Family of Suu Kyi’s Detained Economic Adviser Calls on Myanmar Military for Release Posted: 08 Feb 2021 08:22 AM PST  Australian Sean Turnell, the director of research at Myanmar Development Institute, has been under detention since the coup last week. |
Thousands More Civil Servants Join Movement Against Myanmar Military Posted: 08 Feb 2021 06:49 AM PST  Staff from numerous government departments across the country are refusing to work under a military dictatorship. |
Anti-Coup Demonstrations Reach Myanmar’s ‘Protest-Proof’ Capital Posted: 08 Feb 2021 04:49 AM PST  A number of people were hurt when police used water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters in the city on Monday. |
Crackdown Looms As Myanmar Military Warns Anti-Coup Protesters Posted: 08 Feb 2021 04:46 AM PST  After a few days of refraining from reacting, the military regime has started to move in. |
Myanmar’s Military Re-Arrests Two Chief Ministers Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST  Karen State's Daw Nan Khin Htwe Myint called on soldiers to defy their commanders and unite with the people. |
Where Is Spokesman U Zaw Htay? Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:53 AM PST  The senior NLD government figure dropped out of sight after sending a series of ominous texts during a meeting with Myanmar military generals shortly before the coup. |
US Ambassador Calls for Myanmar Military to Restore Power to Elected Government Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:41 AM PST  Ambassador Thomas Vajda says the US supports the people's demands for democratic rights. |
Myanmar Making Noises for Democracy Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:34 AM PST  Analyst Mon Mon Myat says the eruption of public anger against the coup will be hard for the generals to silence. |
Public Backlash, Sanctions Threat Put Myanmar Junta Appointees in Tight Spot Posted: 08 Feb 2021 03:27 AM PST  At least two people, including a prominent businessman, have turned down invitations to join the group of generals and old NLD foes who make up the coup-makers' cabinet. |
Amid Coup, Myanmar’s NLD Lawmakers Form Committee to Serve as Legitimate Parliament Posted: 08 Feb 2021 12:11 AM PST  They rejected the military regime's cabinet as illegitimate and condemned the coup as a 'criminal act' against the Union government. |
Following the Coup, Protesters and Police Face Off in Myanmar Posted: 08 Feb 2021 12:09 AM PST  So far authorities have not reacted to displays of defiance from protesters, but Myanmar people know things could change quickly with one phone call from the generals. |