Resistance to army rule in Myanmar has been outlined by optimism. When the army first seized energy on February 1, 2021, the mass peaceable protests that emerged have been paying homage to a jubilant road celebration. Demonstrators sang within the streets, wore foolish costumes and carried humorous indicators. There have been no illusions about what … Read more
CNN — Content material warning: This story accommodates descriptions of violence towards youngsters and pictures viewers might discover disturbing. Bhone Tayza had been impatient to begin college. A damaged arm had saved the 7-year-old residence whereas the opposite youngsters started their classes, however now that his solid was off, he couldn’t wait to hitch in. … Read more
Opium poppy cultivation has surged in Myanmar because the army seized energy in 2021, reversing a gradual decline that was seen within the illicit crop between 2014 and 2020, the United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime (UNODC) has mentioned. Myanmar noticed a 33 % improve in opium poppy cultivation and an 88 % improve … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — New 12 months’s celebrations are sweeping throughout the globe, ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks — and marking an finish to a yr that introduced conflict in Europe, a brand new chapter within the British monarchy and world worries over inflation. The brand new yr started within the tiny atoll … Read more
CNN — The United Nations Safety Council (UNSC) has known as on Myanmar’s ruling army junta to launch all political prisoners, together with deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, in its first decision handed on the Southeast Asian nation since its independence. UNSC Decision 2669 on Myanmar expressed “deep … Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. committee has once more blocked Myanmar’s navy junta from taking the nation’s seat on the United Nations, two well-informed U.N. diplomats mentioned Wednesday. The Basic Meeting’s credentials committee met Monday and deferred motion on the junta’s request, the diplomats mentioned, talking on situation of anonymity earlier than a … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — U.S. President Joe Biden offered a full-throated American commitment to the nations of Southeast Asia on Saturday, pledging at a Cambodia summit to help stand against China’s growing dominance in the region — without mentioning the other superpower by name. Chinese President Xi Jinping wasn’t in the room at the Association … Read more
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series … Read more
A day after his capture by Myanmar soldiers, Saw Tun Moe’s decapitated head was found impaled on the spiked gates to the smouldering remains of a school building. The 46-year-old mathematics teacher was a vocal critic of Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup last year, and was running schools for the National Unity … Read more