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Even as the West tries to wean itself off Russian oil, Moscow has found itself yet another buyer: Myanmar
"We aim to buy high-quality fuel oil at a cheap price from the country where we can get it quickly,…
Huileng Tan
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The Myanmar military is hoarding oxygen amid a deadly surge of COVID-19 and the ongoing coup, doctors say
Charity workers told The New York Times that the military regime has also restricted charities from…
Erin Snodgrass
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People in Myanmar are using trash to protest as the death toll climbs to more than 500
Trash was piled high in the streets of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday as demonstrators held a serie…
Erin Snodgrass
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In 2 months, Myanmar's military has killed more than 500 people. The international community has done little to help.
The protests that have swept Myanmar since the military junta's February 1 coup have killed 500 civ…
Cheryl Teh
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Myanmar Army rains artillery on a town held by a civilian resistance group
The resistance group is led by armed local policemen, angry youths armed with locally made wea…
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A 1982 war in the remote South Atlantic almost sparked the first aircraft-carrier clash since World War II
In spring 1982, a task force of over British 100 ships sailed to war in the South Atlantic, and the…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Myanmar military blocked Facebook for the sake of 'stability' after activists began mobilizing on the platform
Myanmar's state-owned telecom company blocked Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp on Thurs…
Bill Bostock
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Databricks exec explains why open banking will disrupt finance the same way open source upended software
Junta Nakai, an exec at $28 billion Databricks, explains why open banking is a key initiative that …
Junta Nakai, Databricks
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Former Trump advisor Michael Flynn said the US should have a coup like Myanmar, where the military overthrew the democratically elected government
At a QAnon conference in Dallas, an attendee asked Flynn about the coup in Myanmar, where hundreds …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Aussie civil rights group calls on India's stock exchanges to take action against Adani Ports for 'factually misleading' stakeholders
The Australian Centre of International Justice (ACIJ) and activist group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) …
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A Myanmar poet died while in detention. His family says his body was returned with organs removed.
Khet Thi's work opposed the military and he had penned the phrase: "They shoot in the head, but the…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Myanmar's military is charging families $85 to retrieve the bodies of relatives killed by its own forces
The country has been embroiled in unrest since a February 1 coup. At least 82 people were killed in…
Ashley Collman
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One of the 20th century's least-known major wars still has lessons for militaries 40 years later
Decades after the Falklands War, militaries are still learning from what was the first major conven…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Facebook announces new corporate human rights policy covering all social network
Facebook will also release a public report annually on how it is addressing human rights con…
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At least 138 peaceful protesters have been killed in Myanmar since a February 1 coup, according to the UN
According to the UN Children's Fund, an estimated 700 children are among those arbitrarily detained…
Erin Snodgrass
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Rep. Liz Cheney rebukes former Trump advisor Michael Flynn for suggesting a coup 'should happen' in the US
"No American should advocate or support the violent overthrow of the United States," the Republican…
Oma Seddiq
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Biden's top diplomat says Russia is trying to 'destabilize Ukraine from within' as Ukraine's president warns of an impending coup
"We've seen this playbook before, in 2014 when Russia last invaded Ukraine," Blinken warned, as Rus…
John Haltiwanger,Sonam Sheth
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Australian civil rights group requests US Treasury to deny licence to Adani Ports for its dealings with the Myanmar military
Australian civil rights collective Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) and activist …
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Protesters in Myanmar are using the three-finger salute from 'The Hunger Games' to oppose the military coup
Protesters in Yangon over the weekend called on the military to restore power to Myanmar's detained…
Bill Bostock
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A 7-year-old girl was shot dead in her father's lap during Myanmar's anti-coup protests, reports say
Myanmar's military junta have killed scores of protesters and detained thousands since seizing powe…