Police in Myanmar fired tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter protesters gathered to oppose a military coup in the fourth weekend of demonstrations. Terrified pro-democracy activists were seen sprinting away from riot police as gas canisters fizzed around them and rubber bullet flew through the streets of Rangoon on Saturday. Myanmar has been shaken … Read more
UK imposes sanctions on Burma’s army leaders as Dominic Raab condemns their military coup and demands the release of Aung San Suu Kyi By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:30 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 15:35 GMT, 18 February 2021 Britain slapped international sanctions on Burmese military leaders today as it condemned … Read more
Facebook has said it will ‘significantly’ restrict accounts linked to Myanmar’s military for spreading ‘misinformation’ in the wake of the coup. The move means pages and profiles with links to the military will be harder to access, and fewer users will see content they post. Facebook also said it will delete posts that support the … Read more
Protesters in Myanmar were blasted with a suspected chemical-laced water cannon today as massive crowds staged a third straight day of rallies to voice their anger at last week’s military coup. Crowds in Yangon were estimated at hundreds of thousands on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike to demand the return of democracy and … Read more
Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday. Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more
Astonishing video has emerged from Myanmar showing the moment the military staged a coup against the government – captured in the background of an aerobics workout video. Khing Hnin Wai, a PE teacher from the capital Naypyidaw, recorded the footage outside the country’s parliament building on Monday – without realising that the government was being … Read more
President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar on Monday as his administration debates whether to call the military takeover a ‘coup.’ Insiders familiar with the back-and-forth described the discussions as ‘chaos’ as officials fear that the White House calling the military takeover a coup could anger China and force the United States to withdraw … Read more
Myanmar’s military has detained the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the president in a coup. The pair were arrested early Monday, just hours before the new government which was elected in a vote held last year was due to be sworn in. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy had humiliated the military-backed … Read more
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is detained amid reports a military coup is underway By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 23:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 31 January 2021 Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained amid reports a coup is underway in the country. Share or comment on … Read more
Tory coup that only lasted for two hours! ‘Hardman of Brexit’ Steve Baker tells Boris Johnson to end lockdown or face revolt – before tweeting his ‘full support’ by the end of the day Former minister Steve Baker had warned long lockdown could see PM toppled Called for ‘guarantee’ that lockdown measures will not be … Read more