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YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday (Aug 21), saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation's townships - despite ...
Industry leaders believe that if political conditions stabilize, Myanmar could drive sustained double-digit growth over the ...
A police officer takes aim at a group of protesters rallying against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 9, 2021.
Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
Lee, of the Special Advisory Group on Myanmar, is calling for the international community to designate Myanmar’s military as a terrorist group. “They’re not a national military.
Myanmar was under military rule for five decades after a 1962 coup, and Suu Kyi’s five years as leader had been its most democratic period, despite continued use of repressive colonial-era laws.
Myanmar Coup Latest: Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges over 'illegal' walkie-talkies, Facebook ban enforced, protests emerge If convicted, she'd be barred from standing in the general election in a ...
Myanmar's economy is already suffering due to COVID-19. Analysts say an imposition of broad economic sanctions in response to the coup could harm the country and result in greater Chinese ...
Myanmar’s military seized control in a coup Monday, detaining the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top deputies during early-morning raids.
The crossing at the Myawaddy bridge, which carries more than $120m worth of goods between the neighbours each month according ...