LETTER | M sian govt must curb military violence in Myanmar
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LETTER | We, the Transnational Coalition for the Arts or Transnation, a coalition of over 45 artist organisations and individuals in Malaysia and beyond, urge the Malaysian government to take stricter measures to curb military violence in Myanmar.
Since the military coup on Feb 1, over 750 innocent civilians have been killed. The military junta, led by chief Min Aung Hlaing, has little respect for human life. Unarmed protestors were beaten and killed, children and health workers were shot at, schools and houses were bombed indiscriminately.
Regardless of the atrocity, the people of Myanmar have continued to protest against the coup, clearly indicating that the military junta has eroded its moral standing and political legitimacy.
A hundred days after the coup
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ASEAN has created a rare pathway to help Myanmar move forward
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On February 1, Army trucks and tanks rolled into the streets of Naypyidaw and Yangon, signaling the military’s overthrow of a government in which it had a sizeable share of power. The generals felt insecure with the landslide victory of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) in the November 2020 elections. They decided to exert full control and terminate the experiment of transition to democracy that their wiser predecessors had initiated in 2010.
(Bloomberg) Close allies of Myanmar’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi who were ousted in a military coup announced on Friday they have joined with ethnic groups to form a new unity government, escalating the chances of a prolonged conflict with the junta.
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Myanmar s parallel civilian government announces interim cabinet
Demonstrators hold placards during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, 16 April 2021. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
A demonstrator shouts during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, 16 April 2021. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
Myanmar s self-proclaimed legitimate government , made up of elected parliamentarians, on Friday reinforced its position as an alternative to the military junta with its own interim cabinet, as street protests against uniformed people continued. The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), with the authority bestowed by the people s mandate resultant of all parties democratic election held in 2020 has formed the National Unity Government (.) in accordance with the Federal Democracy Charter published on the 31st of March 2021, CRPH said in a statement.EFE
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Bangkok, Apr 16 (EFE).- Myanmar’s self-proclaimed “legitimate government”, made up of elected parliamentarians, on Friday reinforced its position as an alternative to the military junta with its own interim cabinet, as street protests against uniformed people continued.
“The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), with the authority bestowed by the people’s mandate resultant of all parties’ democratic election held in 2020 has formed the National Unity Government (…) in accordance with the Federal Democracy Charter published on the 31st of March 2021,” CRPH said in a statement.
The new government continues to be symbolically presided over by U Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi remains state adviser, but given that both are under arrest since February, the leadership falls on Mahn Win Khaing Than, now appointed prime minister.