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Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over military coup

A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy

Myanmar commander-in-chief urges safeguarding of constitution

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday urged citizens to safeguard the constitution

'Join hands' with the army for democracy, urges Myanmar coup leader

The military has said it was forced to step in because Suu Kyi''s government failed to properly investigate allegations of fraud in November elections

Myanmar coup: US slaps sanctions on 10 current and former military officers

hree Burmese entities, Myanmar Ruby Enterprise, Myanmar Imperial Jade Co and Cancri (Gems and Jewellery), are being slapped with American sanctions

Myanmar military makes fresh arrests to verify voter fraud in Nov elections

The military government had arrested the chair and members of the Election Sub-Commission of Naypyitaw on Wednesday reported Myanmar Times

US govt slaps sanctions on Myanmar in response to military coup

"The February 1 coup was a direct assault on Burma's transition to democracy and the rule of law," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement

Myanmar protesters gather in Japan against military coup at home

Thousands of people from Myanmar sang songs and waved glow sticks as they gathered in Japan's capital on Thursday

US President Biden approves order to sanction Myanmar military leaders

Biden announced that he has approved a new executive order to immediately sanction leaders of the Myanmar military who directed the February 1 coup

Myanmar coup: New Zealand severs diplomatic, military ties with Naypyidaw

A travel ban on Myanmar's military leaders would be formalised later in the week

Joe Biden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar

Biden said he has approved a new executive order enabling US to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close family members

President Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country

Myanmar faces wider business fallout from coup after Kirin Holding's move

Myanmar has been attracting more outside investment in recent years after posting double-digit economic growth in the early part of the last decade

China denies sending equipment, experts to Myanmar to control internet

China on Wednesday refuted reports of sending IT experts and supplying equipment to help the Myanmar military to regulate the internet to control the mass protests against the coup.

Myanmar military coup protesters back on streets despite police violence

Crowds demonstrating against the military takeover in Myanmar again defied a ban on protests on Wednesday, even after security forces ratcheted up the use of force against them

Myanmar coup: Police cracks down on demonstrators defying protest ban

Water cannons were used in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city, where witnesses said at least two warning shots were fired to try to break up the crowd

Myanmar coup: Protesters march again, defy military ban on gatherings

Police were arresting protesters and using water cannons to try to disperse the crowd in Mandalay, and a crowd also gathered in Yangon despite a heightened security presence

Myanmar coup: UN chief reaches out to Asian leaders for collective action

Myanmar''s military last week toppled the government and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar coup: Military abolishes NLD govt's peace process mechanism

The Tatmadaw (military) has informed the ethnic armed groups that future peace talks will be continued only with the military-formed peace committee

Myanmar: US concerned over military's restrictions on peaceful gatherings

Myanmar's military launched a coup on Monday morning and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Win Myint and other National League for Democracy (NLD) members

Protests swell rapidly in Myanmar after coup against military govt

A protest against Myanmar's one-week-old military government swelled rapidly on Monday morning as opposition to the coup grew increasingly bold