With established media under pressure following the military coup in Myanmar, local journalists and citizens alike are shaping their country’s story by posting videos, photos, and livestreams to …
Myanmar Envoy Urges ‘Strongest Possible’ UN Action Against Military Coup
” Kyaw Moe Tun told the UN General Assembly. During a special meeting on Myanmar, the envoy called on all member states to issue public statements strongly condemning the coup. He appealed for …
Facebook Takes a Side, Barring Myanmar Military After Coup
The move puts the social network squarely on the side of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement after years of criticism over how the military has used the site.
Myanmar police free Japanese journalist after brief detention: Media
TOKYO: Myanmar police released a Japanese freelance journalist on Friday (Feb 26) after briefly detaining him during a protest in the commercial …
Myanmar protesters blend traditional celebration and demonstration
Anti-coup protesters rally on Myanmar’s traditional Thanakha Day, daubing Thanakha powder on their faces. Demonstrators write ‘CDM’ (Civil Disobedience Movement) on their foreheads and paint on their …
Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?
The arrival of the Myanmar junta-appointed foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, in Bangkok on Wednesday for an unannounced meeting with his Thai and Indonesian counterparts marked the start of a of a …
Follow the money: Myanmar coup puts pressure on army businesses
But after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing led a coup on February 1 that scuppered a 10-year experiment with democracy, campaigners have once again set their sights on the military’s sprawling, and …
Violence flares in Myanmar as coup tensions rise
Supporters of Myanmar’s military have tussled with anti-coup protesters, as turmoil over the ousting of the country’s elected government spills onto the streets.Myanmar has been jolted by unrest since …
World Bank halts payment requests on Myanmar projects made after Feb 1 coup
The World Bank has halted payments to projects in Myanmar on withdrawal requests that were made after a Feb. 1 coup by the country’s military, the bank said in a letter to Myanmar’s finance ministry …
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military ‘With Immediate Effect’ Following Coup
In an extended statement, a rep for the social media service said the military’s “severe human rights abuses,” among other things, inspired the ban.