Topic Archive

NUG Criticizes EU and ASEAN for Failing to Take Action Against Myanmar Regime

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

EU-ASEAN leaders met at a summit in Belgium last week, but didn’t offer any support to the civilian National Unity Government.

EU Vows Investment in Push to Boost SE Asia Ties

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World

By AFP

Brussels seeks to bolster relations, but differences over Ukraine and China’s actions in the South China Sea clouded the meeting, from which Myanmar’s junta was shunned.

US, EU Extend Myanmar Sanctions, Target Aviation Company, Minister, Judge

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Myanmar’s Crisis & the World

By The Irrawaddy & AFP

Their latest sanctions target junta Investment Minister Kan Zaw, Supreme Court Chief Justice Htun Htun Oo, military officers, election officials and businesspeople.

EU Failing to Sanction Myanmar Junta Arms Suppliers: Activist Group

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The European Union has sanctioned only one out of 31 firms identified as suppliers of arms and equipment to the junta since the coup, says Justice for Myanmar.

Putin Says ‘Impossible’ to Isolate Russia, Vows Gas and Oil Supply Cuts

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World

By AFP

Speaking at an economic forum, the Russian leader sought to pivot towards allies in Asia, the Middle East and Africa as his country faces a barrage of Western sanctions.

No Place to Call Home in the Junta’s Myanmar

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Books

By David Scott Mathieson

The military regime’s campaign of terror means more and more people are being driven from their homes.

In Myanmar, Don’t Mention the Coup 

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Guest Column

By David Scott Mathieson

Global aid donors such as the United Nations and the European Union appear to believe that it is business as usual in a Myanmar under military rule. 

‘We Will Remember Who Stood With Us,’ Says Myanmar Shadow Govt’s Foreign Minister

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

The National Unity Govt is taking note of which of Myanmar’s neighbors support the people, and their stances will shape relations after the revolution succeeds, she says.