Myanmar citizens protest against the military coup in front of the UN office in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 22, 2021. - Reuters
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia is ready to join other Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states to assist Myanmar on its path to normalcy, said a foreign ministry s statement on Tuesday (March 9). As a friend and a member of the Asean Community, Cambodia, like all other Asean member states and community at large, is closely following the situation in Myanmar and is saddened by the ongoing escalation of violence that has caused loss of lives, the statement said.
While respecting the core principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states, Cambodia has supported the Asean chairman s statement on the developments in Myanmar issued on Feb 1, and the chair s statement on the Informal Asean Ministerial Meeting issued on March 2, to support a peaceful solution to the current crisis in Myanmar, it said.
It began with red balloons and ribbons, silent symbols of resistance to Myanmar’s military coup. Then came the subversive banging and clanging of saucepans and gongs, a traditional way to exorcise devils. As the initial shock of the 1 February putsch began to wear off, the first street demonstrations started in cities and towns across the country. Now the protests are occurring daily, huge in numbers and bravely, passionately defiant. An epic.
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Myanmar coup: West increases pressure on the country s generals
Myanmar plunged back into direct military rule on Monday when soldiers detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders.PHOTO: AFP
UpdatedFeb 4, 2021, 11:40 am
PublishedFeb 4, 2021, 9:35 am SGT
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