In the latest in a series of impromptu shows of defiance, messages including “We must win” and “Get out MAH” – referring to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing – were seen on eggs in photographs on social …
Worshippers gather around the world to mark Easter Sunday despite ongoing Covid restrictions as protesters in Myanmar decorate eggs with political messages and Sri Lankans hold …
Worshippers have gathered all around the world to mark Easter Sunday despite ongoing lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions.
Two Australians freed from house arrest in Myanmar
(Reuters) – An Australian couple has been freed from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge, one of the two business consultants said on Sunday. Christa Avery and her …
China holds the key to stabilising Myanmar
Sadly, some world powers are ready to co-operate with the junta. Russia, Myanmar’s second biggest weapons supplier after China, sent its deputy foreign minister to the country’s Armed Forces Day late …
Myanmar bloodshed hits South Korean financial operations
Woori Financial Group has bank and credit card operations in Myanmar. It has 506 employees, including four Koreans, working at Woori Finance Myanmar, which Woori Bank has full 100% ownership; and 469 …
Protesters Decorate Easter Eggs in Coup-Hit Myanmar
One Facebook group promoting the egg protest urged people to be respectful of Christian traditions on Easter Sunday.
Taiwan separatist DPP authority’s ‘black hand’ behind anti-mainland rumours amid Myanmar upheaval
Since the unrest in Myanmar broke out on February 1, a loose online coalition called the Milk Tea Alliance, a gathering of anti-China and separatist forces, has constantly been churning out rumors …
Total rejects campaigners’ pressure to pull out of Myanmar
Total has rejected campaigners’ calls to withhold payments to Myanmar’s military junta from its offshore gas project in the country, saying that doing so would break the law and put local employees in …
Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy
As ethnic militias back the popular uprising and refugees flee the country, the similarities with Syria are deeply disturbing …
‘Silent revolution’: Myanmar workers strike to force junta’s hand
Tens of thousands of Myanmar workers have gone on strike over the past two months, hoping that economic paralysis will force the hand of the wealthy generals who ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu …