Myanmar Medics Prepare Civil Disobedience Against Military Rule Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:53 AM PST  Government hospital staff across the country are preparing to down tools to oppose the coup and call for the release of U Win Myint and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Myanmar Coup Leader Says His Regime Will Focus on Election Probe, COVID-19 Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:51 AM PST  Military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said an individual 'known for fairness' would investigate the armed forces' claims of fraud in the Nov. 8 general election. |
Military Tells Members of Myanmar’s Dissolved Parliament They Can Go Home Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:47 AM PST  They are awaiting final decisions from their respective parties before leaving Naypyitaw, however. |
Will China Provide Cover for Myanmar’s Coup Makers? Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:37 AM PST  With Washington weighing tough sanctions and the Tatmadaw likely expecting support from Beijing, Myanmar is set become a diplomatic battleground for the two powers. |
World Bank: Coup Threatens Myanmar’s Development Prospects Posted: 02 Feb 2021 05:48 AM PST  Foreign firms are closing as businesses express concerns about the recovery and the security of their investments after the coup. |
Many Myanmar Govt Ministers, NLD Leaders Still Detained After Coup Posted: 02 Feb 2021 04:53 AM PST  From house arrest, Karen State Chief Minister tells the public it's not time to take to the streets. |
Ceasefire Signatories KNU and RCSS Condemn Myanmar Coup Posted: 02 Feb 2021 04:31 AM PST  Both armed groups said the military takeover hampers the democratic transition and shows bad faith in solving problems through talks. |
Myanmar Military Appoints Ex-Generals, USDP Members to New Govt Posted: 02 Feb 2021 12:31 AM PST  Along with current and ex-officers, the 11-member cabinet includes some losing USDP candidates from the Nov. 8 poll, and a few veterans of the U Thein Sein government. |
US President Joe Biden Threatens New Sanctions on Myanmar After Coup Posted: 01 Feb 2021 11:30 PM PST  The UN Security Council is due to meet Tuesday to discuss the international response to Monday's overthrow of the government. |
Myanmar’s Ousted NLD Demands Military Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President Posted: 01 Feb 2021 11:03 PM PST  The party said Monday's coup violated the military's own Constitution and defied the sovereignty of the people. |
The Day HG Wells Met Writers in Myanmar Posted: 01 Feb 2021 05:30 PM PST  In 1939, a group of Burmese intellectuals hosted science fiction author HG Wells at the Rangoon University Boat Club to discuss the recent Revolution of 1300. |