In less than a week, any sense of optimism about a possible peace process getting under way in Myanmar seems to have evaporated.
Xinjiang cotton and Myanmar jade show human rights pressure on commodities
Human rights now hold great sway over consumer and investor behavior, putting pressure on major brands to avoid materials from problematic regions. This in turn has translated into fresh volatility in …
Xinjiang cotton and Myanmar jade show human rights pressure on commodities
Human rights now hold great sway over consumer and investor behavior, putting pressure on major brands to avoid materials from problematic regions. This in turn has translated into fresh volatility in …
Interview: Solution to Myanmar issue can be worked out in “ASEAN way,” says military spokesman
A solution to the Myanmar issue can be worked out in the “Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) way,” said Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for Myanmar military and the State Administration Council …
Myanmar Anti-Junta Protests Continue 3 Months Into Coup
Anti-junta demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again Saturday three months after a coup spelled the end of the country’s transition to democracy. Explosions were reported by local media …
Bomb blasts, flash protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under junta
The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, bringing an abrupt end to Myanmar’s short-lived experiment with democracy …
Myanmar Protesters March Three Months After Coup; U.N. Warns of ‘Standstill’
Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a U.N. envoy …
UN calls for restoration of democracy in Myanmar, end to violence
Statement follows warning from special envoy that coup has united people against military and situation is deteriorating …
UN Security Council Calls for ASEAN Myanmar Plan to be Enacted
The U.N. Security Council called Friday for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar as stated in an ASEAN plan, giving unanimous approval to a statement watered down to satisfy China and Russia. The …
Thousands in Myanmar poised to flee to Thailand
MAE SARIANG • Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers in Myanmar are poised to cross into Thailand if, as expected, fighting intensifies between the Myanmar army and Karen insurgents, joining those who …