Myanmar
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon where he runs a security firm, was stopped at an airport after traveling to the country.
US official found dead in Myanmar, State Department confirms
Explosion kills 55 people in Myanmar, wounds dozens, source unknown
Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty
What happens next with Myanmar? - opinion
What happens now? Probably a new president and commander-in-chief will replace Min Aung Hlaing within weeks, and then another prolonged period of military rule.
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
Monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory reported a "national-scale internet blackout."
Myanmar’s tiny Jewish community is rattled after military coup
British rule ended when the Japanese bombed Rangoon on Christmas Day, 1941, and invaded the country at the outset of World War II. Many Burmese Jews fled to India and never returned.
UN Security Council calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi, others
Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi, 75, has not been seen since her arrest.
Myanmar’s military arrests the civilian gov't – and democracy - opinion
The collapse of the power-sharing arrangement between the armed forces and civilian government fits a troubled historical pattern.
Myanmar junta blocks Facebook as opposition grows to coup
Facebook was still available sporadically and demonstrators in the second city of Mandalay used it to livestream the first such street protest since the coup.
Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
The Group of Seven largest developed economies condemned the coup on Wednesday and said the election result must be respected.
Grapevine February 3, 20201: A gracious rival
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Citizens of Myanmar spark mass civil disobedience campaign - watch
Doctors around the country will refuse to work starting on Wednesday, in a show of defiance against the return of military dictatorship.
Myanmar coup ‘a very sad day,’ says Jewish community leader
Myanmar’s local Jewish community numbers just 20 people, although there are between 40 to 60 Jewish expats in the country, from the US, UK and Israel.
