An American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than …
ASEAN to exclude Myanmar’s leader from summit in key rebuke
Southeast Asia’s foreign ministers decided at an emergency meeting Friday not to invite Myanmar’s military leader to an …
Lawyer for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says he has been issued a gag order
Myanmar’s state media has not reported developments in Suu Kyi’s multiple legal cases, filed after she was ousted in a February coup, and her lawyer, Khin Maung Zaw, has been the only source of public …
ASEAN ministers mull censuring Myanmar for hindering envoy
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will discuss in an emergency meeting Friday whether to allow Myanmar’s military leader to attend an annual summit after a crisis envoy was barred from meeting ousted …
Envoy aborts visit to Myanmar, straining ASEAN relations
Myanmar’s military-installed government said Thursday that a special envoy appointed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations abruptly canceled his visit this week after it told him he would not …
India resumes Covid-19 vaccine export to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Iran
Coronavirus vaccines have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran according to the government’s decision to resume their supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs said …
U.N. chief delayed ASEAN talks to avoid Myanmar junta envoy
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres asked to postpone a virtual meeting with Southeast Asian ministers at the last minute to avoid signaling recognition of Myanmar’s junta by being in the same online room as …
ASEAN to discuss excluding Myanmar leader from summit – sources
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will discuss excluding Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from a coming regional summit at a meeting on Friday, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.
British American Tobacco ends second Myanmar stint as country descends into chaos
London-headquartered cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) will withdraw from military-ruled Myanmar by the end of this year and cease all of its operations in the country, joining other …
International Cigarette Firm Ditches Military-Ruled Myanmar
British American Tobacco is the latest multinational to abandon its operations in Myanmar since the February coup.