Myanmar hits US journalist Danny Fenster with third charge...
November 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
An American journalist detained for months by Myanmar’s junta has been denied bail and hit with a third criminal charge, his...
Myanmar crisis calls for international diplomatic reset
November 4 ,2021
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By: Min Zin
Noeleen Heyzer, the newly appointed special envoy on Myanmar: she has important cultural and geographical links to the country. ...
Adani ports scraps Myanmar container terminal plans
October 28 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Adani Ports said on Wednesday it was abandoning plans to build a container terminal in Myanmar, weeks after applying for a US licence f...
UN's new Myanmar envoy Noeleen Heyzer to listen to 'all st...
October 27 ,2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Singaporean Noeleen Heyzer, who has held several senior positions at the UN, says she is "deeply honoured" to be taking on the role,...
ASEAN's unprecedented 9-nation summit laments Myanmar impa...
October 27 ,2021
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By: Shotaro Tani
A screen shows the virtual ASEAN Summit on Oct. 26, with a placeholder for Myanmar where its representative would have been. (Photo c...
Asean in uncharted waters as it snubs Myanmar junta chief...
October 27 ,2021
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By: Bhavan Jaipragas
Myanmar's junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing. Photo: Reuters
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Association of Southeast A...
UN fears new atrocity in Myanmar as troops gather in resti...
October 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A military parade in Myanmar, where troops are gathering in states which have witnessed human rights abuses in recent years. Photogra...
Myanmar decries move to block coup leader from ASEAN summi...
October 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
International pressure had been mounting on ASEAN for a harder line against Myanmar’s failure to take agreed on steps to end vi...
Malaysia urges Asean to rethink non-interference policy am...
October 23 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. Photo: Reuters
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should rethink it...
Investors spooked by Myanmar crisis as economy braces for...
People sit on the ground while waiting for hours to withdraw cash from ATMs at the CB Bank branch at Myanmar Plaza in Yangon, Myanmar...
Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after pressu...
October 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Former detainees of Insein Prison celebrate their release on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Myanmar’s military government has freed hun...
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the Asean meet that snubb...
October 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
In a televised address on Oct 18, making his first remarks since the snub, Min Aung Hlaing defended the military's actions.PHOTO: REU...
Myanmar FDI drops to 8-year low, reflecting post-takeover...
October 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Construction work at many redevelopment projects funded by foreign investment has come to a halt in Myanmar. Photo was taken Oct. 8....
Asean's Myanmar snub - a necessary first step
October 20 ,2021
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By: Barry Desker
Asean's decision to exclude Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing from its summit next week was a necessary move to preserve the group...
Myanmar crisis highlights ASEAN's identity dilemma
October 19 ,2021
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By: Michael Vatikiotis
Southeast Asian leaders attend an emergency summit in Jakarta on Apr. 24: not surprisingly, ASEAN efforts to implement a five-point...
Myanmar military chief to be excluded from ASEAN summit
October 18 ,2021
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By: Kentaro Iwamoto
The commander-in-chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, a conference on international security in Mo...
UN chief delayed ASEAN meeting to avoid Myanmar army envoy
October 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres postponed a virtual meeting wtih ASEAN at the last minute to avoid the Myanmar regi...
Ex-Myanmar president says army tried to force him to cede...
October 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Win Myint was testifying alongside Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace laureate and de facto government leader before the coup, at thei...
Top UN official urges Myanmar action ‘before it’s too late...
September 25 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power on February 1, ending 10 years of tentative democracy and prompting outra...
Attacks on Myanmar military spike following call for revol...
September 24 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
There are believed to be between 120 and 300 militias under the People's Defense Force banner across Myanmar. (Photo t...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pleads not guilty in incitement...
September 22 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s military government has put deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for incitement, her lawyer said, the latest in a l...
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