Seventy former ruling party MPs in Myanmar hold "self-parliament session" at government housing complex in Naypyidaw, denouncing military government following coup
2 month agoMyanmar's government is now blocking Facebook (including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) until Feb 7 at midnight. Over 22 million people use Facebook in Myanmar, and it's a critical tool for citizens to share information and organize
Guterres pledges to muster sufficient international pressure to ensure the failure of the military coup in Myanmar
2 month agoConfirmed: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp servers are now restricted in Myanmar on state-owned internet provider MPT; real-time metrics show selective filtering in place even as basic connectivity is restored following military coup
Reuters: some Facebook users say they are unable to access social media network in Myanmar
"We are disturbed, of course, by these reports" that Aung San Suu Kyi and other NLD leaders are being charged by the military following the BurmaCoup, says @statedeptspox. "The review is ongoing" on assessment of US aid to Myanmar
2 month agoMyanmar: Burmese healthcare workers laid down their work to joon the civil disobedience campaign. Gathering in the hospital parking lot to sing a protest anthem against the Tatmadaw
2 month agoMyanmar: Burmese citizens making it clear to refuse to return to a life under military rule
The G-7 condemns the Myanmar coup and demands the army to backtrack on its measures and release the detainees
2 month agoHealthcare workers at a government orthopedic hospital in Mandalay join civil disobedience campaign on Wednesday against military coup in Myanmar
Myanmar police file charge against Aung San Suu Kyi for breaches of import/export law - police document
Myanmar military raided Suu Kyi's NLD party offices in several regions, seized computers, documents: party statement
China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. China has been warning since the coup that sanctions or international pressure would only make things worse in Myanmar
US Declares Ouster of Myanmar Government a Military Coup
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says U.S. should pursue strongest possible sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, including possible U.N. action
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls for swift and decisive US/Western response to the coup in Myanmar, says he's expecting sanctions on military junta
The UN envoy to Myanmar informs the Security Council that the army has placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
Myanmar military warned media and the public against posting what it said were rumours on social media that could incite rioting and cause instability
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw
The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's deputy defense minister said on Tuesday
2 month agoYangon youth network activist group says launches civil disobedience campaign after Myanmar's coup
2 month agoVIDEO: Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand protest against the military coup in front of their embassy, waving posters of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stomping on the photos of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
UK: Today the Myanmar Ambassador, Kyaw Zwar Minn, was summoned to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams, condemned the military coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi
2 month agoStatement from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on summoning of envoy in wake of the BurmaCoup
A spokesman for the NLD told the Washington Post that all the party's cabinet ministers were detained at gunpoint. "I expect that soldiers will arrive for me soon"
2 month ago"It's a message to all countries in the region," @PressSec Jen Psaki said about President Biden's statement on the coup in Myanmar
Britain summons its ambassador to Myanmar, against the backdrop of the army's takeover of power
2 month agoStatement from @POTUS on #BurmaCoup: US "removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy. The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action"
The Security Council will discuss tomorrow the developments in the situation in Myanmar after the coup
2 month agoILaw reported that riot control police has arrived to break up the protest against the coup in Myanmar in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok.
