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.
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.
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.
Shops and factories close in Myanmar in general strike protesting military rule
Two protesters were killed by gunshot wounds to the head in Myanmar on Monday, witnesses said, while shops, factories and banks were closed in the main city Yangon as part of the uprising against the …
Shops and factories close in Myanmar in general strike protesting military rule
Two protesters were killed by gunshot wounds to the head in Myanmar on Monday, witnesses said, while shops, factories and banks were closed in the main city Yangon as part of the uprising against the …