesia, it can cost twice as much to transport a refrigerated container of oranges from Jakarta to Jayapura, in Papua, a distance of more than 4,300km, than it does to import it from Shanghai, a ... ( read original story ...)