Story Archive
2021-03-01
Sidewalk shrines to Sunday’s police shooting victims were erected in Myanmar on Monday, while at the same time, the first funerals for the victims were being held. Despite the violent government crackdown, protesters gathered again Monday, building barricades across streets before being dispersed by security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades.
2021-02-28
In the deadliest day since the Myanmar military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi a month ago, security forces killed at least 18 demonstrators and wounded more than 30 on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The violence took place in at least six major cities, including Yangon and Mandalay.
2021-02-26
Security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters Friday at Hledan Junction in Yangon, dispersing them with rubber bullets and stun grenades while also firing into the air.
2021-02-26
Cambodia's Prey Lang forest is under increasing threat from illegal logging. Even though the forest lost more than 18,000 acres of tree cover in 2019, according to the University of Maryland, the government banned environmental protectors from the forest's associated wildlife sanctuary in early 2020.
2021-02-24
Demonstrators gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon on Tuesday to protest reports that Indonesia was urging countries in the region to send monitors to ensure Myanmar's generals hold “fair and inclusive” elections. On Wednesday, ethnic minorities joined the protests in the streets of Yangon.
2021-02-22
Despite government warnings, protesters poured into the streets of major cities in Myanmar on Monday, a day after the funeral for Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, the first demonstrator to be killed by police.
2021-02-17
Police fired weapons and sprayed teargas to disperse demonstrators who were blocking tracks at the railway station in Myanmar's second-biggest city Wednesday, as opponents of the junta creatively jammed streets with vehicles and tried various protest stunts in dozens of cities.
2021-01-31
Popularly elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s president, and cabinet ministers are arrested as the military declares a one-year state of emergency following tensions over disputed 2020 election results.
