Critics feared that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s presence at the meeting in Indonesia would give his regime the appearance of legitimacy.
Myanmar junta leader meets ASEAN leaders on first foreign trip since coup
Southeast Asian leaders are to meet Myanmar’s top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that …
Myanmar: Military chief set to make first foreign trip since coup
The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders, in what will be his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup. General Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to …
Myanmar: Military chief set to make first foreign trip since coup
The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders, in what will be his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup. General Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to …
Southeast Asian leaders to discuss Myanmar with coup leader
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders will try to forge a path to end violence and instability in Myanmar at a summit on Saturday expected to include Min Aung Hlaing, the general in charge of …
How Generals Plot Together, in Myanmar and Thailand
Although Thailand formally has been a constitutional democracy since 1932, traditional elites — royalists, bureaucrats, business leaders — have long looked upon coups as a necessary instrument to …
Protest in Yangon ahead of regional summit on Myanmar crisis
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Protesters against Myanmar’s military coup returned Friday to the streets of downtown Yangon, defiantly chanting their opposition to the army’s seizure of power as the junta …
CNN wades into murky ethical territory in Myanmar. Again.
CNN continued doing business with SkyNet afterwards. CNN did not respond to several detailed questions about the Myanmar trip, its subsequent coverage, and the current status of its partnership with …
Myanmar’s Social Punishment
Within Myanmar, the goal is social and economic pressure … her as the daughter of the junta’s auditor general. Her former business, which still bears her name, has been the target of threats.
No cash, no internet and safety fears: Myanmar entrepreneurs struggle to stay afloat two months after coup
The military coup, on top of the Covid-19 pandemic, has hit Myanmar’s economy hard, with the kyat depreciating, business activity falling and food insecurity rising.