(Reuters) – Myanmar troops fired on anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and wounding several, media said, when a Chinese-owned factory was set ablaze in the commercial capital of …
Read More »Myanmar forces arrest comedian and break up doctors’ protest
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar authorities arrested the country’s best-known comedian Tuesday as they continue to crack down on people they accuse of helping incite nationwide protests against the February military coup. …
Read More »Myanmar’s Online Emerging Markets Raise Funds for Protests
BANGKOK (AP) – As security forces in Myanmar have shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the country’s residents view taking to the streets …
Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
Read More »Myanmar junta accuses celebrities of promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s ruling junta has stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support national protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warning …
Read More »Two Australians released from house arrest in Myanmar
(Reuters) – An Australian couple has been released from house arrest in Myanmar and allowed to leave the country without charge, one of the two business consultants said on Sunday. Christa Avery …
Read More »Myanmar protesters applaud to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis
(Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar applauded on Monday in a demonstration of dissent against the military junta as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 …
Read More »Minorities in Myanmar’s border areas face new fear since coup
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Before each rainy season, Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced persons in Myanmar’s far north Kachin State returned to the village …
Read More »China’s non-interference could hurt China, says analyst
Anti-coup protesters hold banners as they protest the military coup on Saturday February 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. Anadolu Agency | fake images China’s “laissez-faire” approach to Myanmar’s military coup could harm …
Read More »Total says abandoning Myanmar’s gas field would harm workers and cities
PARIS (Reuters) – French oil and gas group Total said it will not stop producing gas at its Yadana fields in Myanmar as long as operations remain safe, in part to protect …
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