Friday, 12 Mar 2021 07:52 AM MYT
Protester run from police during a protest against the military coup in Yangon March 8, 2021. Reuters pic
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YANGON, March 12 Myanmar’s military is likely committing “crimes against humanity” in its attempt to stay in power, a UN expert said yesterday, as the junta claimed that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted illegal payments of cash and gold.
At least 70 people have reportedly been “murdered” since the February 1 coup, said Thomas Andrews, the UN’s top expert on rights in Myanmar.
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 11:15 AM MYT
An anti-coup demonstrator sprays a fire extinguisher as he runs away from a barricade during a protests in Yangon March 9, 2021. Reuters pic
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YANGON, March 10 Myanmar security forces today launched a raid on the staff compound of striking railway workers opposed to the military junta as ousted lawmakers appointed an acting vice president to take over the duties of detained politicians.
The railway staff in Yangon are part of a civil disobedience movement that has crippled government business and included strikes at banks, factories and shops since the army ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup on February 1.
Updated Mar 05, 2021 · 09:52 pm Protesters wearing protective equipment take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Thursday. | STR / AFP
A team of officials from the Mizoram government is verifying claims that at least three people from Myanmar, reportedly police officials, have crossed over into India seeking refuge, state Home Minister Lalchamliana said on Thursday, the
Hindustan Times reported. Some reports have claimed that 19 people have crossed over into India, while others have placed the number at 50. However, these have not yet been verified.
Myanmar has been in a state of unrest since February 1, when the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy. The NLD won a landslide election in November, but the military has claimed the vote was fraudulent. Protests have broken out against the military takeover, leading to several deaths
Thursday, 25 Feb 2021 01:07 PM MYT
An armoured vehicle drives next to the Sule Pagoda, following days of mass protests against the military coup, in Yangon February 14, 2021. AFP pic
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BANGKOK, Feb 25 The Myanmar junta’s foreign minister visited Thailand yesterday as regional powers tried to broker an end to three weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a military coup.
The talks came as an anti-coup protester died in detention, a local rescue organisation said. Four others have been killed in the crackdown.
Foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin held talks with his counterparts from Thailand and Indonesia in what was the first known face-to-face meetings between a senior junta member and foreign government officials.
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 Facebook today said it had banned the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as weeks of mass demonstrations continue in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power. “Events since the February 1 coup, including.