Biden demands Myanmar military ‘relinquish power’
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia (Yangon): US President Joe Biden called on Myanmar’s generals to “relinquish power” on Thursaday (Feb 4) and demanded they free civilian leaders detained in this week’s coup, as his administration said it was considering sanctions. Washington has led international condemnation of Monday’s putsch, which saw democratic leaders including […]
Read MoreStriking pans to protest Myanmar’s military coup
By TNR Special Correspondent and Aljazeera Myanmar update: A deafening demonstration broke out in Yangon shortly before the 8 p.m. curfew last night (Feb. 3) with angry protesters loudly showing their resistance to the coup mounted on Monday. TNR’s special correspondent based in the Myanmar capital saw with his own eyes that people were shouting […]
Read MoreMyanmar army chief says coup was “inevitable”
(Yangon) – Army chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed himself head of a new cabinet stacked with former and current generals, justifying his coup as the “inevitable” result of civilian leaders’ failure to heed the army’s fraud warnings. The military declared a one-year state of emergency and said it would hold new elections once their allegations […]
Read MoreAngry protesters break curfew to vent anger at Myanmar military
By TNR Special Correspondent AT around 8.30 p.m. tonight (Feb. 3) in Yangon (9 p.m. in Thailand) a defending demonstration took place on one of main streets with the protesters breaking the curfew that started half an hour earlier at 8 p.m. TNR’s special correspondent based in the Myanmar capital saw with his own eyes […]
Read MoreThe Story Behind the Myanmar Coup
Myanmar’s decade-long experiment in conditional democracy just ended in a textbook example of a coup — a coup that was a pre-emptive strike. David Scott Mathieson reports In the early hours of Monday, as the new national Parliament was scheduled to convene for its first session, the military, known as the Tatmadaw, announced that it […]
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi condemns coup, urges protests
Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly released a statement urging residents of Myanmar to protest against the military after she was detained during an early morning coup. Myanmar’s military took control of the country and arrested Ms Suu Kyi and senior government politicians. She hasn’t been seen since being detained in the raids. The army […]
Read MoreMyanmar coup triggers anger, unease
(Reuters) – Swaggering supporters of Myanmar’s army chief swung through the streets of Yangon, waving national flags from pickup trucks to cheer on his coup against a democratically elected government. Footage posted on social media showed a crowd of several score gathered in the centre of Myanmar’s biggest city to celebrate Senior General Min Aung […]
Read MorePolice and WeVo guards clash in front of Myanmar embassy
WE Volunteer (WeVo) protest guards and police clashed in front of Myanmar embassy on Sathorn road late afternoon today (Feb. 1) after the latter moved in to break up a peaceful rally against the coup mounted at the neighbouring country this morning, Siam Rath newspaper reported. The WeVo guards arrived at the embassy at 3.30 […]
Read More#SaveMyanmar going viral in Twittersphere
SOON after Myanmar’s military seized power after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party early this morning (Feb. 1) the hashtag #SaveMyanmar quickly rose to the top of the day’s Thai Twitter trend, Sanook.com reported. The second hashtag going viral in Thai Twittersphere is #Coup. Many […]
Read MoreMyanmar coup threat rocks S.E. Asia
YANGON: More than a dozen embassies, including the Thai, US and EU delegations, yesterday (Friday) urged Myanmar to “adhere to democratic norms”, joining the United Nations in a chorus of international concern about a possible military coup. Political tensions eased slightly on Friday when the Supreme Court postponed considering allegations of electoral misconduct by President […]
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