Hundreds of mourners flashing the three-finger salute have attended a funeral on Thursday for a 19-year-old woman killed in Myanmar. Kyal Sin, known as Angel, was killed when she was shot in the head …
Biggest wealth fund puts Kirin on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan’s Kirin Holdings on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant’s business …
UPDATE 1-‘I will shoot whoever I see’: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters
Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s coup, researchers said, leading the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it was removing …
Biggest wealth fund puts Kirin on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan’s Kirin Holdings on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the beverage giant’s business …
Myanmar Crackdown on Protests, Widely Filmed, Sparks Outrage
Footage of a brutal crackdown on protests against a coup in Myanmar has unleashed outrage and calls for a stronger international response.
Myanmar: ‘People are standing alone against the military’
What we are witnessing is that people are standing alone, they don’t have weapons, they are not as strong as the military,” she told BBC World News. Following the 1 February military coup, Myanmar, …
“I will shoot whoever I see”: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters
Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month’s coup, researchers said, prompting the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it was …
Nineteen Myanmar police cross into India, seeking refuge
At least 19 Myanmar police officers have crossed over into India and are seeking refuge there, a senior police official told Reuters. The men crossed into Champai and Serchhip, two districts in the …
Singapore Advises Citizens to Leave Myanmar While They Can
Singapore’s government on Thursday advised its citizens in Myanmar to leave the country amid escalating violence against anti-coup protesters.
Myanmar Security Forces Must Stop ‘Vicious Crackdown’: U.N. Rights Chief
The United Nations human rights chief called on Myanmar’s security forces on Thursday to halt their “vicious crackdown on peaceful protesters” and urged the military to release people unlawfully …