Military

The arrival of President Joe Biden should boost regional Southeast Asia’s development, not drag members into disputes with China, argues Kavi Chongkittavorn.

Elected leaders, lawmakers, student protesters, election officials and striking civil servants are among the increasing numbers being held by the military.

Military regime attempts to terrorize the people of Myanmar with escalating assaults on anti-junta protesters across the country.

Security forces moved on protesters early and with deadly force on Sunday; despite the bloodshed, protesters regrouped in the afternoon to continue their general strike.

Dozens of injuries and arrests reported as police charge on protesters and open fire in Mandalay and Yangon on Friday.

Australia has condemned violence against protesters and wants answers over the fate of its national, Professor Sean Turnell. 

Student Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, became the first fatality in the police crackdown on the protest movement against the military regime.

The businessman said he would shed his stake in RHMS, which operates a tobacco venture with the Tatmadaw-owned MEHL, due to ‘grave concerns’ over last week’s coup.

A state of emergency has been declared in Myanmar; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders have been arrested and the government’s powers transferred to the military.

The arrests came just hours before the scheduled opening of the new, NLD-dominated Parliament; party spokesman says military may try to force official handover of power.