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Myanmar‘s generals were in firm control Tuesday after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, although her party issued a defiant demand she be released and global outrage built over the power grab. Armed troops patrolled the capital of Naypyidaw, where Suu Kyi and other National League for Democracy party
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s powerful military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in the spotlight after politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party were detained and the army announced it was taking power. Myanmar’s military is notoriously reclusive and even sophisticated observers know little about its inner workings. Here are some key
Leaders of the Progressive Movement and Ratsadon anti-establishment group joined Myanmar supporters of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday in a protest, in front of the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, against the coup in Myanmar. Myanmar protesters, wearing red headbands featuring the symbol of the NLD and red T-shirts bearing the image of
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called on Monday for Myanmar to pursue “dialogue, reconciliation and the return to normalcy” after the military staged a coup against the government of Noble laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. “We reiterate that the political stability in ASEAN Member States is essential to achieving a peaceful, stable and
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s army declared a state of emergency on Monday as it carried out detentions of senior government leaders in response to alleged fraud during November’s general election. A video address broadcast on military-owned television said power had been handed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Here is
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians. United States The United States “will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed”, White House spokeswoman Jen
The Myanmar military has declared a state of emergency in the country for one year after government leaders, including President Win Myint and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi were detained earlier this morning. Xinhua News reported that the state of emergency was announced on Myanmar military TV. It
The spokesperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) described the arrest of the Myanmar president and NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi this morning as a “military coup attempt”. Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint were detained by the military in the early hours this morning. Also arrested were some of the Cabinet
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on Monday. The move came after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam approved its first vaccine for the new coronavirus and reported 34 new infections on Saturday, as it battles its biggest flare-up of COVID-19 in the midst of an important Communist Party meeting. The health ministry approved the vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC for domestic inoculation, the government said. The government had previously
More than a dozen embassies, including the US and EU delegation, Friday urged Myanmar to “adhere to democratic norms”, joining the UN in a chorus of international concern about a possible coup. Myanmar is just a decade out of nearly 50 years of military rule, with a nascent democracy governed under a junta-authored constitution which
Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses. Orderly and high-tech, the Asian city-state has become a testbed for self-driving vehicles and has developed home-grown technology while inviting foreign companies to trial their own. In a three-month trial launched this week,
