Despite the spread of the CCP virus in Burma (also known as Myanmar), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently issued notice to Chinese nationals stranded in northern Burma to return to China by June 30, or else they will have their household registrations canceled. This is a completely different move from the CCP’s previous practice…
Elephants Escape Burmese Mud Pit to Cheers From Villagers Who Helped
Four wild elephants made their way out of the mud pit in Burma (also known as Myanmar) where they had been trapped on Friday, urged on by the villagers who dug them an escape route. The villagers in the western Rakhine State usually avoid elephants when they come across them in the forest, but feared…
Burma Junta Moves Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘Unknown Location’
By Khine Lin Kyaw From Bloomberg News Burma (also known as Myanmar)’s junta has moved the nation’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint from their residences in the capital to an “unknown location,” according to allies who’ve expressed serious concerns for their safety. The two have been held by the country’s…
Australian Govt. Urged to Sanction Burma Military Leaders Immediately
The Australian government is facing renewed calls to place new sanctions on Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) military junta. An analysis (pdf) by the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australian non-government organisations, has criticised the government’s decision not to impose any new sanctions since the military coup in February, likening…
Burma’s Suu Kyi Makes First In-person Court Appearance Since Coup
BANGKOK—Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted leader of Burma (also known as Myanmar), appeared in court in person on Monday for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1. Burma state television MRTV broadcast on its evening news program the first photo of Suu Kyi, 75, since the…
Burma Junta Leader Says Aung San Suu Kyi Will Soon Appear
Burma’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear in court in a few days, in his first interview since overthrowing her in a Feb. 1 coup. The coup has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos. An ethnic armed group opposed to the…
Burma Parcel Bomb Blasts Kill 5 Including Ousted Lawmaker—Media
Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Burma (also known as Myanmar) have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Since the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown in a…
ASEAN Leaders Tell Burma Coup General to End Killings
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Burma in an emergency summit Saturday with its top general and coup leader who, according to Malaysia’s prime minister, did not reject them outright. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min…
Burma Security Forces Kill 13 Protesters; Small Blasts Hit Yangon
Burma (also known as Myanmar) troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire. The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Burma. More than…
Burmese Ambassador in UK Locked Out of Embassy
Burmese ambassador to the UK Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of the Burmese Embassy on Wednesday. Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been controlled by the military since a coup on Feb. 1, when civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in an early morning raid. The ambassador has broken ranks with the ruling junta…
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