Rubbish piled up on the streets of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy protesters killed by the security forces since a Feb. 1 coup rose to more than 500. Security forces shot and killed one man in…
Burma Protesters Launch ‘Garbage Strike’; Two Killed as Death Toll Tops 500
Thousands Flee to Thailand After Burma Army’s Air Strikes on Villages: Activist Group, Media
About 3,000 villagers from Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) southeastern Karen state fled to Thailand on Sunday following air attacks by the army on an area held by an ethnic armed group, an activist group and local media said. Burma’s military launched air strikes on five areas in Mutraw district, near the border, including a…
Over 100 Protesters Killed in Burma’s Deadliest Day Since Coup
Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least 64 people on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said.
New US Sanctions Target Military Conglomerates in Myanmar
The United States on Thursday imposed what it calls its most significant sanctions to date over the military coup in Myanmar, restricting American dealings with two giant Myanmar military holding companies that dominate much of that country’s economy. The sanctions are the latest that the Biden administration and European governments have laid on Myanmar since…
European Union Targets 11 Burmese Officials Over Coup, Crackdown
BRUSSELS—The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions Monday on a number of Burmese officials accused of involvement in the country’s military coup and the ensuing crackdown on protesters. The EU announced penalties on 11 officials, including 10 top military officers. Most had already been sanctioned by the United States. The Biden administration, meanwhile,…
Several Dead, Thousands of Homes Burn as Fire Sweeps Rohingya Camp in Bangladesh: UN
DHAKA—A huge fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday, destroying thousands of homes and killing several people, officials and witnesses said, in the worst blaze to hit the settlement in recent years. Video and photographs showed a blaze ripping through the Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar. Black smoke billowed over…
Burma Becomes New Front for US-China Confrontation as CCP Seeks to Regain Influence: Expert
March 22, 2021
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Commentary Daisuke Kondo, a China expert in Japan, recently wrote an article about how Burma is as important to the United States and China as Taiwan is to these two powers. According to Kondo, the situation in Burma now deserves even more attention as Beijing is trying to regain the influence it lost on Burma…
Two Australians Detained by Myanmar Junta
Two Australian business consultants have been detained in Myanmar while trying to leave the country which is gripped by a military coup. News agency AFP named the pair as business consultants Matthew O’Kane and Christa Avery. They are believed to be under house arrest after trying to leave the country on a relief flight on…
Burma Protesters Defiant as 2 More Killed, Pressure on Junta Grows
Demonstrators in Burma (also known as Myanmar) maintained their dogged opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll, with two more people killed as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing pressure to compromise. The country has been in turmoil since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel peace…
Burma Factory Attacks Put Focus on Chinese Influence
March 18, 2021
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BANGKOK—Confusion over what exactly happened during recent attacks on factories in Burma has highlighted the complex and troubled nature of the country’s relations with China amid a broad public backlash against a Feb. 1 coup. Many in Burma, also known as Myanmar, suspect Beijing of supporting the military’s takeover, and there has long been a…
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