Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook and Whatsapp in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday after protests against military rule were streamed online. Activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Opposition to the junta has emerged very strongly on Facebook, … Read more
Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday. Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more
President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi – and pointedly called the country ‘Burma.’ Warning: Joe Biden said he will consider sanctions in the wake of the coup which unfolded on … Read more
A new monkey species found on a volcano in Myanmar is already close to extinction with fewer than 250 left and its habitat under threat, researchers claim. Named Popa langur, the new species was discovered after an extensive genetic study by the German Primate Center and Fauna and Flora International. Working from an extensive field survey … Read more