Six months after Myanmar coup, battle for diplomatic recognition
3 years, 4 months ago

Six months after Myanmar coup, battle for diplomatic recognition

Al Jazeera  

The generals who seized power and the shadow government of overthrown elected officials are jostling for UN credentials. While other countries have cautioned against any moves that could indicate full recognition of the military regime, the Chinese embassy in Yangon issued a statement referring to Min Aung Hlaing as the “leader of Myanmar” shortly after a meeting between Beijing’s top envoy to the country Chen Hai and the military chief took place. “I don’t really see where the NUG is gaining any traction at all amongst stakeholders in China,” said Jason Tower, Myanmar country head of the United States Institute for Peace. “The NUG may have much popular support from flash protesters, some – but not all – local community, People’s Defence Forces and many of the population who have suffered such cruel, barbaric harm at the hands of post-coup occupation forces of the military and riot police, but it is still, as Sasa himself said, an e-government,” said Mary Callahan, a Myanmar expert at the University of Washington. “ASEAN’s litmus test will now be on Myanmar’s legitimate representation at the UN between the military’s SAC and the civilian-led NUG,” he told Al Jazeera.

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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5 days, 23 hours ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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5 days, 23 hours ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries
5 days, 23 hours ago

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former UK foreign secretaries have today called for the release …

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
6 months ago

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi carried out peaceful flower-themed protests marking her 79th birthday on Wednesday, some taking to the streets in defiance of the military government’s repression. One common practice is to post online self-portraits along with symbols of the strike or of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, but with …

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
8 months ago

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. Van Thio was the only member of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Military also pardons 3,000 prisoners to mark this year’s traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said. Major General Zaw Min Tun told foreign media on Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi and …

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure

Al Jazeera  

Coup leader told troops at annual parade that young people were being ‘tricked’ into joining resistance and claimed foreign interference. Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing has claimed young people are being tricked into supporting the resistance against the military, as anti-coup forces chalk up unprecedented advances. Min Aung Hlaing was speaking to thousands of troops who had assembled for …

Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’
1 year, 1 month ago

Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’

Al Jazeera  

Aung Kyaw Moe says the civilian government working to remove the military has a vision of a more inclusive Myanmar. Significantly, the NUG has implemented a cultural and political shift within its ranks, first appointing an openly gay minister Aung Myo Min into the human rights cabinet and a Rohingya, Aung Kyaw Moe, as their deputy. Al Jazeera: Given the …

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis

The Hindu  

The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has said he’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar’s violent political crisis, which he calls “desperate.” “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’ OK, because at the moment she has no access to …

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source

The Hindu  

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew Ms. …

Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’
1 year, 4 months ago

Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’

The Hindu  

Circa 1941, seven years before Myanmar was liberated from the British colonial rule, a ceremony was afoot in Bangkok. Bloodshed soaks their history, and that of Myanmar, which is the site of the longest-running armed conflict in the world..The Tatmadaw has built a ‘state within the state’, insulated from ‘enemies’ beyond, observers note. The Tatmadaw set out to ‘reconsolidate’ Myanmar …

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released
1 year, 4 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military junta has reduced …

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The official in Naypyitaw, who is familiar with Suu Kyi’s situation, told The Associated Press that the military government will announce Suu Kyi’s transfer on the occasion of consecrating a new giant statue of …

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals
1 year, 5 months ago

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The European Union’s top diplomat on Thursday expressed opposition to Myanmar’s upcoming role as the overseer of relations between the 27-nation bloc and Southeast Asian nations and reasserted its non-recognition of the strife-torn country’s military government. The comments marked the latest diplomatic fallout from the Myanmar army’s forcible seizure of power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected …

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

The Independent  

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US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD
1 year, 8 months ago

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military rulers disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party as part of groundwork for holding a new election and to cement their power. The statements of concern on Wednesday came a day after the Myanmar military disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and 39 other parties over their failure to meet a deadline to register for …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military gave two months to political parties to register under a strict new electoral law before fresh elections which they have promised to hold. However, the opponents have said that the elections will neither be free nor fair Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission said that the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will be dissolved for …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes

ABC  

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power. Key points: The election is set to extend the military's political power The junta announced that 40 parties were …

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

The Hindu  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the promised polls as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party

Al Jazeera  

Party of removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is among 40 political parties dissolved after failing to meet a registration deadline, according to state television. Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, according to state television. The National League …

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

LA Times  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television station MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the election as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

From Hope to Despair in Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

From Hope to Despair in Myanmar

The Diplomat  

In the years since we began publishing The Diplomat Magazine in December 2014, few countries in Asia have seen as dramatic a reversal of fortunes as Myanmar. In Issue 12, Jurgen Haacke described then then-upcoming elections as “a critical step into a somewhat uncertain future.” A little more than a year later, Christina Fink reflected in Issue 28 on the …

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi
1 year, 10 months ago

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two years after Myanmar’s generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis. The army arrested Suu Kyi and top members of her governing National League for Democracy party, which had won a landslide victory for a …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence

Firstpost  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020. Bangkok: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will “fuel greater violence”, a United Nations special envoy said on Tuesday, calling for the international community to unite …

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day

The Hindu  

Myanmar's ruling military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on January 4 described plans for an election later this year and called for national unity in a speech as he led a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain. The state of emergency was instituted to allow military rule after the army seized power in February 2021 from …

UN Myanmar envoy ‘very concerned’ about Aung San Suu Kyi’s health
2 years, 3 months ago

UN Myanmar envoy ‘very concerned’ about Aung San Suu Kyi’s health

Al Jazeera  

Speaking in Singapore, Noeleen Heyzer says she will not make a second visit to the country unless she can see the deposed leader. Noeleen Heyzer, the United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, has said she is “very concerned” about the health of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been in detention since the military removed her from …

UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now
2 years, 4 months ago

UN: Myanmar’s ruler open to UN visit to Suu Kyi but not now

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The head of Myanmar’s military-installed government “expressed openness to arranging a meeting at the right time” between U.N. special envoy Noeleen Heyzer and the country’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the United Nations said Thursday. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing told Heyzer during a meeting Wednesday in Myanmar’s capital, …

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence
2 years, 4 months ago

UN envoy tells Myanmar military to halt executions, end violence

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations’ special envoy on Myanmar has called for an end to violence and the release of all political prisoners on her first visit to the troubled country since her appointment last year. The military seized power in February 2021, hours before the country’s new parliament was due to sit, detaining elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members …

Myanmar’s military leader extends state of emergency
2 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s military leader extends state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military leadership has announced it will extend the state of emergency in the country by six months. The ruling State Administration Council first declared a state of emergency after Senior General Min Aung Hlaing seized power in a coup in February 2021, deposing the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Min Aung Hlaing will extend the state of …

Myanmar moves Aung San Suu Kyi to solitary confinement at new prison facility
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar moves Aung San Suu Kyi to solitary confinement at new prison facility

ABC  

Myanmar's military government has confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison compound in quarters separate from other detainees. Key points: Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a newly constructed prison and court facility west of Naypyitaw The 77-year-old's first court hearing at the new location was believed to have been held …

Myanmar regime condemns Malaysia call for ASEAN to work with NUG
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar regime condemns Malaysia call for ASEAN to work with NUG

Al Jazeera  

Military-appointed foreign minister says Malaysia’s suggestion for regional grouping to engage with those thrown out of office in the coup ‘irresponsible and reckless’. Myanmar has condemned as “irresponsible and reckless” a Malaysian proposal for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to engage with the National Unity Government established by those the military removed from power in the February 2021 coup …

The Hindu Editorial on Myanmar’s woes
2 years, 7 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on Myanmar’s woes

The Hindu  

The conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s deposed State Counsellor and pro-democracy leader, in a corruption case, shows nothing but the desperation of the junta to silence her. For the military, which seems determined to destroy the Southeast Asian nation’s popular democracy, Ms. Suu Kyi, under house arrest ever since the February 2021 coup, remains the enemy number one. …

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years prison in first corruption case
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years prison in first corruption case

ABC  

A court in Myanmar has sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her. Australian Myanmar community slams 'ridiculous' verdict Khin Myo Myint, a supporter of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party in Perth, said the case against her was "ridiculous". "Myanmar's junta …

Myanmar military barred from ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar military barred from ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting

Al Jazeera  

The move comes as the UN Security Council also condemned violence in Myanmar and urged the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. The Association for Southeast Asian Nations has barred Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister from attending an upcoming meeting, after the United Nations Security Council called for an end to “all forms of violence” in the country as well as …

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia

Al Jazeera  

Since seizing power on February 1, 2021, the military regime has used force against the opposition to its rule and failed to secure diplomatic recognition. February 1 The military detains 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy, which had been reelected in a landslide election in November 2020. September 6 The military releases …

Myanmar’s military took control of the country one year ago, but it never expected resistance like this
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar’s military took control of the country one year ago, but it never expected resistance like this

ABC  

One year ago, Myanmar's military staged an audacious coup, claiming the heavyweight political scalp of Aung San Suu Kyi and shattering a fragile democracy. "The military coup in Myanmar has been a tragic failure — tragic for the people and a failure for this illegal military junta," said Debbie Stothard, activist and founder of the Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma. …

Myanmar's military leadership shows no sign of backing down as the first anniversary of its coup approaches
2 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar's military leadership shows no sign of backing down as the first anniversary of its coup approaches

The Hindu  

With the anniversary of the February 1 military coup approaching, the army leadership in Myanmar shows no sign of bending to pressure, domestic or international. After the coup, many members of the former ruling party, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi, decided to go underground and team up with the ethnic militias that have been …

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces five new corruption charges
2 years, 11 months ago

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi faces five new corruption charges

Al Jazeera  

Five new charges against country’s ousted leader involve the hire, purchase and maintenance of a helicopter used by her government. Myanmar’s military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and buy a helicopter, an official said. Aung San Suu Kyi, detained since last February’s military coup, …

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces 5 new corruption charges
2 years, 11 months ago

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces 5 new corruption charges

ABC  

Myanmar's military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in connection with granting permits to rent and buy a helicopter, a legal official said. Key points: Ms Suu Kyi has been sentenced to six years so far The latest charges are in relation to granting permission to one of her ministers to rent …

Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty over walkie-talkie charges
2 years, 11 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty over walkie-talkie charges

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader jailed for four more years, after being found guilty on other charges last month. A military-run court in Myanmar has found civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was overthrown in last February’s coup, guilty on at least three charges and sentenced her to four more years in prison. Hun Sen did not meet Aung San …

Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence halved to two years by Myanmar junta chief
3 years ago

Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence halved to two years by Myanmar junta chief

Firstpost  

The ousted leader has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on 1 February, ending the Southeast Asian country’s brief period of democracy Yangon: Myanmar’s junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and …

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to prison for four years by Myanmar junta – Firstpost
3 years ago

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to prison for four years by Myanmar junta – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to two years for incitement against the military and another two years for breaching a natural disaster law relating to COVID Yangon, Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching COVID rules, a government spokesman told AFP, the first of …

Myanmar: How the world reacted to Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentencing
3 years ago

Myanmar: How the world reacted to Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentencing

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a four-year jail term on charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions in a case her supporters say is politically motivated. United States “The Burmese military regime’s unjust conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi and the repression of other democratically elected officials are yet further affronts to democracy and justice in …

Sidelining of tarnished icon Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar’s democratic hopes in hands of others
3 years ago

Sidelining of tarnished icon Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar’s democratic hopes in hands of others

LA Times  

A Myanmar migrant living in Thailand holds a portrait of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi while she and others hold up their cellphone lights during a night protest in Chiang Mai on April 4 against the military coup in their homeland. The international condemnations poured in swiftly over Monday’s sentencing of onetime democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi …

Myanmar sentences Aung San Suu Kyi; more verdicts expected
3 years ago

Myanmar sentences Aung San Suu Kyi; more verdicts expected

LA Times  

A court in Myanmar sentenced civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of inciting violence and violating COVID-19 rules, dealing another blow to democracy in a country plunged into chaos by a military coup. “It was already clear from day one of the coup that Aung San Suu Kyi was to be silenced, locked away indefinitely on trumped-up charges. …

Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 polls

New Indian Express  

YANGON: Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported Tuesday. The latest charges entail "election fraud and lawless actions", state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar reported, without giving details on when court proceedings would begin. Deep concern "The junta is using spurious claims of electoral fraud …

Myanmar charges Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged election fraud
3 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar charges Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged election fraud

Al Jazeera  

Generals have used allegations of wrongdoing in the 2020 elections to justify their February coup, although monitors found no evidence. Myanmar has charged 16 people, including former elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with election fraud over the 2020 elections, state media reported on Tuesday. Aung San Suu Kyi, former President U Win Myint and the former head of the …

Descent into chaos: The Hindu Editorial on the Myanmar crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Descent into chaos: The Hindu Editorial on the Myanmar crisis

The Hindu  

The decision by ASEAN to exclude Myanmar’s military junta from its annual summit held on October 26-28 is a major setback for the Generals’ attempts to gain regional legitimacy for their brutal regime. Ms. Suu Kyi, who had been the State Councillor for five years from 2015 heading the quasi-democratic government, has been in detention since the coup and is …

Top US official meets Myanmar’s shadow government
3 years, 1 month ago

Top US official meets Myanmar’s shadow government

Al Jazeera  

US National Security Adviser met representatives from the NUG promising support for the restoration of democracy. A top US official has held a virtual meeting with two representatives of Myanmar’s National Unity Government, an administration set up by opponents of the February 1 military coup that plunged the country into chaos. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Duwa Lashi La …

Myanmar decries move to block coup leader from ASEAN summit
3 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar decries move to block coup leader from ASEAN summit

Al Jazeera  

Military government presses Southeast Asian bloc for representation, as UN rapporteur warns of more violence in northern region. Myanmar’s military government has decried a decision by its Southeast Asian neighbours to invite only a non-political figure to an upcoming regional summit in a snub to the leader of the February 1 coup, as calls grow for more international pressure on …

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