Why Myanmar's generals turned back to a dark past
February 3 ,2021
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By: Romain Caillaud and Moe Thuzar
Armored vehicles drive past a street in Mandalay on Feb. 2: the Tatmadaw is ready to give up diplomatic, trade and investment gains f...
Thailand's Amata halts $1bn Myanmar property project after...
February 3 ,2021
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By: Apornrath Phoonphonghiphat and Eri Suguura
Thailand's Amata is developing a major industrial complex outside Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city. (Conceptual drawing courtesy of Ama...
Myanmar poses early test for Biden's 'diplomacy with allie...
U.S. President Joe Biden sits at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office at the White House. He has threatened to reimpose sanctions on...
The nights of pots and pans are back, on Myanmar's fearful...
February 3 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
In Myanmar, if you want to drive evil from your home, you bang pots and pans. Yangon’s streets were filled with the din of clashi...
Myanmar coup will reverberate far beyond Southeast Asia
February 3 ,2021
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By: Bilahari Kausikan
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing last year
The shock announcement early on Monday that the Tatmadaw, the official name of Myanmar's arm...
Power grab brings Myanmar to standstill
February 3 ,2021
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By: Larry Jagan
Myanmar's military has seized control of the country after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other po...
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urges Myanmar people to resist coup
February 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has called on the public to fully oppose the military coup staged on Monday.
In a statemen...
Myanmar on path to greater uncertainty
February 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s military said after staging a coup and enacting a year-long state of emergency on Monday that its actions were nec...
Myanmar coup: political instability on the cards, and a te...
February 2 ,2021
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By: Maria Siow
A soldier stands guard in City Hall in Yangon on February 1 after Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup. Photo: AFP...
Myanmar coup: US and China divided in response to army tak...
February 2 ,2021
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By: Patrick Wintour
People protest against the coup outside Myanmar’s embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
The military coup and sus...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation is tarnished, ...
February 2 ,2021
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By: Vasuki Shastry
A soldier stand guard on a road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on 1 February. Photo: AP
Myanmar’s democratic transition in the years...
Consequences of the military coup in Myanmar
February 1 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Myanmar is seeing its fourth military coup since independence from the British in 1948. On February 1, the Myanmar military called the...
US warns of response after Myanmar's military detains offi...
February 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The United States on Sunday urged Myanmar's military to release detained officials, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and w...
Myanmar military seizes power
February 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s military has taken power and declared a state of emergency after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other...
Myanmar military will respect constitution, says Commander...
The office of Myanmar’s military chief announced on Saturday that the armed forces will respect the Constitution and act lawfully...
Myanmar’s Supreme Court hears election misconduct claims a...
January 30 ,2021
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By: San Yamin Aung
USDP supporters back their party near the Supreme Court on Jan. 29
Myanmar’s Supreme Court in Naypyitaw on Friday heard clai...
Myanmar military-Suu Kyi rift widens amid coup fears
The rift between Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing seems to be d...
Myanmar military stokes coup fears amid political crisis
January 29 ,2021
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By: Larry Jagan
Concerns about a possible military coup have swept across Myanmar this week amid signs of a deepening constitutional crisis. Tensions b...
Myanmar election body rejects military allegations of elec...
January 29 ,2021
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By: Nan Lwin
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has rejected all of the military’s claims of electoral fraud in the November general election...
Myanmar military refuses to rule out coup as it presses cl...
January 27 ,2021
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By: San Yamin Aung
Military spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun speaks at the military press conference in Naypyitaw on Jan. 26
Myanmar’s milit...
Russia enters military drone export market with sale to My...
January 27 ,2021
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By: David Hambling
Russian news media are reporting a deal to supply Orlan-10E drones to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The transaction with a military...
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