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The regime is using attack helicopters against civilians in the face of heavy civilian resistance, villagers say.

Norways Telenor exits Myanmar, sells stake to military-linked firm Norwegian telecom behemoth Telenor has sold off its Myanmar operations to the Lebanese investment firm M1 Group, a firm now on the Burma Campaign UKs ‘Dirty List’ in 2019 for business ties with the country’s brutal military.   |  10 July 2021 4:38 AM GMT KOLKATA: Norwegian telecom behemoth Telenor has sold off its Myanmar operations to the Lebanese investment firm M1 Group, a firm now on the Burma Campaign UKs Dirty Lis...

  Picture: Aung Htai Hlaing Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor at the presentation of its first-quarter financial results on May 4 said that the current situation in Myanmar left it with no other choice than to write off its entire investment in the country of $782 million. Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke said that the military coup had a “severe impact” on the company’s business in Myanmar and the situation was not expected to get better any time soon. “Due to the worsening of the ...

Sumitomo forecasts no profit from Myanmar telecom business in 2021/22 Toggle share menu Advertisement Sumitomo forecasts no profit from Myanmar telecom business in 2021/22 FILE PHOTO: Logos of Sumitomo Corp are seen after the companys initiation ceremony at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo 07 May 2021 01:20PM (Updated: 07 May 2021 05:00PM) Share this content Bookmark TOKYO: Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp is ...

Myanmar Making Noises for Democracy Anti-coup protesters in Yangon on Saturday. / Hein Htet / The Irrawaddy 5.0k By Mon Mon Myat 8 February 2021 I was woken early last Monday with a call from an international news agency covering the military coup in Myanmar. This news shocked me because I had miscalculated the generals’ attitude. I had thought military chief Min Aung Hlaing would not take the chance while under the threat of serious human rights violations and crimes under international la...

Myanmar military cuts Facebook access as public opposition to coup grows 2 minutes read (Update 1: Adds Egeland comments.) Yangon, Feb 4 (efe-epa).- Facebook access in Myanmar was restricted Thursday after the military junta ordered telecommunications providers to block the social network, and as public opposition to the coup grew. The move to block Facebook came after the military seized power from the elected government on Monday. “All mobile operators, international gateways and internet...

As the Myanmar military took power over the weekend following their accusations of election fraud, internet disruption affected large parts of the country. The full extent of the disruption only lasted a few hours, after which many services returned. So what was happening? How the internet

Internet connectivity drops in Myanmar after the military detains Aung San Suu Kyi and other leading politicians Access to the internet in Myanmar dropped sharply after the military detained leaders of ruling party National League for Democracy, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and declared a state of emergency. The NLD won a wide majority of parliamentary seats in November’s general election, which the military alleges was the result of election fraud. In a statement on military-owned television,...

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained

Myanmar's powerful military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, following the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday.