By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations today (Feb 14), as the new army rulers grappled to contain a strike by government workers that could cripple their ability to run the country. Trains in parts
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Myanmar: Arrests mount as protests expand
A Human Rights Watch Report (Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military junta should immediately drop all charges and unconditionally release all those arbitrarily arrested since the military seized power on February 1, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today (Feb. 13). Detainees include political leaders, government officials, civil servants, activists, student leaders, and doctors, as well as anti-coup
Read moreSuu Kyi aide arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions
By Reuters Staff and published by Swissinfo.ch A CLOSE aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup, a party official said today (Feb. 11), as Washington moved a step closer to imposing sanctions on the junta. The aide, Kyaw Tint Swe,
Read morePM gets letter from Myanmar junta chief, has not replied
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said at the Government House today (Feb. 10) that he has received a letter from Myanmar’s military commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, explaining the situation in his country and the reasons for mounting the coup while asking Thailand to support democracy in his country but that he has
Read moreProtests continue in Myanmar after violence, raid on NLD office
By Al Jazeera PEOPLE return to streets of capital with two people in hospital after police used rubber bullets, water cannon on Tuesday. PEOPLE returned to the streets of Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s remote capital, today (Feb. 10), after the police used rubber bullets and water cannon to break up protests leaving two people in hospital, one
Read moreMyanmar police fire into air, 4 hurt by rubber bullets
By Wire Agencies and published by Channel News Asia Naypyidaw: Police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets today (Feb 9), as demonstrators across Myanmar defied a military ban on rallies. Four people were hurt by rubber bullets in the capital Naypyidaw, and one of them, a woman,
Read moreNew rallies in Yangon despite Myanmar military warnings
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon: Anti-coup protesters defied warnings from Myanmar’s generals and rallied today (Feb 9) for a fourth straight day, after the military imposed a ban on gatherings at flashpoint sites. Junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing made a televised speech on Monday evening to justify seizing power, while a
Read moreSaffron-robed monks join third day of street protests against Myanmar coup
By Reuters Staff and published by Hindustan Times THOUSANDS of anti-coup protesters marched in towns and cities across Myanmar today (Feb. 8), witnesses said, demonstrating for a third straight day against the military’s removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago. Calls to join protests and to back a campaign
Read moreFacebook videos capture shots at Myanmar protests demanding release of Aung San Suu Kyi
(Yangon) Footage has emerged of onlookers ducking for cover as shots are fired at protests in a town in Myanmar’s southeast against a military coup, demanding the release of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Live videos posted to Facebook on Sunday afternoon show people hiding as armed, uniformed soldiers move up the street to
Read moreThousands rally again in Myanmar against military coup
YANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets today (Sunday), as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The fresh rally followed the largest protests to date on Saturday, when tens of thousands came out in cities across
Read moreMyanmar anti-coup protests grow as army broadens Internet crackdown
By Wire Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon)- Myanmar saw its largest anti-coup protests yet on Saturday (Feb. 6) with young demonstrators spilling on to the streets to denounce the country’s new military regime, despite a nationwide Internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent. Around 3,000 demonstrators gathered on a
Read moreBiden demands Myanmar military ‘relinquish power’
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon): US President Joe Biden called on Myanmar’s generals to “relinquish power” on Thursaday (Feb 4) and demanded they free civilian leaders detained in this week’s coup, as his administration said it was considering sanctions. Washington has led international condemnation of Monday’s putsch, which saw democratic leaders including
Read moreStriking pans to protest Myanmar’s military coup
By TNR Special Correspondent and Aljazeera Myanmar update: A deafening demonstration broke out in Yangon shortly before the 8 p.m. curfew last night (Feb. 3) with angry protesters loudly showing their resistance to the coup mounted on Monday. TNR’s special correspondent based in the Myanmar capital saw with his own eyes that people were shouting
Read moreMyanmar army chief says coup was “inevitable”
(Yangon) – Army chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed himself head of a new cabinet stacked with former and current generals, justifying his coup as the “inevitable” result of civilian leaders’ failure to heed the army’s fraud warnings. The military declared a one-year state of emergency and said it would hold new elections once their allegations
Read moreAngry protesters break curfew to vent anger at Myanmar military
By TNR Special Correspondent AT around 8.30 p.m. tonight (Feb. 3) in Yangon (9 p.m. in Thailand) a defending demonstration took place on one of main streets with the protesters breaking the curfew that started half an hour earlier at 8 p.m. TNR’s special correspondent based in the Myanmar capital saw with his own eyes
Read moreThe Story Behind the Myanmar Coup
Myanmar’s decade-long experiment in conditional democracy just ended in a textbook example of a coup — a coup that was a pre-emptive strike. David Scott Mathieson reports In the early hours of Monday, as the new national Parliament was scheduled to convene for its first session, the military, known as the Tatmadaw, announced that it
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi condemns coup, urges protests
Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly released a statement urging residents of Myanmar to protest against the military after she was detained during an early morning coup. Myanmar’s military took control of the country and arrested Ms Suu Kyi and senior government politicians. She hasn’t been seen since being detained in the raids. The army
Read moreMyanmar coup triggers anger, unease
(Reuters) – Swaggering supporters of Myanmar’s army chief swung through the streets of Yangon, waving national flags from pickup trucks to cheer on his coup against a democratically elected government. Footage posted on social media showed a crowd of several score gathered in the centre of Myanmar’s biggest city to celebrate Senior General Min Aung
Read morePolice and WeVo guards clash in front of Myanmar embassy
WE Volunteer (WeVo) protest guards and police clashed in front of Myanmar embassy on Sathorn road late afternoon today (Feb. 1) after the latter moved in to break up a peaceful rally against the coup mounted at the neighbouring country this morning, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The WeVo guards arrived at the embassy at 3.30
Read more#SaveMyanmar going viral in Twittersphere
SOON after Myanmar’s military seized power after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party early this morning (Feb. 1) the hashtag #SaveMyanmar quickly rose to the top of the day’s Thai Twitter trend, Sanook.com reported. The second hashtag going viral in Thai Twittersphere is #Coup. Many
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