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Thousands take to Myanmar’s streets to denounce coup
- Asia-Pacific
- February 6, 2021
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader (...)

How Myanmar’s power struggle led to an inevitable coup
- Asia-Pacific
- February 5, 2021, 11:25
When an election landslide first ushered the National League for Democracy into a position of power in Myanmar, the party gained a mandate to extract (...)

The United States formally declared the military takeover in Myanmar as a coup d’etat on Tuesday, paving the way for a review of foreign assistance to(...)

The Irish Times view on the Myanmar coup: a betrayal of hope
- Editorial
- February 1, 2021, 19:00
The precariousness of Myanmar’s “transition” to democracy, a road embarked on but yet far from travelled, was clearly understood at home and abroad. T(...)

West gets it wrong on Myanmar again as coup catches it cold
- Asia-Pacific
- February 1, 2021, 13:33
Even as warning signs of a military putsch to topple Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government multiplied in recent days, some of the diplomats and analy(...)

Irish in Myanmar: ‘If people went on to the street I would worry’
- Irish News
- February 1, 2021, 13:26
The first inkling Irishwoman Marie Starr had about the coup in Myanmar was the loss of broadband at her home, outside the largest city and former capi(...)

Myanmar coup: US ‘will take action’ if military does not reverse takeover
- Asia-Pacific
- February 1, 2021, 08:15
The United Nations led condemnation of Myanmar’s military on Monday after it seized power, calling for the release of elected leaders, including Nobel(...)

Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar’s military against Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government and hundreds of thousands of he(...)

Suu Kyi’s party wins enough seats to form Myanmar’s next government
- Asia-Pacific
- November 13, 2020, 13:33
The ruling party of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won enough parliamentary seats to form the next government, according to official general elec(...)

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi expected to win as election gets under way
- Asia-Pacific
- November 8, 2020, 19:36
Myanmar voted on Sunday in a general election seen as a referendum on the fledgling democratic government that remains popular at home but has seen i(...)