Myanmar Crisis Sounds Death Knell for Garment Industry, Jobs and Hope (Reuters) – Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off …
Myanmar celebrity model arrested in coup crackdown
One of Myanmar’s most popular celebrities has been arrested by the military as part of a growing crackdown on artists and actors. Paing Takhon, a model and actor with millions of fans in Myanmar and …
Myanmar activists hold shoe protests; another celebrity detained
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces on Thursday arrested Paing Takhon, a model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, his sister told Reuters, as activists placed shoes filled with flowers in …
Myanmar’s UK envoy says military attache has ‘occupied’ embassy
Myanmar’s ambassador in London has spent the night in his car after saying he was locked out of his embassy. Kyaw Zwar Minn said staff were asked to leave the building by Myanmar’s military attaché on …
Myanmar Envoy Who Critiqued Coup Is Locked Out of London Embassy
After Myanmar’s military seized power, its ambassador to Britain had called for the release of political leaders who were detained in the coup.
Myanmar ambassador to UK ‘locked out’ of London embassy
Myanmar’s ambassador in London says he has been locked out of his embassy. Kyaw Zwar Minn said staff were asked to leave the building by Myanmar’s military attaché and he was told he was no longer the …
The coup comes to London: Myanmar ambassador is LOCKED OUT of embassy in UK by former colleagues as military take control after he continued to support Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s embassy in London was tonight seized by loyalists of the country’s new military regime, according to the ambassador who has been locked out. Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn has been a vocal …
Military forces kills several coup protesters at camp in Myanmar
April 7 (UPI) –Myanmar’s military killed at least seven protesters and a bystander and injured nearly two dozen others in an attack Wednesday on a protesters camp, officials said. The junta attack on …
Myanmar special envoy: It is time for the world to stop another genocide
Myanmar special envoy: It is time for the world to stop another genocide Connect the World Myanmar’s special envoy to the UN, Dr. Sasa, speaks to CNN’s Becky Anderson and urges the international …
As Myanmar’s Junta Intensifies Its Crackdown, Pro-Democracy Protesters Prepare for Civil War
Protesters in Myanmar have maintained a largely peaceful resistance to dictatorship since the Feb. 1 coup. But as the military continues to terrorize the public, frustrations have been mounting and th …