Former U.S. ambassador and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission that will focus on pandemic support, his spokesperson said Sunday. Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since a Read More
The State Department released a statement Sunday condemning “horrific” human rights abuses reportedly carried out by Burmese security forces in the country’s northwestern Chin State, including the burning of over 100 homes and churches, nine months after the military took Read More
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government said it has formed a command structure to coordinate between civilian resistance forces and allied ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to fight the regime. U Naing Htoo Aung, permanent secretary of the NUG’s Defense Ministry, told Read More
China a ‘mediator’ between ASEAN and Myanmar squabble: experts Cooperation with China has become indispensable for ASEAN as the bloc is facing new challenges of saving their economies that have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, its stability and security Read More
A warrant for the former student leader’s arrest had been issued in February, shortly after the military seized power Kyaw Min Yu, a veteran pro-democracy activist also known as Ko Jimmy, was arrested by junta forces on Saturday night in Read More
By Thitinan Pongsudhirak 23 October 2021 Nearly nine months after its forceful takeover of the country from a legitimately elected civilian government, Myanmar’s military has shown that it is one thing to seize power but an entirely different reality to Read More
The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar called Friday for that country’s military leader to step down and return power seized in a February 1 coup to the democratically elected government. “I do not see a stable nor viable future for Read More
The United States said it has reached a turning point in reaching its objectives to handle the crisis resulting from the Myanmar military’s Feb. 1 coup and pledged its continuous support to the Myanmar people through cooperation with regional countries. Read More
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers held an emergency meeting on Myanmar on October 15. The ministers decided to exclude coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming ASEAN summit to be held October 26-28, despite Read More
yanmar’s military regime may soon find it more difficult to access its financial assets in Singapore, following discussions between authorities there and US officials on how to partner effectively to wield the city state’s financial leverage over the junta. Derek Read More
