In THe NEws

Einen Monat nach dem Putsch hat die gewaltlose Protestbewegung ganz Myanmar bis in den öffentlichen Dienst hinein erfasst. Sie versucht, alternative legitime Machtstrukturen aufzubauen, während das Regime den Protest zunehmend gewalttätig bekämpft.

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A month after its 1 February 2021 coup, the military junta’s escalation of disproportionate violence and terror tactics, backed by deployment of notorious military units to repress peaceful demonstrations, underlines the urgent need for substantive international action.

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Global oil and gas companies Woodside, Chevron and Total should halt the flow of money from projects in Myanmar to the government or be held responsible for effectively helping fund the military junta’s violent repression of the country’s people, pro-democracy advocates say.

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The Tatmadaw wants to unify the country under one single force — its own. With at least two dozen non-state armed factions still active around the country, the Tatmadaw’s core mission — central “Burmanisation” of power — remains far from finished

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Tourism operators in Myanmar are calling on the international industry to shun military-owned operations as the nationwide civil disobedience movement against the coup continues.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan called on Myanmar military authorities to "exercise utmost restraint" and stop their violence against civilians during his Committee of Supply speech in Parliament today (Mar. 1).

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The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software, some of it from Western countries that bar sales of such technology to Myanmar.

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We shouldn’t get a bad taste from drinking beer, but it’s a likely outcome after discovering Myanmar’s famous beer brands top-up the ill-gotten coffers of a military junta.

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Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is halting exploration in Myanmar and reconsidering its plans for the planned A-6 offshore gas development there as unrest deepens following the 1 February military coup.

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Violence by Myanmar's military against civilian protesters in towns and cities across the country escalated on Sunday as security forces used live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas against mostly peaceful civilians protesting the Feb. 1 military takeover.

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