Statement comes as Myanmar activists claim the country’s foreign reserves were parked in Singapore’s commercial banks.
U.S. blacklists two Myanmar generals over protest crackdown
The Biden administration late Monday blacklisted two Myanmar generals in response to recent killings of civilian protesters by security forces in the Southeast Asian nation. The U.S. Treasury froze …
Singapore’s Sembcorp warns on Myanmar’s economic uncertainty
The company said it won’t push ahead on a planned industrial park until there is come clarity on the political situation, as protestors continue to challenge the military in the streets.
Axiata Tower Unit Stake Sale Stalls After Myanmar Coup
Axiata Group Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest wireless carrier by revenue, has postponed talks to sell a partial stake in its tower unit edotco Group Sdn. after a military coup in Myanmar triggered concerns …
Indonesia says no regional consensus yet on Myanmar crisis
Indonesia does not endorse new elections in Myanmar and is seeking opinions and regional consensus on how best to support the country’s return to democracy, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
EU sanctions Myanmar military, Russian officials; blacklists 19 Venezuelans
The foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday agreed to impose sanctions against the leaders of the Myanmar junta over its coup and Russia for its detention of opposition leader and Putin …
Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protests go on
The European Union warned it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while the United States penalised two more generals for links to the military coup, as Western countries sought to press the junta to …
Myanmar: Huge demonstrations despite military’s warning that protesters could ‘suffer loss of life’
Huge crowds brought Myanmar’s towns and cities to a standstill Monday in a mass strike against the coup, despite a warning from the military junta that protesters will “suffer loss of life” if …
Myanmar Protests: Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets During Strike to Oppose Coup
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Myanmar in response to calls by activists for a general strike, mounting what appeared to be one of the largest demonstrations against the …
Malaysia prepares to deport Myanmar asylum seekers and detainees despite outcry
Malaysia began bussing asylum seekers and other detainees from Myanmar to a port where ships were waiting to take them back to their strife-torn homeland, even as rights groups made a late legal bid …