Myanmar

Fast Retailing had six supplier factories in Myanmar as of March 2020, with five located in Yangon, the country's commercial capital. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa)
Myanmar Crisis

Uniqlo parent latest victim in Myanmar garment sector violence

Two Fast Retailing supply factories hit by arson as more brands consider exit

17 March 2021
Smoke billows from the industrial zone of Hlaing Thar Yar township in Yangon on March 14. Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar's biggest city drew demands from Beijing for protection of their property and employees. 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar crisis drags China into chaos after factories torched

Beijing warns of 'drastic action' to defend interests

16 March 2021
Protesters transport a person who was shot during a security forces crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Yangon on March 14.
16 March 2021
Factory workers rally against the coup in Yangon in February: The turmoil slammed the brakes on the country's manufacturing sector.
Myanmar Crisis

Five red flags signaling Myanmar coup's economic damage

Weak business activity bodes ill for nascent market and investors like Singapore

15 March 2021
Anti-coup protesters stand with makeshift shields during a demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday.
Myanmar Crisis

ASEAN neighbors call for Myanmar dialogue as violence continues

International community fears brutal crackdown leading up to military holiday

13 March 2021
Toru Matsuki, left, president of M.Tech, sits with four Myanmar workers employed at the company. (Photo by Yukihiro Takefuta)
Business trends

More Myanmar workers hired by smaller Japanese companies

Factories outside big cities expect to keep such employees on long-term

12 March 2021
People attended a candlelit prayer vigil outside the U.N. offices in Bangkok on Mar. 4 for those who died in anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Myanmar Crisis

Coup strands over a million Myanmar workers in Thailand

Largest Burmese community abroad can only watch the unfolding misery

12 March 2021
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, through his foreign minister, stresses noninterference, but also democracy, human rights and the rule of law. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Shinya Sawai)
Comment

Indonesia ramps up diplomacy to solve Myanmar crisis

Jokowi aims to thwart criticism at home by assuming larger ASEAN role

11 March 2021
Health and medical students hold placards in support of the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw while marching on the main road of Mandalay on March 7.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar 'provisional government' appoints leader to counter junta

Former speaker of upper house Mahn Win Khaing Than tapped by NLD-led group

10 March 2021
Protesters take positions behind a makeshift barricade as armed riot policemen gather in Yangon on on March 8.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar protest crackdown moves to new urban phase

Economic disruption deepens as unions call for all workers to strike

9 March 2021
The state-controlled Global New Light of Myanmar has not reported on the casualties but has faithfully published every word uttered by coup leader Min Aung Hlaing. (Nikkei montage from The Global New Light of Myanmar's website)
Opinion

Myanmar's coup and the muffled media

Welcome to alternative news, Burmese-style

6 March 2021
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, with Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw. Wang traveled to Myanmar in January to sign agreements related to the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. 
Myanmar Crisis

China treads lightly on Myanmar coup with billions at stake

Beijing needs stability to complete strategic Belt and Road projects

5 March 2021
Anti coup protesters run after police threw tear gas canisters in Mandalay on Mar. 3: what can ASEAN do?
Opinion

Divided ASEAN must halt Myanmar's slide toward collapse

Path to effective collective action lies in casting off long-standing aversions

5 March 2021
A group of 43 mostly Western international companies operating in Myanmar have signed a statement expressing concern over the military coup. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
Myanmar Crisis

Asian companies stay quiet as Western peers condemn Myanmar coup

Coca-Cola, Facebook and H&M among those voicing concern for rights and democracy

5 March 2021
Demonstrators block off a road in Yangon for another day of protest on March 4. 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar suffers more deaths than in 2007 crackdown

Military and police use live fire on protesters killing 38 in one day

4 March 2021
China heavily relies on imports of rare-earth minerals, mainly from the U.S. and Myanmar. (Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China worries over rare-earth supply disruption from Myanmar coup

Decade after drastic cut in exports to Japan, Beijing sees the tables turned

4 March 2021
Buddhist monks show their support for the CRPH, or the Committee of Representatives to the Union Parliament, which is made up mainly of members of the Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
Myanmar Crisis

Suu Kyi supporters urge governments not to recognize Myanmar junta

NLD members set up committee and appoint acting ministers

3 March 2021
Teachers protest against the military coup on the street of Mandalay on Feb. 28: the junta believes it can ride these protests out.
Opinion

The wild card that will make or break Myanmar's coup

Country's ethnic minorities will decide which way this goes

3 March 2021
Protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb. 28.
The Nikkei View

Myanmar military's use of force against civilians is unacceptable

Authorities must not repeat tragic 1988 crackdown that left thousands dead

3 March 2021
Thailand's government has suspended investments for developing Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup grinds cross-border infrastructure projects to halt

Dawei industrial zone could face two-year delay to completion

3 March 2021
Foreign ministers from across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met online March 2 to discuss the crisis in Myanmar. (Source photos by Rie Ishii and AP) 
Myanmar Crisis

ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar to find domestic solution to crisis

Online gathering of envoys comes as casualty tally rises and global concerns grow

2 March 2021
Demonstrators hold up posters next to soldiers in a military vehicle in Yangon on Feb. 15: the military is not about to give up just because noisy urban crowds want it to do so.
Opinion

Myanmar's monthlong 'phony war' is over

International community must rapidly engage with the country's military leadership

2 March 2021
A man from the Kachin ethnic minority addresses an anti-coup rally in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, on Feb. 24.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup sparks unprecedented unity of ethnic groups

Majority Burmans regret Rohingya crisis while minorities call for solidarity

2 March 2021
Medical students display images of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a street march in Yangon on Feb. 28.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court as junta blocks comeback path

Court hearings held online as military abolishes position of 'state counselor'

1 March 2021
Protesters take cover as they clash with riot police officers during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar.
28 February 2021