With the military seizing power in a February 1 coup and killing hundreds of protesters,Thuzar Wint Lwin hopes to use her platform to call attention to Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement.
Australian diplomats have begun talking to Myanmar’s government in exile but Australia won’t impose additional sanctions against the country’s military government.
Young protesters against military rule in Myanmar have come up with new ways to reduce the chances of a deadly response by the authorities.
The Department of Home Affairs has launched investigations into relatives of Myanmar’s military government living in Australia,amid concerns they are either harbouring assets or receiving financial support in the wake of the military coup.
Australian Ross Dunkley was a media tycoon in south-east Asia until police raided his house in Yangon. He was released and flown to Australia last week.
Public figures targeted by the junta are being funnelled out of the strife-torn nation,according to an American whose organisation has helped them escape.
The fighting came days after Southeast Asian leaders said they had reached consensus with the Myanmar junta on ending violence.
Leaders of south-east Asian countries have reached a consensus on five points they hope will help resolve the crisis in Myanmar.
A recently released prisoner in Myanmar says Sean Turnell is inside Yangon’s notorious main jail but was “in good health” when he met with him.
Former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans,who played a central role in peace negotiations with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia,has told the Myanmar democracy movement they may have to compromise.
South-east Asia’s regional bloc is facing a defining test of its legitimacy as junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appears at an emergency summit in Jakarta this week.