Despite repeated calls by international human rights organizations to prevent the ongoing atrocities and repression in Myanmar, the waves of violence have persisted leading to large-scale displacement of people. In the latest cycle of violence, the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) torched over 100 buildings in the Chin State town of Thantlang during three days of fighting in the … [Read more...] about Violent clashes and displacement of people continue in Myanmar
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India’s Role in Washington’s Myanmar Meddling
The Southeast Asian country of Myanmar continues to suffer from ongoing political violence which began in February 2021 after the nation’s military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Remnants of the ousted government are now reorganized as the exiled “National Unity Government” (NUG). The NUG claims to control a network … [Read more...] about India’s Role in Washington’s Myanmar Meddling
American Released from Myanmar Was Part of US Regime-Change Machine
The Western media announced that American citizen Danny Fenster was freed from prison in Myanmar and allowed to leave the Southeast Asian nation in mid November after negotiations between American politician Bill Richardson and Myanmar’s government. Reuters in its article, “US journalist freed in Myanmar, says he is healthy and happy,” would claim: Fenster was sentenced … [Read more...] about American Released from Myanmar Was Part of US Regime-Change Machine
US Weaponizes UN for Regime Change in Myanmar
When the United Nations through its online news portal claims one of its experts sees the situation in Myanmar “failing” and urging measures to save the country from its current, ongoing conflict, many might take it at face value. The article would claim: According to Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews, since its power grab and overthrow of the democratically-elected … [Read more...] about US Weaponizes UN for Regime Change in Myanmar
Death toll from Myanmar’s military coup tops 1,000, activists say
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) have reported that over 1,000 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the military overthrow in February. On Tuesday, Myanmar-based activists AAPP reported on Twitter that 999 civilians had been “killed by the junta.” On Wednesday morning, they confirmed with Reuters that the figure had reached 1,001, a number … [Read more...] about Death toll from Myanmar’s military coup tops 1,000, activists say
US Regime Change Creeps Forward in Myanmar
Within a much wider, global campaign to impede the rise of China, the United States has paid particular attention to fueling unrest in Southeast Asia, sabotaging ties between the region and China – the region’s largest and most important trade partner and investor, as well as a key partner in driving infrastructure and the modernization of regional militaries. Of the nations … [Read more...] about US Regime Change Creeps Forward in Myanmar
US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China)
Protests have spread from Hong Kong, to Thailand, and now to Myanmar and Malaysia. They began long before the COVID-19 crisis began, but the driving forces behind them are cynically taking advantage of the current crisis to draw more people out into what were otherwise unpopular, artificial opposition movements. The protest leaders in each respective nation openly reference … [Read more...] about US-led Information War Targets Southeast Asia (and China)
If US Can’t Have Myanmar, No One Will
A South China Morning Post (SCMP) article citing US corporate and government institution “associates” inadvertently gave away the entire game unfolding in Southeast Asia’s Myanmar. It is a conflict where US-backed armed opposition groups (previously depicted by the Western media as “peaceful” “pro-democracy” activists) are fighting Myanmar’s central government, police and … [Read more...] about If US Can’t Have Myanmar, No One Will
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