The UK has imposed sanctions aimed at depriving Myanmar’s ruling generals of funds from the country’s gem trade.The state-owned Myanmar Gems Enterprise was hit with an asset freeze by the UK, while …
H&M Begins Placing Orders in Myanmar Again After Pause in Wake of Coup
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish fashion retailer H&M said on Monday it was gradually beginning to place new orders again with its suppliers in Myanmar after a temporary pause following the military coup …
US Hits Myanmar Ministers, Central Bank Chief With Sanctions
The US Treasury slapped sanctions on 16 senior Myanmar officials and family members Monday, citing their support for the government’s “violent and lethal attacks” against the country’s pro-democracy …
Exodus to jungles, villages as Myanmar troops retake town
Thousands of residents of a hill town in northwest Myanmar were hiding in jungles, villages and valleys on Monday after fleeing an assault by state troops, witnesses said, as the army advanced into …
Weekend Read: Foreign investors flee Myanmar as regime strengthens grip
Businesses have continued to bow out of Myanmar after the bloody coup has killed more than 750 people and seen The post Weekend Read: Foreign investors flee Myanmar as regime strengthens grip appeared …
US sanctions Myanmar military and junta leaders for attacks
The U.S. placed more members of Myanmar’s ruling military junta on a financial blacklist Monday for the deadly attacks against civilians following the February coup in the southeast Asian nation. The …
Myanmar’s Military Detained a Poet. He Was Soon Dead and Disfigured.
The circumstances of poet Khet Thi’s death in Myanmar have heightened fears about the fate of thousands of people being held in custody by Myanmar’s military regime.
US, Britain Express Concern Over Continued Fighting in Myanmar
Members of a militia opposed to the coup by the Myanmar military on Sunday pulled back into the jungle of western Myanmar following days of fighting with the army, as the United States and Britain …
UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday is set to consider a draft non-binding resolution calling for “an immediate suspension” of the transfer of weapons to the military junta of Myanmar, a UN official …
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal
Fighters of a local militia opposed to Myanmar’s junta have pulled back from the northwestern town of Mindat after days of assault by combat troops backed by artillery, a member of the group said on …