NAYPYITAW • Myanmar’s military government has arrested two more local journalists, army-owned television has reported, the latest among dozens of detentions in a sweeping crackdown on the media since …
How Myanmar coup fuelled rise in illegal drugs trade
Drugs seizures — a proxy for production — have increased dramatically in south-east Asia this year with many pointing the finger of blame at the military takeover …
Japan ‘won’t issue’ visas for Myanmar envoys appointed by military
Japan allowing two diplomats to be posted to the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo would be tantamount to recognising the military coup.
Japan refuses to issue visas for military-backed Myanmar diplomats
Japan has effectively refused to issue visas for two Myanmar military-appointed diplomats the junta seeks to send to Tokyo in place of two it fired in March, according to government sources.
Myanmar arrests 2 more journos as media crackdown continues
NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s military government has arrested two more local journalists, the army-owned television reported on Saturday, in the latest in a sweeping crackdown on the media since a Feb 1 coup.
Myanmar arrests two more journalists
Sithu Aung Myint, a columnist for news site Frontier Myanmar and a commentator with Voice of America radio, and Htet Htet Khine, a freelance who has worked for the BBC Burmese service, were arrested …
Two more journalists arrested in Myanmar amid military’s media crackdown
Two more journalists have been arrested in Myanmar amid a crackdown by the military on the media since the coup in February.
Myanmar arrests two more journalists as post-coup media crackdown continues
Sithu Aung Myint, a columnist for news site Frontier Myanmar and a commentator with Voice of America radio, and Htet Htet Khine, a freelance who has worked for the BBC Burmese service, were arrested …
Myanmar Military’s Superior Size Means Less When the People Are United Against it
It has become the norm in analytical pieces on Myanmar’s conflict to note that the Myanmar military has approximately 350,000 members. It is then surmised that the ethnic armed organizations can …
Totalitarianism and Resistance in Myanmar
Burma Under Military Rule, covered just how totalitarian a society Myanmar under the Tatmadaw was. But under the State Law and Order Restoration Council, there were two distinct changes: The country …