Myanmar Crisis

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
Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun gives the three-finger salute at the end of his speech to the General Assembly where he pleaded for International action in overturning the military coup in his country.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's UN envoy raises stakes, stating 'coup must fail'

Speech at the General Assembly gives global platform to opposition

27 February 2021
Anti-coup protesters rally in Yangon on Feb. 26. (Photo by Yan Naing Aung)
Myanmar Crisis

Japanese journalist covering Myanmar protests temporarily detained

Freelancer Yuki Kitazumi released after spending several hours in police station

26 February 2021
Myanmar ex-President Thein Sein, left, Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander in Chief Min Aung Hlaing. (Nikkei montage/AP/Reuters/Nikkei)
Comment

How Myanmar ex-president's success became prelude for coup

Thein Sein's reforms paved way for Suu Kyi but also mainstream military revival

26 February 2021
Protesters gather in front of armored vehicles in Yangon on Feb. 15: The junta should be aware that ASEAN's patience may not last.
Opinion

Myanmar's crisis is ASEAN's crisis

Regional bloc should seek a constructive solution

26 February 2021
Pro-democracy protesters fill the street in Mandalay on Feb. 25. (AP/Kyodo)
Myanmar Crisis

Japan set to halt new Myanmar assistance following coup

Tokyo faces international pressure as it balances junta ties with democratic ideals

26 February 2021
Toyota cars are popular in Myanmar, and there are many of the Japanese automaker's used cars on the country's roads.
Automobiles

Toyota delays opening of new Myanmar plant in wake of coup

Japanese carmaker fears backlash while street protests continue

25 February 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With China staring down at it, New Delhi has realized the need to take a pragmatic approach toward the military junta in Myanmar. (Source photos by Reuters)
Myanmar Crisis

India's silence toward Myanmar shows its wariness of China

New Delhi's delicate diplomacy dictated by strategic interests, analysts say

25 February 2021
Military troops arrive at Bank Avenue Road in Thingangyun on February 15 to put pressure on the Central Bank of Myanmar, which joined a civil disobedience movement against the military coup.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's infantry tied to protester deaths: Five things to know

Use of troops implicated in Rohingya campaign raises danger for coup resisters

25 February 2021
Protesters in Yangon hold up yellow placards for the Civil Disobedience Movement on Feb. 24, in part to draw Western media attention that might inhibit a crackdown by Myanmar's military.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's junta and protesters turn eyes abroad amid stalemate

Military hesitant to crack down in Yangon as US and EU threaten new sanctions

25 February 2021
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with counterparts from Myanmar and Thailand in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Myanmar Crisis

Indonesia and Myanmar foreign ministers meet in Bangkok

Jakarta steps up push for ASEAN-led solution to Myanmar crisis

24 February 2021
Protesters at the Indonesia embassy in Yangon on Feb. 23. (Photo by Yan Naing Aung)
Myanmar Crisis

Jakarta denies report it backs new elections in Myanmar

Hundreds converge on Indonesian embassy, calling for their vote to be respected

23 February 2021
The commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, pictured in July 2018: who is he, what is he like and what is he up to?
Opinion

Who is Myanmar's coup leader and what does he want?

Time the world started asking questions about General Min Aung Hlaing

23 February 2021
Demonstrators protest against the military coup, holding pictures of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon on Feb. 22.
Myanmar Crisis

US sounds out ASEAN top diplomats for meeting on Myanmar

Biden administration signals focus on region in shift from Trump

23 February 2021
Protesters gather against the military coup Yangon on Feb. 22. (Photo by Yan Naing Aung)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta faces 'largest' protest after warning of crackdown

General strike grips country as factories and supermarkets close

22 February 2021
Soldiers setup barricades in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar on Feb. 15: the timing of the CBM shake-up could not be worse.
Opinion

Myanmar's junta puts $75bn at risk in the worst possible way

Economic modernization efforts and investor confidence hang in the balance

22 February 2021
Word on the street: A protest slogan fills a road in Yangon. More widespread street protests are expected Feb. 22.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar protests set to flare again Monday after bloody weekend

EU foreign ministers to discuss situation, but rapid sanctions unlikely

22 February 2021
Myanmar's $6 billion garment and footwear industry, already under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, now faces more potential damage in the aftermath of the country's military coup.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup, from Feb.1 to Feb. 21: EU action in focus as foreign ministers set to meet

Candlelight vigil held in Yangon; Facebook removes military's 'True News' page

22 February 2021
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International relations

Myanmar ships arrive for Malaysia deportees as US raises concern

Rights groups say nearly 100 asylum-seekers among 1,200 detainees to be picked up

21 February 2021
An injured man is carried by rescue workers after protests against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Feb. 20.
Myanmar Crisis

At least 2 protesters killed in Myanmar as police open fire

Estimated 20 wounded and 30 detained during anti-junta demonstrations

20 February 2021
Medical workers carry the body of Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who was shot in the head last week as police tried to disperse a crowd; she died in a hospital in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on February 19.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar college student shot by police dies as coup's 1st victim

20-year-old woman was on life support for 10 days after taking bullet to head

19 February 2021