Introduction Myanmar, a Southeastern Asian country of more than 57 million inhabitants, has been on the news for the past months and weeks. The customary instability of the region, and particularly of …
Malaysia court allows rights groups to challenge Myanmar deportations
A Malaysian court on Tuesday granted international human rights groups permission to challenge the recent deportation of Myanmar nationals, a major step in a country where the law bars immigration …
Malaysia court allows rights groups to challenge deportation of Myanmar nationals: Lawyer
The ruling came despite a Malaysian law that prevents anyone from challenging a decision made by immigration authorities. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
‘Barricaded’ Myanmar protesters leave after tense standoff
Overnight crackdown saw dozens of people detained as gov’t goes after the media with reported raids and closure orders.
Police fire guns and grenades at Myanmar protesters
News Agency Police fire guns and grenades at Myanmar protesters. Posted . Thousands of people defied a night time curfew to take to the streets of Myanmar’s main city in support o …
What could make Myanmar’s military junta back off?
Michael Bociurkiw writes that international statements of condemnation in the wake of the Feb. 1 Myanmar military coup have done little more than highlight the limits of the world’s diplomatic arsenal …
Indonesia’s Myanmar activism has achieved little except US and China agreement
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 …