Win Htet Oo, one of Myanmar’s top swimmers, withdrew from consideration to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as a protest against the ongoing coup happening in the Southeast Asian country. The withdrawal: …
China Tightens Border Controls as COVID-19 Surges in Myanmar
China is imposing further controls over its winding frontier with Myanmar as its scrambles to contain a COVID-19 outbreak in bordering regions. Over the weekend, the Chinese government tightened …
Myanmar’s COVID crisis worsens as mistrust of junta infects health system
But even with up to 30 people a day dying of the coronavirus in her home town of Kale in western Myanmar, she decided it was better to hole up in a room at home than get an official test or enter a …
Lawyers: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to face more corruption charges
Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday they have been informed by the military-installed government that four new charges of corruption have been filed against her.
Ethiopia, Myanmar and South Sudan Among Those U.S. Warns of Sanctions Over Ethnic Cleansing
The Biden administration said Eritrea, Ethiopia, Myanmar and South Sudan could face consequences for their actions against ethnic groups in conflicts they are involved in. Secretary of State Anthony …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi said to face new corruption charges
BANGKOK (AP) — Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday they have been informed by the military-installed government that four new charges of corruption have been filed against …
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region. It also …
China locks down city near Myanmar as coronavirus infections swell
Mass testing in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar has found nine more Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 59 in a week-old outbreak involving the delta variant …
Myanmar’s anti-junta resistance reaches out to wary Rohingya
SITTWE, Myanmar: A shadow government is breaking taboos in Buddhist-majority Myanmar by welcoming Rohingya into its anti-junta coalition, but many in the long-persecuted Muslim minority are wary after …
Protesters in Myanmar ‘will not be as brave’ after Telenor’s exit: Professor
Htwe Htwe Thein of Curtin University says since the Myanmar coup started, Telenor had gained a lot of customers as they believed the telecommunications company will “act with transparency,” which it …