Christine Schraner Burgener, the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Myanmar. Photo: EPA
06 March 2021
A UN Security Council discussion on the situation in Myanmar on Friday heard concerns...
Demonstrators gather during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, 05 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continued on 05 March despite the increasingly violent crackdowns on demonstrators by security forces. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
05 March 2021
A protester was shot dead in Myanmar on Friday, in the latest round of bloodletting at...
A large screen displays Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, 05 March 2021. Photo: EPA
05 March 2021
China's leaders set an economic growth target of "above 6 percent" for 2021 on Friday, at...
A couple hold an umbrella while crossing a bridge in front of the financial district in Singapore, 22 January 2021. Photo: EPA
05 March 2021
Singapore’s foreign ministry said on Thursday its nationals in Myanmar should consider...
UN expert urges 'global arms embargo', on Myanmar. Screengrab: CNN
05 March 2021
The United Nations Security Council should impose a "global arms embargo" and targeted...
The US Capitol building. Photo: EPA
05 March 2021
The United States on Thursday tightened export controls on Myanmar, imposing its latest...
Myanmar's UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun spectacularly broke with the junta and pleaded with the General Assembly for help to restore democracy
05 March 2021
Myanmar's newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations has resigned, saying that his...
The skyline of the financial district in Singapore. Photo: EPA
04 March 2021
Singapore's central bank has told financial firms to be vigilant to any suspicious...
Demonstrators hold banners calling to release Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they facing police officers during a protest against the military coup in Pyinmana township, Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 04 March 2021. Photo: MAUNG LONLAN/EPA
04 March 2021
Protesters returned to cities and towns across Myanmar on Thursday after dozens of people...
People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots during the vaccination drive at C.V Raman Hospital in Bangalore, India, 03 March 2021. Photo: EPA
04 March 2021
Indian pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech said Wednesday its domestically developed...
04 March 2021
Emerging Towns & Cities Singapore Ltd (ETC) has requested that trading in its shares...
French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: EPA
04 March 2021
France is calling for "the immediate end of the repression in Myanmar", the release of...

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