(Reuters) – China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.
Two Australian business consultants have been freed from house arrest in Myanmar
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 says. Christa Avery and her husband Matthew O’Kane …
The Myanmar beauty queen standing up to the military
Speeches by beauty pageant contestants rarely make headlines. But when Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar, spoke out last week against alleged atrocities committed by her country’s military, her speech …
Is Myanmar on the verge of collapse?
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Oil giant Total condemned for funding Myanmar junta
Activists have accused energy companies of complicity in the Myanmar junta’s murder of protesters, after Total, the French giant, said that it would continue to pay taxes to the regime.Patrick …
Korean steelmaker Posco urged to cut ties with Myanmar’s junta
Investors are urging South Korean industrial group Posco to exit a steel joint venture with a Myanmar military-controlled conglomerate as pressure builds on multinationals to cut financial links with …
‘Incredibly relieved’: Australian couple freed from house arrest in Myanmar
Christa Avery and Matthew O’Kane are on their way home home after being released without charge …
Myanmar armed forces accused of killing dozens of kids since coup
The vicious crackdown by Myanmar’s military following its toppling of the civilian government in a February 1 coup is taking a devastating toll on the country’s children. Since the junta seized …
Myanmar protesters paint anti-coup slogans on Easter eggs
Eggs left on doorsteps and hanging in bags on front gates after death toll from turmoil reaches 557 Last modified on Sun 4 Apr 2021 07.04 EDT Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar have inscribed messages …
Myanmar citizens arrested after speaking with CNN
Reporters Without Borders says “there is no longer a free press” in Myanmar after the military coup in February. Brian Stelter recounts how some locals have been arrested after speaking with a CNN …