Japan is expressing “serious concern” about the military’s actions in Myanmar and demanding the release of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials.
Asian Insider, Feb 1: Myanmar’s military coup; Calls for greater security in Indonesia’s Natuna region
Myanmar’s military says it will hold elections after one-year of emergency; Chinese and American airplane incursions near Taiwan; Indonesian lawmaker calls for security beef up as tensions escalate in …
Biden threatened Myanmar sanctions. What are his options?
U.S. President Joe Biden, facing his first major international crisis after Myanmar’s military seized power, could impose a new program of sanctions, cut aid or target generals and the companies they …
Fact check: Myanmar did not use Dominion Voting Systems in general election
Social media users have been sharing posts claiming that machines from Dominion Voting Systems were used in the 2020 Myanmar general election, implying that they were linked to the allegations of …
EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter
Was it in Myanmar, as the the country is officially called? Or was it in Burma, the name Washington continues to use? The answer is complicated. Because when it comes to Myanmar, pretty much …
Myanmar coup: Medics to strike as anger at military grows
Resistance to Monday’s army takeover in Myanmar is growing, with residents of the biggest city Yangon banging pots and pans, and honking car horns. Medical staff in several major cities are planning …
The nights of pots and pans are back, on Myanmar’s fearful streets
Activists are urging a traditional show of solidarity amid wary anger over the military’s coup …
People in Myanmar honk horns, bang on pots to protest coup
Dozens of people in Myanmar’s largest city have honked car horns and banged on pots and pans in the first known public resistance to the coup by the country’s military …
U.S. Labels Detention of Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi a Coup
The legal assessment has important symbolic significance and will force the curtailment of U.S. assistance to the Myanmar government, though that aid is very limited.
Biden administration declares ‘coup’ in Myanmar, triggering review of U.S. aid
The Biden administration concluded Tuesday that the military seizure of power in Myanmar and detainment of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi constituted a military coup d’etat, triggering a review of U …