Historic show of defiance against military dictatorship expected to rival ‘Four Eights’ uprising of three decades ago.
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Myanmar Army Unit Accused of Rohingya Atrocities Used in Deadly Crackdown: UN
The 33rd Light Infantry Division, which played a role in a massacre in Inn Din, was involved in the deadly Mandalay crackdown, the special rapporteur says.
Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest
The bullet found in Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine’s head during an autopsy was of a different type than those used by security forces, the regime’s mouthpiece newspaper said.
Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters
Security forces have fired live rounds at protesters multiple times in an attempt to slow the Civil Disobedience Movement that has swept the nation since the Feb. 1 coup.
Two Civilians Killed by Myanmar Security Forces in Mandalay
Protesters were trying to protect striking shipyard workers when the police and military opened fire with live and rubber bullets.
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.
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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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Myanmar Military Regime Denies Responsibility for Death of Woman Shot at Naypyitaw Protest
Four Dead, More Than 100 Wounded as Myanmar’s Military Regime Cracks Down on Anti-Coup Protesters
Two Civilians Killed by Myanmar Security Forces in Mandalay
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