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Flash mobs hit streets of Yangon
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» YANGON: Explosions blasted off throughout Myanmar's largest city on Saturday as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three blood-drenched months.
Myanmar ethnic divisions soften after coup
Published on 01/05/2021
» The Myanmar military’s disinformation was crude but effective.
Myanmar: From diplomacy to force
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 30/04/2021
» At its recent "special" summit in Jakarta on Myanmar's crisis, Asean reached its diplomatic maximum by coming up with a "five-point consensus" that will likely prove too little and too slow. Constrained by consensus and its non-interference principle where any of its 10 members has a virtual veto, Asean's overdue response to Myanmar's fast-escalating violence on the ground is likely to prove ineffective. As Asean's diplomacy faces limitations, more of Myanmar's outcomes are likely to be decided by the use of force in an intensifying civil war.
Asean leaders agree 5-point plan for Myanmar
News, Published on 25/04/2021
» Asean leaders met Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Jakarta yesterday and reached a five-point consensus on how to tackle the political crisis the country is facing.
Ethnic armies fight for a federal future
Oped, Larry Jagan, Published on 07/04/2021
» Myanmar's ethnic armies have effectively declared war on the country's military government, increasing the prospect of civil war. In the face of the army's continued violence against civilian protesters -- the death toll is now more than 600 in the last nine weeks -- many of the country's ethnic leaders felt impelled to take drastic action.
Myanmar protesters defy military as internet curbs test resolve
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2021
» Demonstrators in Myanmar held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi government on Monday and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent, defying the military's moves to suppress attempts to rally opposition to its two-month rule.
Pope salutes Myanmar youth as protesters decorate Easter eggs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2021
» Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorated boiled eggs on Sunday, as Pope Francis in his Easter message expressed solidarity with the country's youth.
'Silent revolution': Myanmar workers strike to force junta's hand
AFP, Published on 04/04/2021
» Tens of thousands of Myanmar workers have gone on strike over the past two months, hoping that economic paralysis will force the hand of the wealthy generals who ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1.
More than 12,000 Karen displaced, rebels say
Published on 03/04/2021
» Karen rebels have accused the Myanmar military of deploying “excessive force”, saying on Saturday that continuous air strikes have displaced more than 12,000 unarmed civilians, including children.
Stick to the path of non-violence in Myanmar
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/04/2021
» The non-violent democratic resistance in Myanmar is living through terrible times, but statistics are on its side: most non-violent movements eventually win. But it’s hard to stay non-violent when you are up against a force as ruthless and brutal as the Tatmadaw.