Indonesia’s proactive response to the February 1 coup in Myanmar prompted a mixed reaction, with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi cautiously applauded for moving swiftly to try and shape a …
Thailand’s three Myanmar strategies
With the unexpected coup in Myanmar on Feb 1 and the ensuing violent clashes between protesters and security forces over the past six weeks, Thailand is stuck between a rock and hard place. Thailand’s …
Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated …
Exclusive: EU preparing sanctions on Myanmar military businesses, documents show
The European Union is preparing to widen its sanctions on Myanmar’s armed forces to target businesses they run, in protest at the Feb. 1 military coup, according to diplomats and two internal …
Exclusive: EU preparing sanctions on Myanmar military businesses, documents show
The European Union is preparing to widen its sanctions on Myanmar’s armed forces to target businesses they run, in protest at the Feb. 1 military coup, according to diplomats and two internal …
Factbox: Oil majors in Myanmar in spotlight after UN call for sanctions
Major global oil companies, working in Myanmar, are in the spotlight after the UN’s human rights investigator called last week for coordinated international sanctions on the country’s state energy …
Myanmar military occupies hospitals, other buildings amid protests
Soldiers in Myanmar are now occupying hospitals, universities and temple compounds nationwide as the military junta consolidates control of the country in the face of public opposition to the Feb. 1 …
Nun pleads with police not to harm protesters in Myanmar after two people are shot dead
Sister Ann Roza was wearing white robes and a black habit as she knelt in front of the armed junta officers in Myitkyina on a day in which two more protesters were killed in Myanmar.
India detains Rohingya refugees and threatens to deport them to Myanmar
Mass detentions in Jammu ‘in violation’ of UN status and are part of wider crackdown …
Fashion giant H&M pauses placing new orders in Myanmar
Sweden’s H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Monday it was shocked by the use of deadly force against protesters in Myanmar and that it had paused placing orders in the country.