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.
Pro-junta group attacks anti-coup protesters as Myanmar crisis escalates
Police were seen standing without intervening as a group lauding the military takeover attacked anti-coup protesters in Yangon.
EXPLAINER: Why is Facebook banning Myanmar military pages?
Facebook announced Thursday that it is removing all remaining Myanmar military and military-controlled pages from its site and from Instagram, which it also owns. It said it will also …
EU, US concerned over Malaysia’s deportation of Myanmar nationals
The activists had said asylum-seekers were among those who were set to be deported, including from the Chin, Kachin and people who came to Malaysia fleeing conflict and persecution at home.