Asean has now got its foot in crisis-locked Myanmar's door
April 27 ,2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arriving at the Asean leaders' meeting in Jakarta on April 24, 2021, where he justified his Feb...
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. ...
Is Asean’s Myanmar five-point consensus workable?
April 27 ,2021
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By: Bhavan Jaipragas
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, centre, with Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga H...
The battle for Myanmar plays out on Twitter, TikTok and Te...
April 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Thinzar Shunlei Yi is one of the few pro-democracy activists in Myanmar who is willing to do on-the-record interviews.
But while her i...
Asean faces ‘Catch-22’ by inviting Myanmar coup leader to...
April 21 ,2021
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By: Bhavan Jaipragas
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the mastermind of the coup in Myanmar. Photo: EPA
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is fa...
EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials, two firms
April 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The European Union on Monday (April 19) imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military...
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 governme...
India’s Adani faces scrutiny for port deal in Myanmar
April 20 ,2021
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By: Dieter Holger
A major index provider and some investors are distancing themselves from the marine-ports operator controlled by Indian conglomerate Ad...
Hundreds of villagers flee after Myanmar military raid in...
April 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Villagers in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, say they are fleeing their homes after soldiers raided Chaungma village in the township on...
Myanmar’s unity government says ASEAN must not recognise m...
April 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s newly formed government of national unity urged neighbouring countries to not recognise the junta that seized power in...
Who’s who in Myanmar’s National Unity Government
April 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Top row, left to right: Mahn Win Khaing Than, U Win Myint, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Duwa Lashi La. Bottom row, left to right: Daw Zin Ma...
Myanmar regime arrests about 36 protest leaders, celebriti...
April 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
About three dozen people, including a prominent protest leader, protesters, celebrities, activists and ordinary citizens, were arrested...
Coup puts Myanmar’s crippling military capitalism in the s...
April 16 ,2021
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By: Cornelia Meyer
Myanmar’s economy has long been shaped by the Tatmadaw — the nation’s powerful armed forces — and by the shifti...
Myanmar troops sustain heavy casualties as Kachin keep con...
April 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Nearly 100 Myanmar military troops were killed in the regime’s attempt to retake control of a strategic base near the Chinese bor...
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,...
‘Bloody paint strike’ in Myanmar as doctors charged over p...
April 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
An anti-coup protester uses red paint as he writes slogans at a bus stop on Wednesday April 14, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar
Activists...
S&P to eject Adani Ports from index for Myanmar military t...
April 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it is removing India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd from its sustainability index due...
Bloodshed won’t end if world recognizes Myanmar’s junta
April 14 ,2021
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By: David Hutt
“In light of Myanmar’s tense domestic climate, it is critical to avoid any course of action that could further aggravate th...
UN fears Myanmar heading into ‘full-blown’ Syria-type conf...
April 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Protesters in Mandalay take part in a demonstration against the military coup during the Myanmar new year festival of Thingyan. Photo...
Myanmar Junta files new charge against Daw Aung San Suu Ky...
April 13 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw in September 2020. / The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime slapped the country’s o...
Myanmar coup reveals urgent need for ASEAN overhaul
April 13 ,2021
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By: Richard Heydarian
Protesters hold shields with attached pictures of Myanmar's military junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in Yangon on Mar. 1: bo...
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