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American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to board flight out of country

Tuesday, May 25 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- An American journalist working in Myanmar has been detained there by local authorities, according to his employer and his family. Frontier Myanmar, a Yangon-based news and business magazine that publishes in print and online in both English and Burmese, said in a statement... Read More.

US orders some diplomats to evacuate Myanmar amid deadly crackdown on protesters

Wednesday, March 31 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has ordered some American diplomats and their loved ones to evacuate Myanmar amid escalating violence two months after the military junta seized power.The U.S. Department of... Read More.

At least 149 killed in Myanmar since protests against military started: UN

Wednesday, March 17 by ABC News

By MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- At least 149 people have been killed in Myanmar since security forces cracked down on peaceful protesters, the Office for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said.Myanmar has been rocked by... Read More.

Myanmar authorities kill at least 38 peaceful protesters in bloodiest day since coup

Thursday, March 4 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and KARSON YIU, ABC News (LONDON) -- At least 38 protesters were killed by authorities in Myanmar on Wednesday, marking the bloodiest day since the military seized power in an apparent coup last month, according to the United Nations' special... Read More.

Myanmar protests against coup continue as military junta frees thousands of prisoners

Friday, February 12 by ABC News

By GUY DAVIES and SOHEL UDDIN, ABC News (LONDON) -- Protesters once again took to the streets of Myanmar on the country’s Union Day, which marks the birth of the republic, as the ruling military junta released over 23,000 prisoners and arrested pro-democracy... Read More.

US hits Myanmar with sanctions, aid cuts, export bans in bid to reverse military coup

Thursday, February 11 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Dozens of Myanmar health care workers sing in support of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.The U.S. is implementing its first penalties against Myanmar's military leaders after declaring their overthrow of the... Read More.

Biden authorizes sanctions on Myanmar over ‘coup’

Wednesday, February 10 by ABC News

By BEN GITTLESON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he had approved an executive order allowing the United States to sanction individuals and entities connected to the military's seizure of power in Myanmar earlier this month, which... Read More.

Myanmar coup latest: Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges, Facebook ban enforced, protests emerge

Thursday, February 4 by ABC News

By KARSON YIU, ABC News (HONG KONG) -- Days after Myanmar’s army ousted her in a brazen textbook coup, the police charged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in violation of an obscure import-export law that could send the 75-year-old Nobel laureate to... Read More.

Biden admin designates Myanmar military’s takeover a coup d’état, triggering aid freeze

Tuesday, February 2 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration has declared the military's takeover in Myanmar as a "coup d'état," according to senior State Department officials, triggering a halt of U.S. foreign aid to the country's government.The fast-unfolding... Read More.

Biden threatens sanctions, weighs ‘coup’ label for Myanmar military’s takeover

Tuesday, February 2 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The military's takeover in Myanmar has the "makings of a coup," a senior State Department official told ABC News, but the Biden administration is currently undertaking a "legal and factual analysis" before making a declaration --... Read More.

Myanmar army seizes power in apparent coup, declares state of emergency

Monday, February 1 by ABC News

By KARSON YIU, ABC News (HONG KONG) -- Myanmar’s army seized power in an apparent coup during the early morning hours Monday, detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with members of her party and declaring a state of emergency, which... Read More.

Scientists discover new monkey species in Myanmar

Thursday, November 12 by ABC News

By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of monkeys in central Myanmar with the help of a 100-year-old tissue sample.The primate, named Popa langur after the extinct volcano Mount Popa, has been... Read More.

Stories tagged with: myanmar

American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to board flight out of country

US orders some diplomats to evacuate Myanmar amid deadly crackdown on protesters

At least 149 killed in Myanmar since protests against military started: UN

Myanmar authorities kill at least 38 peaceful protesters in bloodiest day since coup

Myanmar protests against coup continue as military junta frees thousands of prisoners

US hits Myanmar with sanctions, aid cuts, export bans in bid to reverse military coup

Biden authorizes sanctions on Myanmar over ‘coup’

Myanmar coup latest: Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges, Facebook ban enforced, protests emerge

Biden admin designates Myanmar military’s takeover a coup d’état, triggering aid freeze

Biden threatens sanctions, weighs ‘coup’ label for Myanmar military’s takeover

Myanmar army seizes power in apparent coup, declares state of emergency

Scientists discover new monkey species in Myanmar

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