Indonesia and Malaysia are pushing for a special meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss the situation in Myanmar where a military coup was staged earlier this week.
How the saga of financial interest, Myanmar’s military domination resulted in coup d’etat?
Citing sources, Asia Times reported that the coup d’etat by Aung Hlaing served the purpose of protecting himself, his family, and military colleagues from the possible investigation over their …
Thousands of Myanmar protesters in standoff with police in Yangon
Police block a main street in Yangon, as protesters attempt to march forward in first sign of street unrest after coup.
Myanmar: reporting the coup
BBC Burmese editor Soe Win Than tells us about events leading up to the coup, and reactions in Myanmar, where the transition to democracy has proved short-lived. My Home Town: Changwon, South Korea …
Anti-coup protest draws hundreds in Myanmar’s biggest city
Hundreds of people joined a protest against this week’s military coup in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Saturday, witnesses said.
Myanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram to curb protests
Military authorities in charge of Myanmar have broadened a ban on social media following this week’s coup and shut Twitter and Instagram …
Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram
Twitter and Instagram have become the latest social media sites to be blocked for users in Myanmar following Monday’s coup by the military. Telenor, one of the country’s main internet providers, …
Myanmar minorities fear renewed violence after military coup
The Myanmar military’s coup on Monday sent shockwaves across the country, bringing back memories of half a century of crushing isolation under direct military rule. Perhaps nowhere was the fear more …
Facebook faces a reckoning in Myanmar after being blocked by military
The junta on Wednesday banned Facebook until at least Sunday after the regime’s opponents began using it to organize.
‘We’re not brainwashed’: a week of turmoil in Myanmar
Protests have spread across country since military coup, as citizens resist return to dictatorship …