Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings Company Limited has terminated its ties with Myanmar’s military-linked company Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Limited — a decision being seen as a …
Police in Singapore warn against Myanmar coup protests
Singaporean police has warned against the staging of protests against the recent military coup in Myanmar and threatened that participants could be thrown out of the country.
‘Near-total internet shutdown’ in Myanmar as coup protests spread
Tens of thousands of people take to streets of major cities in Myanmar to denounce Monday’s coup despite internet ban.
Tens of thousands gather for second day of street protests in Myanmar – witnesses
Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday and thousands more across the country to protest against the military junta’s coup and detention of elected …
U.S. and China top diplomats talk tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in tense first call since Biden took office
Diplomats from the U.S. and China spoke in the first major conversation between top administration officials since President Joe Biden took office last month.
Myanmar military blocks internet and cell phone access as protesters take to the streets
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday after Myanmar’s military declared it would stay in power for at least a year. In an effort to quash the protests, the military shut down …
Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the …
Myanmar’s military built a new capital as a haven for power. Other countries have tried that, too.
All was reportedly quiet Saturday in Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s purpose-built capital unveiled in 2005. Meanwhile, 225 miles to the south in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city and former capital, protesters …
U.S., China top diplomats talk tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in first call since Biden took office
Diplomats from the U.S. and China spoke in the first major conversation between top administration officials since President Joe Biden took office last month.
U.S. top diplomat calls for China to condemn Myanmar coup, stresses human rights in first talk
Diplomats from the U.S. and China spoke in the first major conversation between top administration officials since President Joe Biden took office last month.