As the military junta’s atrocities increase, it is high time for the U.S. and like-minded partners to adopt much stronger targeted sanctions.
Myanmar’s financial blacklisting is worth the risks it brings
Last month, Myanmar took its place alongside North Korea and Iran on the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based international organization that combats money laundering …
M’sia disappointed by lack of 5PC progress by Myanmar
The foreign ministry through its official Twitter account @Wisma Putra said Malaysia at the 12th ASEAN-United Nations (UN) Summit on Nov 11 in Phnom Penh, also highlighted the importance of the draft …
Myanmar govt’s executions ‘a stain on region’ – Jacinda Ardern
The prime minister is supporting a call for action over Myanmar during a regional security summit in Cambodia.
Malaysia reiterates disappointment over lack of progress of 5PC on Myanmar at Asean summits
Malaysia has reiterated its disappointment over the lack of real, timely, and meaningful progress in the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) by Myanmar’s junta to bring peace and order …
U.N. Sec Gen: international community failed Myanmar
STORY: “Everybody has failed in relation to Myanmar. The international community as a whole has failed and the U.N. is part of the international community. It is dramatic to see the suffering of the …
UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar military gov’t to return to democracy
UN chief calls the situation in Myanmar an ‘unending nightmare’ for citizens and a threat to the security of the region.
Our Worst Fears Have Come True in Myanmar
By Nilar Thein Ms. Nilar Thein is a Myanmar democracy activist. We apologized to our baby daughter before she was born. My husband, Kyaw Min Yu, a writer and activist known across Myanmar as Ko Jimmy, …
ASEAN leaders call for timeline on Myanmar peace
Southeast Asian heads of government on Friday issued a “warning” to Myanmar to make measurable progress on a peace plan or risk being barred from the bloc’s meetings, as social and political chaos …
Using Russian aircraft, Myanmar steps up strikes against rebels
The Myanmar military’s recent airstrikes have been among the deadliest and most indiscriminate since it seized control last February, fueling calls for a global arms embargo.