Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday to protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the newly formed Myanmar …
Thousands protest Myanmar coup in Tokyo, demand Japan take tougher action
Thousands of Burmese demonstrators gathered outside Japan’s foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday demanding Tokyo join its allies in taking a harder stance against the military coup in Myanmar.
Coup a further complication for tricky Myanmar-China ties
Before Monday’s coup, relations between Myanmar and China already were complicated by Chinese investments in its infrastructure and the Myanmar military’s campaigns along their shared border …
Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency aid it cannot get back
Last week, the International Monetary Fund sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATE 1-Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 mln in emergency aid; no precedent for refund
The International Monetary Fund last week sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency aid it cannot get back
Last week, the International Monetary Fund sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Myanmar coup: China blocks UN condemnation as protest grows
China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the south-east Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San …
U.S. could push Myanmar closer to China if Biden slaps sanctions on Southeast Asian country
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar could open the door for China to extend its influence in the Southeast Asian country, said an analyst from Stratfor.
Thai businesses in Myanmar worried about survival after coup
Thai investors are worried that sanctions and boycott of Myanmar after the military-led coup on Monday will affect their business in the country, the Thai-Myanmar Business Council …
Noisy anti-coup protest reverberates in Myanmar’s largest city
The din of banging pots and honking car horns reverberated through Myanmar’s biggest city of Yangon late on Tuesday in the first widespread protest against the military coup that overthrew elected …