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STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 23, 2021 • 5 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar military brass hit with new US, EU sanctions over coup

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 23, 2021
The EU and US added new sanctions on top police and military commanders within Myanmar's armed forces on March 22 for their role in the February 1 coup. Meanwhile, pro-democracy demonstrators went back to the streets in defiance of a violent crackdown on protest.

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 23, 2021 • 14 min read

Myanmar coup Without military-CRPH cooperation, is ASEAN intervention next?

By Allegra Mendelson • Mar 23, 2021
With the chasm between the Myanmar military and the opposing CRPH looking unbridgeable, the committee representing the toppled parliament is looking to ASEAN for support. But a bloc built on non-intervention, if they don't succeed, is open conflict next?

STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 22, 2021 • 4 min read

Press freedom BBC journalist freed in Myanmar as anti-coup protests roll on

By Agence France-Presse • Mar 22, 2021
BBC journalist Aung Thura, held by authorities since his arrest last week, has been freed, the broadcaster said on March 22, as demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against the military

Mar 21, 2021 • 6 min read
Animal welfare

Hot dogs: Southeast Asia’s fraught fashion for huskies

Siberian Huskies were bred for sub-zero temperatures, but today an increasing number are found sweltering in tropical heat across Southeast Asia. Veterinarians and animal rights activists highlight the cruelty of keeping the breed, with some even calling for a ban
By Mary Banfield • Mar 21, 2021

Mar 19, 2021 • 4 min read
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Crackdown triggers exodus from Myanmar’s biggest city

Roads out of Myanmar's biggest city were congested on Friday March 19, with people fleeing the junta's deadly crackdowns. Meanwhile, authorities in neighbouring Thailand have said they are preparing for an influx of refugees.
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 19, 2021

Mar 17, 2021 • 5 min read
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Anti-China outrage pulls Beijing into Myanmar coup crisis

As Chinese factories are torched in Myanmar under the newly-imposed martial law, Beijing has been pulled into the crisis. Now facing an unravelling country it had once hoped to include in China's big plans for Asia.
By Aidan Jones/AFP • Mar 17, 2021

Mar 16, 2021 • 4 min read
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Yangon residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows

Residents of a major protest district in Yangon fled on Tuesday March 16 after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup demonstrators, despite international appeals for restraint.
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 16, 2021

Mar 15, 2021 • 3 min read
History

[Photos] Archive shots of pre-coup 1960s Rangoon and Mandalay

The 1962 coup d'etat is Myanmar's nation-defining moment, plunging the country into military rule, the effects of which are unfolding today. Taken in 1960, these striking images show pre-coup Myanmar, back when the country's trajectory could still have been different
By Alastair McCready • Mar 15, 2021

Mar 15, 2021 • 5 min read
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Myanmar declares martial law in Yangon townships after deadly day

Myanmar's military junta imposed martial law on March 14 in two densely populated Yangon townships after at least 18 protesters were killed in one of the deadliest days since the February 1 coup, bringing the death toll to nearly 100.
By Agence France-Presse • Mar 15, 2021

Mar 15, 2021 • 9 min read
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For Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, restoring democracy is not enough

Myanmar's several major ethnic minority groups have been among those enduring the military's bloody crackdown as they oppose the coup. But for most, their calls go beyond just restoring democracy, as they look for a more inclusive and equitable Myanmar
By Mary Malone • Mar 15, 2021

Mar 12, 2021 • 12 min read
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Vying for legitimacy as Myanmar’s recognised government, who are the CRPH?

Seeking recognition as Myanmar's legitimate government, the CRPH is calling for international involvement in pushing back against the military, while at home, in the absence of senior elected NLD officials, they have assumed the role of interim government
By Allegra Mendelson • Mar 12, 2021