Asia Myanmar An opposition shadow government said it had raised $6,3 million on the opening day of its inaugural bond sale, in its biggest move yet to generate funds to topple the ruling military junta
Asia Myanmar Threatened by the military junta and its opponents, the artisans who mine and sell jade have been in difficulty since the coup in the country, the world's leading producer of jade, whose billion-dollar trade makes the local fortune
Asia Myanmar The UN enquiry body investigating the military junta's crackdown on opponents of its coup has said it has found evidence that could point to crimes against humanity
Asia Myanmar After pressure from ASEAN, hundreds of political prisoners and people who had protested against the coup were released, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and famous comedian Zarganar
Asia Myanmar The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has officially excluded the junta leader from the summit, in a move that is unprecedented for the group; a non-political representative from the country will be invited instead
Asia Myanmar As the economic slump deepens and parts of its financial system grind to a halt, many in the conflict-torn country are turning to online groups to bypass official channels to trade currencies, fuelling clandestine currency trading
Asia Myanmar The UN General Assembly ended without any speeches from the country's representatives; the new rulers said their UN ambassadors were appointed by governments that had been ousted and no longer represented their respective nations
Asia Myanmar LGBTQ makeup artist May Oo is trading his beauty salon for a border refuge, refusing to provide his services to his celebrity clients who support the junta
Asia Myanmar Fighting between the military and armed ethnic groups increased in August and is expected to intensify in the next days as the junta sends reinforcements to rebel-controlled territories in Kayah, Kayin and Kachin states
Asia Myanmar The US has sent more than US$50 million in humanitarian aid, as rising infections of COVID-19 have made the coup-hit country even more unstable
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's military governor has again promised new multi-party elections and said his government is ready to work with any special envoy appointed by the ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Asia Myanmar A rebel group operating near the southern border has apparently received more than 10.000 COVID-19 vaccines from China, which is reportedly trying to stop the influx of cases from the coup-hit country