Beer at gunpoint:Myanmar generals deal with local boycott

Beer at gunpoint:Myanmar generals deal with local boycott

Products linked to Myanmar’s military junta have been facing boycotts from consumers and businesses.

  • byChris Barrett

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Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care,says son

Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care,says son

The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military,which has detained her since a 2021 coup.

  • byChris Barrett
Australian miner’s exit from Myanmar feared fuelling rogue junta

Australian miner’s exit from Myanmar feared fuelling rogue junta

After the brutal 2021 military coup,the company decided to exit the troubled country and change its name,offloading its majority share in the mine.

  • byChris Barrett
Aung San Suu Kyi among 7000 to receive pardons

Aung San Suu Kyi among 7000 to receive pardons

The 78-year-old Nobel laureate was jailed for 33 years after the Myanmar military staged a coup in 2021. The clemency means her jail time will be reduced.

  • byChris Barrett
High in the sky:$668 million worth of drugs burnt as illicit trade booms

High in the sky:$668 million worth of drugs burnt as illicit trade booms

A huge haul of opium,heroin,methamphetamine,marijuana,kratom,ketamine and crystal meth,also known as ice,has gone up in smoke in a major drug-producing nation.

Why do we engage with the machinery of atrocity?

Why do we engage with the machinery of atrocity?

Australians should know why their government has given support to Myanmar’s murderous military,and to what effect.

  • byDavid Scott Mathieson
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China and Russia have sent at least $1.5 billion of weapons to Myanmar military

China and Russia have sent at least $1.5 billion of weapons to Myanmar military

Tom Andrews,the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar,says there is no doubt where most arms and fighter aircraft used to hound opponents are coming from.

  • bySimon Lewis
Note from Dili:Timor-Leste’s hard-won democracy stands out from the crowd

Note from Dili:Timor-Leste’s hard-won democracy stands out from the crowd

Elections and polls are taking place across South-East Asia,but the commitment shown to such processes in Timor-Leste is notably impressive.

  • byChris Barrett
Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100

Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100

A junta spokesman admitted the military attacked a ceremony held by its armed opponents and said if civilians died it was because they were helping “the terrorists”.

  • byGrant Peck
‘I expect more from Australia’:Bangladesh calls for action on Rohingya crisis
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‘I expect more from Australia’:Bangladesh calls for action on Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh’s foreign minister warns of potential extremism that could affect the whole region.

  • byChris Barrett
Silent protest as Myanmar junta extends state of emergency

Silent protest as Myanmar junta extends state of emergency

Junta marks coup anniversary by breaking another rule to extend state of emergency and keep democracy at bay. Protesters stayed away.

  • byGrant Peck