The U.S. is implementing its first penalties against Myanmar’s military leaders after declaring their overthrow of the democratically elected government last week a coup d’état. With financial …
General Who Led Myanmar Coup Poses Challenges for West
The international community is grappling with how and even whether to engage with the regime of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who last week ended Myanmar’s decadelong transition to democracy.
Biden’s Myanmar Sanctions Include Redirecting Over $40 Million in U.S. Aid
“As part of today’s actions, USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] will redirect $42.4 million of assistance away from work that benefits the Government of Burma,” the White House wrote in …
Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell Could End Up in a Truce, Thanks to Myanmar
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Myanmar military companies become prime target for US sanctions
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 …
Myanmar military companies become prime target for US sanctions
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 …