UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged the world community to make sure Monday’s coup in Myanmar fails. The reversal of elections is “unacceptable”, he said, and coup leaders must be made to …
Declaring Democracy Won’t be Subverted, Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue — exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.
West increases pressure on Myanmar generals as charges filed against Suu Kyi
The United Nations said it would mobilize international pressure to ensure the failure of Monday’s military coup in Myanmar, as Myanmar police filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for …
Pots and pans protest against Myanmar coup
Citizens in Myanmar have been holding noisy demonstrations after the military seized control of the country from elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. This video has been optimised for mobile …
Is Your Business Funding Myanmar Military Abuses?
The military coup in Myanmar this week should sound alarm bells in corporate boardrooms around the world. Since Myanmar’s transition from decades of military dictatorship to a civilian government …
Is Your Business Funding Myanmar Military Abuses?
The military coup in Myanmar this week should sound alarm bells in corporate boardrooms around the world. Since Myanmar’s transition from decades of military dictatorship to a civilian government …
Aung San Suu Kyi Faces New Charges After the Coup. Can Myanmar’s Democracy Survive Without Her?
Myanmar’s push for democracy has always centered around Suu Kyi. With her under arrest, it’s unclear whether anyone else is capable of uniting resistance to the military …
China slams U.N. Security Council ‘leak’ on Myanmar
China said it is “shocked” that documents about Myanmar-related discussions at the United Nations Security Council were “leaked.” …
Myanmar coup: Calls for Aung San Suu Kyi release
Aung San Suu Kyi is still in detention after the military coup Calls are growing for the release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi a day after the army seized power in the south-east Asian nation. Ms Suu …
First Thailand, now Myanmar: Asia protesters borrow from ‘Hunger Games’
Wearing face masks and red ribbons on their blue protective gowns, the group of Yangon medics raised three-finger salutes in a gesture of support for Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi …