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Myanmar is a sovereign state located in the Southeast Asian region. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. Its capital city is Naypyidaw , and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). [ 2 ]
Protests in Myanmar, known locally as the Spring Revolution [17] [18] (Burmese: နွေဦးတော်လှန်ရေး, Burmese pronunciation: [nwè.ú.tɔ̀.l̥àɰ̃.jé]), began in early 2021 in opposition to the coup d'état on 1 February, staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, the Tatmadaw. [19]
The following protests have taken, or are taking, place in Myanmar: 1962 Rangoon University protests; 1974 U Thant funeral protests after the death of U Thant; 1988 Burmese anti-government protests associated with the 8888 Uprising; 2007 Myanmar anti-government protests associated with the Saffron Revolution
A nationwide strike marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the army's seizure of power in Myanmar, as protests and sporadic violence across the country renewed concern over the ongoing ...
Garment workers in Myanmar are leading the charge for pro-democracy protests, and seeking a helping hand from international fashion brands. Since Feb. 1, a military coup in Myanmar has laid the ...
Myanmar Digest [30] Myanmar Post - privately owned [31] Sunday Journal [32] The Myanmar Times, [33] a Burmese weekly news journal (daily newspaper in English) Premier Eleven Sports Journal [11] Popular News Journal [34] Seven Days News or 7 Days News Journal - private weekly newspaper (Burmese) [1] [35] Seven Days Sports [36] The Voice Weekly ...
The Myanmar junta is facing the biggest challenge to its authority since it seized power in a 2021 coup, with a surge in attacks by pro-democracy and ethnic minority insurgents on junta bases in ...
The protest camp was rebuilt and protests continued. On 31 March a villager was shot in the head and killed by security forces in Natchaung , while four police officers were captured by insurrectionists in Kalay the same day, allegedly attempting to scout the protesters' positions. [ 4 ]