Protesters were trying to protect striking shipyard workers when the police and military opened fire with live and rubber bullets.
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US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US
Indiana University Law School graduate’s involvement in advisory board prompts outrage among the ethnic Chin community in Myanmar.
CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar
Xi Jinping doesn’t care who holds power in Myanmar, as long as China’s business interests and national goals are protected.
A Day Under Military Dictatorship in Myanmar
For most people in Myanmar, since Feb. 1 life has become a cycle of fear, anger—occasional laughter—and determination to end the dictatorship.
Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement
Many doctors, nurses are lying low fearing arrest; in some cases, neighbors have prevented unidentified ‘officials’ from snatching CDM participants from their homes.
Myanmar Military Targets Striking Civil Servants
Nearly 30 civil servants joining in the civil disobedience movement in Naypyitaw, Mandalay and Kachin State were arrested this week.
UK and Canada Sanction Myanmar’s Coup Leader and His Subordinates
Elected MPs in Myanmar and Human Rights Watch are calling on the international community to impose sanctions on all businesses linked to the military.
Chairman of Myanmar’s Buddhist Authority Urges Negotiations to End Post-Coup Crisis
Bhamo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara says Myanmar could be ‘wiped off the map’ if the political situation is allowed to deteriorate further.
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CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar
Xi Jinping doesn’t care who holds power in Myanmar, as long as China’s business interests and national goals are protected.
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A Day Under Military Dictatorship in Myanmar
For most people in Myanmar, since Feb. 1 life has become a cycle of fear, anger—occasional laughter—and determination to end the dictatorship.
Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
Military authorities are undoing democratic safeguards written into law over the past five years, while attempting to create legal cover for their power
Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time?
The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several
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US Citizen Among the Advisers to Myanmar Military Regime Despite Sanctions Imposed by US
Myanmar Medics in Hiding as Regime Targets Hospital-Led Disobedience Movement
Myanmar Military Targets Striking Civil Servants
Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release
Kirin Scraps Joint Venture With Myanmar Military-Owned Firm After Coup
Sanctions Threat Already Having Chilling Effect on Business Activity in Myanmar
Family of Police Crackdown’s Victim Urges Rooting Out Dictatorship
Myanmar Religious, Political Figures Respond to Perceived Threat of Military Coup
‘A New Normal’: Key Figures in Myanmar Reflect on 2020
CDM Movement Unmasks China’s Meddling in Myanmar
A Day Under Military Dictatorship in Myanmar
Myanmar Military Regime Rewrites Laws to Stifle Dissent, ‘Justify’ Power Grab
Westerner Behind the Wheel
Westerner Behind the Wheel
Myanmar Firm Ties Up With Krispy Kreme to Create Doughnuts With a Local Flavor
Myanmar Firm Ties Up With Krispy Kreme to Create Doughnuts With a Local Flavor
Garbo Bar at Myanmar’s Melia Hotel Reopens With New Giant Burger Set
Plenty of Food Delivery Options for Yangon Residents Practicing Home Quarantine
Hotel Construction Threatens Myanmar’s World Heritage Site at Bagan
The Day Britain Returned Royal Treasures Stolen From Burma’s Palace
A Study of Myanmar’s Totalitarianism and People’s Resistance