NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Group monk The most influential Buddha in Myanmar ask military junta to end violence against protesters. Top-level monks from the Sahgha Maha Nayaka (Mahana) Committee accuse Myanmar security forces of torturing and killing innocent civilians. This was reported by the news portal Myanmar Now on Wednesday (17/3/2021) citing a draft statement of … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Still wearing his army uniform, Shing Ling is seen posing for a three-finger salute in his social media posts. Ling rebelled after leaving the Myanmar military to join the democracy movement. The 30-year-old soldier posted his image on Facebook last week, as the crackdown of Myanmar security forces turned deadlier for protesters. … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Political unrest in Myanmar that has been going on for more than a month has started to increase the price of food and fuel. The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) warns that it risks pushing the country’s most vulnerable people deeper into poverty. Palm oil prices are up 20 percent in areas … Read more
Myanmar demonstrators urged the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and an end to the military coup. Protesters continued to protest even though they faced violence by the authorities. (Source: AP Photo) YANGON, KOMPAS.TV – Myanmar’s ruling party leader and chancellor Aung San Suu Kyi is due to undergo a virtual trial on Monday (15/3/2021). … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – An official of Myanmar’s de facto leadership party ousted by Aung San Suu Kyi, has died in military custody according to a watchdog group on Wednesday (10/3/2021). The case is the second death while in junta troop detention this week. The junta allegedly started committing acts of violence against pro-democracy officials in … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by the military junta Myanmar said on Saturday that the generals wanted to leave politics after the coup and seek to improve relations with the United States and distance themselves from China. Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli military intelligence official who previously represented Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and Sudan’s … Read more
WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – Myanmar generals are said to want to leave politics after the coup and seek to improve relations with the United States (US) instead of China. This was conveyed by Ari Ben-Menashe in a telephone interview with Reuters on Saturday (6/3/2021). Ari Ben-Menashe is an Israeli-Canadian lobbyist employed by the Myanmar junta. … Read more
NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com – Security forces Myanmar raided several residents’ houses on Saturday (6/3/2021) evening local time and opened fire. Also read: Dozens of Myanmar Police Fled to India to Defy Order to Shoot Civil Society Until Sunday (7/3/2021) in the morning local time, residents said that the army and police moved to several districts in … Read more
BANGKOK, KOMPAS.com – Thailand has begun drafting plans for the evacuation of its citizens who are still in Myanmar. This plan was drawn up following an escalation of violence that killed 38 people on Wednesday (3/3/2021), when security forces opened fire on protesters. “The Thai government has arranged two charter flights on March 12 and … Read more
March 2 Lee Hsien Loong Prime Minister of Singapore Said in an interview with the bureaunewsBBC on the issue of the coup in Myanmar. Calling for the release of the Burmese armyMrs. Aung San Suu Kyi leaderNational League for Democracy Party or NLD The military coup seized power on February 1 in order to allow … Read more