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Myanmar's military hits Aung San Suu Kyi with new charges of corruption

Myanmar's military junta on Thursday levelled new corruption charges against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, National League for Democracy (NLD).

Myanmar imposes stay-at-home order in more towns due to Covid-19 pandemic

Myanmar's Health and Sports Ministry imposed a stay-at-home order in four more towns of Chin state, state-run media reported on Friday

ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta leader to press for dialogue on coup

Representatives of the ASEAN met with Myanmar's junta leader, six weeks after an emergency regional summit on the coup in the country drew promises of progress toward a solution

Did Michael Flynn, NSA in Trump admin, suggest a Myanmar-like coup in US?

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser in the Trump administration, appeared to suggest that a Myanmar-style coup, in which the military overthrew a democratically elected government, "should happen" in the US.Flynn made the remarks while speaking at the event, title "For God & and Country Patriot Roundup, in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, which was attended by many supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory.According to CNN, for months, QAnon and Trump-supporting online forums have celebrated the deadly military coup in Myanmar and suggested the same should happen in the United States so Donald Trump could be reinstated as President.Someone from the audience asked Flynn, "I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can't happen here?""No reason, I mean, it should happen here. No reason. That's right," Flynn responded.On February 1, the Myanmar military overthrew the civilian government and declared a year-long state of emergency. The coup triggered mass protests and was met ..

828 people killed so far in Myanmar since February 1 military coup

As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)

Best of BS Opinion: Tough audit rules, Myanmar's great leap back & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Myanmar's great leap back

The coup underlines the limits of quasi-democracy

UN special envoy warns of possible civil war in Myanmar, seeks talks

The UN special envoy said people are arming themselves against the military junta and protesters have started shifting from defensive to offensive actions

Coup underway in Mali as president, PM and defense minister arrested

Military junta in Mali has arrested President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defence minister Souleymane Doucoure of the country's interim government following a cabinet reshuffle on Monday

Myanmar: Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup

She was put under house arrest after the coup on February 1

Myanmar's military leader willing to join ASEAN summit: Thai Foreign Min

Thailand's foreign ministry on Saturday revealed that Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is reportedly expressing his intention to attend a summit of the ASEAN

Explained: What is the 'Milk Tea Alliance' and how did it start?

Apart from being generally pro-democracy and pro-liberty, the Milk Tea Alliance is specifically anti-People's Republic of China (PRC)

Myanmar: India committed to engage on measures for democratic transition

India at the UNSC stated that there should be no falling back on the path to democracy in Myanmar and assured its commitment to engage on measures to accelerate and support democratic transition

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends violent crackdown

Security forces in Myanmar cracked down heavily again on anti-coup protesters even as the military downplayed reports of state violence

Myanmar military cuts wireless internet services amidst coup protests

Myanmar's wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military

US suspends all trade engagement with Myanmar until elected govt returns

The United States is immediately suspending all engagement with Myanmar under a 2013 trade and investment agreement until the return of a democratically elected government, USTR Katherine Tai said

Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes, complicating crisis

Thai soldiers began sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by the military in neighbouring Myanmar, people familiar with the matter said Monday

Myanmar: US military chiefs condemn deadly violence against protesters

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterparts from various countries on Saturday (local time) condemned the deadly use of force by Myanmar Armed Forces against unarmed protesters

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting

Four killed in Myanmar protests, World Bank forecasts economy to slump 10%

The World Bank said Myanmar's economy could slump 10% this year due to the turmoil since the coup last month that overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi