Diplomatic snubs isolate Myanmar's military regime
May 10, 2022
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By: Gwen Robinson
A number of countries have downgraded their diplomatic representation in Myanmar, led by its military chief, Min Aung Hlaing. (Source phot...
Yangon calm masks Myanmar's pain 1 year after military tak...
February 2, 2022
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By: Gwen Robinson
Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who leads the country, is facing resistance from a fractured -- and increasingly armed -- populace. &...
Telenor to divest Wave Money, exit Myanmar mobile banking
January 4, 2022
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By: Gwen Robinson
Telenor's sale of its stake in Wave Money will be the largest fintech deal in Myanmar since Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing took power on Feb. 1,...
MYANMAR CLASHES FUEL THAI BORDER TENSIONS, TRADING OF ARTI...
December 17, 2021
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By: Gwen Robinson
Thai military personnel secure an evacuation area for Myanmar villagers who fled across the border following clashes between troops and an ethnic Ka...
Myanmar, a violent tale of two governments
A video of a little-known political leader declaring war on Myanmar's military regime went viral on social media on Sept. 7, garnering more than 1 mil...
Telenor's Myanmar sell-off mired in uncertainty
Industry insiders say the head of Myanmar's junta, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, may reject Telenor's exit plan. (Nikkei montage/Reute...
Myanmar parallel government to challenge regime with $700m...
Anti-coup protesters march in Mandalay on Aug. 8, the anniversary of a 1988 uprising. Myanmar's parallel government is preparing to subsidize 250,00...
Myanmar junta's solar power bid tests post-coup investor s...
Yangon at night: The junta's solar power tender will be a litmus test on investor sentiment.
Myanmar's junta has launched an ambitious...
International Red Cross head meets Myanmar junta chief in...
June 4, 2021
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By: Gwen Robinson
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has allowed Red Cross head Peter Maurer to visit and meet with him. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)...
Myanmar anti-coup leader says ASEAN summit falls short of...
Activists protest to support the anti-coup movement and democracy in Myanmar, near the ASEAN secretariat building in Jakarta. © Reuters...
Myanmar 'parallel government' pressures junta ahead of ASE...
People march in support of the National Unity Government in Dawei, Myanmar, on April 18. The NUG presents itself as a shadow government in oppositio...
Failed state: Myanmar collapses into chaos
By one count, over 700 citizens have been killed in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup. But the international community remains paralyzed, even as the cy...
Myanmar parallel parliament raises stakes in fight for eth...
Buddhist monks, left, show support for an opposition group vowing to resist the Feb. 1 coup and rewrite the constitution. Right, an ethnic...
Myanmar junta targets banks in push against 'foreign inter...
People sit outside a closed bank in Yangon on March 8: Myanmar's military rulers have threatened to seize deposits from commercial banks that s...
Myanmar factory attacks drag China into crisis
Smoke billows from the industrial zone of Hlaing Thar Yar township in Yangon on March 14. Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar's biggest city...
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