Myanmar military take control of country’s London embassy as ambassador says he has been ‘betrayed’ by colleagues and locked out for supporting Aung San Suu Kyi Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been an opponent of February’s armed coup Diplomatic sources told Reuters his deputy Chit Win has now taken charge Police officers were scrambled to … Read more
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
Security forces fired at protestors outside a power plant in northern Myanmar in an attempt to break up the crowd. Footage broadcast live on Facebook showed the crowd being shot at by security personnel, but it is not clear whether they were using rubber or real bullets. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the power … 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
The US has hit Myanmar with a first round of sanctions designed to punish military leaders who seized power in a coup. President Biden announced Thursday that he is restricting the military’s access to $1billion of funds being held in the US until generals relinquish their grip on power. He added that business assets of … Read more
A young woman was fighting for her life today after being shot in the head during protests in Myanmar where live rounds were fired on demonstrators as the military tightens its grip on power. The 19-year-old woman, Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, was in a critical condition after what human rights activists condemned as an ‘unconscionable’ … Read more
A British teacher who was missing for five days in Myanmar has told how he fled the city where he worked as violent protests raged over the military coup. Ian Richmond dramatically escaped the border city of Tachileik where he works at a school on February 1 as people rioted over the imprisonment of the … Read more
Police in Myanmar shot rubber bullets at protesters and fired gunshots into the air today as crowds defied a military ban on rallies and took to the streets to a fourth straight day to rage at last week’s coup d’etat. Witnesses described police firing warning shots into the sky before aiming at protesters with rubber … Read more
Fears are growing for the safety of a British teacher who has disappeared in Myanmar as protests rage across the country against the military crackdown and imprisonment of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Ian Richmond who lives and teaches at a school in Tachileik, on the border with Thailand, has not been since … Read more
Myanmar police have warned protesters to disperse or face force shortly after state television signalled impending action to stifle mass demonstrations against a military coup and the arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In the capital Naypyidaw today, three lines of police in riot gear could be seen across a road with a … Read more