In an interview this week, President Joko Widodo suggested that the unnamed general would highlight his own country’s democratic transition since 1998.
Myanmar on brink as Junta burn rebel villages as victim exposes ‘scorched earth’ policy
Lai told Express.co.uk: “All my family-owned lands, property and investment documents were lost as well. There is nothing left for us.” The military coup on February 1 2021 saw Myanmar’s elected …
Naypyitaw: Myanmar Junta’s Last Fortress Against Rising Resistance
The once-deserted administrative capital is now humming with life as military veterans and sympathizers flee to the city for sanctuary.
Fashion Brands Are Profiting From the Erosion of Workers’ Rights in Myanmar | Opinion
On the two-year anniversary of the coup in Myanmar, it has never been clearer that silence and inaction have no place in responsible business.
‘Riding a rollercoaster’ in Myanmar’s post-coup economy
Deepening conflict, sudden changes to regulations and a lack of transparency have made business increasingly hard.
Oil companies continue operating in Myanmar despite human rights abuses and sanctions
A human rights agency reported Wednesday that some of the world’s largest energy providers continue operating in Myanmar after the military’s attempted coup. The Myanmar military junta staged a coup …
‘Mom, please just kill me’: A world looks away from Myanmar’s descent into horror
Two years after the military seized power in a bloody coup, Myanmar is being rocked by violence and instability in a conflict the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the country says “has been forgotten” by the international community.
U.S. says it seeks ways to limit Russian military supplies to Myanmar junta
The United States is deeply concerned about Russia’s supply of military equipment to Myanmar’s junta and will continue to seek ways to limit such cooperation between the two countries, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.
Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by ‘silent protest’
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Per …
Myanmar junta chief family assets found in Thai drug raid–document
A spokesperson for the activist group Justice for Myanmar said the discovery also … junta and its members from accessing Thai banks and property and freezing stolen assets that belong to the …