Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But she hasn’t stitched a single garment since a coup in February.
EU to Sanction Business Interests of Myanmar’s Military: Reuters
Mar.18 — The European Union is set to approve sanctions against the business interests of those responsible for last month’s military coup in in Myanmar. This is according to Reuters. France’s …
EU to Sanction Business Interests of Myanmar’s Military: Reuters
Mar.18 — The European Union is set to approve sanctions against the business interests of those responsible for last month’s military coup in in Myanmar. This is according to Reuters. France’s …
Indonesia urges ASEAN leaders to hold summit on Myanmar coup
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday urged a halt to violence in Myanmar and asked the fellow leaders of Southeast Asia countries to hold a summit on the …
Indonesia president urges halt to Myanmar violence, wants ASEAN talks
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for bloodshed to be halted in military-ruled Myanmar and for Southeast Asian leaders to hold a high-level meeting to try to find a way out of the …
Garment workers in Myanmar fight for democracy, livelihoods
Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But following the military coup in early February, she hasn’t stitched a single garment.
Crackdown triggers exodus from Myanmar’s biggest city
Roads out of Myanmar’s biggest city were choked Friday with people fleeing the junta’s deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an …
Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Protesting alone outside an Australian hospital where the son of Myanmar’s attorney general works as a doctor, Burmese electrical engineer Susu San is determined to let the military …
Myanmar rulers claim they gave Aung San Suu Kyi $500,000 cash
Suu Kyi’s lawyer says the claim is ‘groundless’ but it comes alongside a series of other charges filed against her as Myanmar’s ruling junta tries to discredit the pro-democracy leader.
Indonesia president Jokowi calls for Asean high-level meeting on Myanmar crisis
Mr Widodo said he would call the Sultan of Brunei, the chair of Asean, to hold a meeting.. Read more at straitstimes.com.