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.
Ousted Myanmar lawmakers consider International Criminal Court, says U.N. envoy
A committee of ousted civilian lawmakers in Myanmar is looking at whether it can ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate any crimes against humanity committed following the Feb. 1 …
Thailand Braces as Refugees From Myanmar Coup Flee to Border Regions
Hundreds of people have fled Myanmar’s towns and cities since last month’s military coup and are sheltering in areas controlled by ethnic militias on the Thai border, an official from one of the …
Myanmar factory attacks put focus on Chinese influence
Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Myanmar has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of its relations with China amid a broad public backlash against a …
Myanmar factory attacks put focus on Chinese influence
Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Myanmar has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of its relations with China amid a broad public backlash against a …