As the U.S. chooses targets for sanctions in response to last week’s coup in Myanmar, military-linked conglomerates with interests in industries from finance to farming are likely to be in the Biden …
Manufacturing In Myanmar: Will The Military Again Trounce Business?
Myanmar has been called the last frontier market in Asia. Now the question is whether the military junta will screw it up.
Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters defy crackdown with humour
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday despite the shooting of a young woman the previous day, with some deploying humour to emphasise their peaceful opposition to this month’s …
Ethnic minorities join growing protests against coup in Myanmar
In a striking show of unity, Burmese from all walks of life have joined a growing opposition to the military coup that has detained Aung San Suu Kyi. Ethnic minority groups have long resented military …
Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests as sanctions loom
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addresses protests for the first time in public, blaming ‘unscrupulous persons’ for work stoppages in a growing civil disobedience movement. The head of Myanmar’s new …
EU provided crowd control training to Myanmar police units
Exclusive: officers involved in violent crackdown worked with European police on controlling protests …
The generals in Myanmar are not as secure as they look
The brazen seizure of power by the military has energised the population and produced a public display of cross-party unity, says Francis Wade …
Myanmar’s Military Detains More Government Officials as Anti-Coup Protests Continue
Members of Myanmar’s often persecuted ethnic minorities Thursday joined a sixth day of growing nationwide protests against the military’s overthrow of the civilian government. Members of the ethnic …
Myanmar police used machine guns against protesters, says Amnesty
Amnesty International says security forces in Myanmar deployed machine guns against peaceful protesters and shot one woman in the head during a demonstration against the militarys …
Ethnic minorities protest Myanmar coup, as opposition grows
Members of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities marched through streets in traditional dress and floated on wooden long boats in a scenic lake to protest last week’s coup …