Sri Lanka has invited a representative of Myanmar’s junta to a meeting of Asian foreign ministers but denied on Wednesday that its gesture endorsed the country’s military coup, condemned globally over …
Sri Lanka invites India for BIMSTEC FMs meet on February 1
Colombo has also sent invites for finance ministers meet to Myanmar’s U Wunna Maung lwin, who has been appointed as the foreign minister of the country by the military after the coup Sri Lanka has …
Three hours in ‘hell room’: Myanmar protester describes beating in custody
(Reuters) – A protester in Myanmar who says he was detained by troops for three hours as part of the crackdown against opponents of last month’s military coup has described being beaten with belts …
Sri Lanka invites foreign minister of Myanmar junta for BIMSTEC meet
Lanka has invited the new foreign minister of Myanmar’s junta to BIMSTEC ministerial meeting next month, triggering a controversy that it is endorsing the military coup in the Southeast Asian nation …
U.N. Security Council agrees to condemn Myanmar violence, urge military restraint
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council agreed on a statement on Wednesday that condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and urges military restraint, diplomats said, but dropped language …
A New Generation Takes the Lead in Myanmar Protests
When massive demonstrations swept Myanmar in opposition to last month’s military coup, 17-year-old Sithu Shein rushed to the front lines. The high-school student, who used to spend his free time …
Myanmar troops target railway workers as generals hire lobbyist
Security forces in Myanmar have stormed a compound housing striking railway workers and surrounded hundreds of anti-coup protesters in two places in the main city of Yangon, as the country’s generals …
Google to review adverts for Myanmar military-backed telecoms firm
Google said on Wednesday it is reviewing recent advertisements run by a Myanmar military-backed telecommunications firm and has disabled some army-linked accounts on its services in the wake of the …
Myanmar coup: ‘We were told to shoot protesters’, say police who fled
image captionThese officers are among the first defectors to share eyewitness accounts of what they say is happening inside Myanmar Police officers from Myanmar have told the BBC they fled across the …
Exclusive: ‘Shoot till they are dead’: Some Myanmar police say fled to India after refusing orders
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on Feb. 27, the police lance corporal said he refused. On March 1, he said he …