By Eric San Juan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Mar 2 (EFE).- Deprived of liberty and isolated since last year’s military coup, ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been losing strength as an icon in recent months as the young democratic junta opposers look beyond the idolatries of the past. “I get the …
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Chinese Interests Come Under Pressure in Myanmar’s Insurgency Jacob Zenn China’s involvement in economic projects in Pakistan has riled ethnic-based insurgent groups, which believe their peoples’ interests are being ignored, or worse, trampled upon (Terrorism Monitor, May 7, 2021). In Myanmar, however, this trend of targeting Chinese interests only now appears to be gaining momentum. On January 7, for example, …
Myanmar soldiers have been accused of rounding up 11 people in a village in a central area of the strife-torn country before shooting them and setting fire to their bodies, according to residents in the area and media reports.
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Saturday May 22 2021
Myanmar s deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and the nation s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. PHOTO/FILE/COURTEYS
Summary
Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the coup and according to a local monitoring group more than 800 people have died as the military moved to crack down on dissent.
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Myanmar s junta chief has said deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and will appear in court within days during the general s first television interview since the coup.
Min Aung Hlaing, who toppled Suu Kyi in a February 1 putsch, gave a two-hour interview to Hong Kong s Phoenix Television on Thursday, with the full programme yet to air.