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In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

China has drawn widespread criticism on its stance to keep mum over the Myanmar military suppression of its own people, in order to protect its interest.

In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

In what some former students have dubbed a short-sighted move, London’s prestigious School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced it is terminating the post of Professor of Burmese, just when post-coup Myanmar is in the midst of crisis.

In Myanmar, even though open protests are not common any more as they were after the February 2021 military coup, the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) is still in action. A lot of state employees are no longer actively working in their positions. A small number of student activists and workers still protest, though in guerrilla style to avoid being arrested. On 24 August 2022, the military regime detained Vicky Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar, and her husband Htein Lin, a Burmese...

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Myanmar's military authorities have detained the former British ambassador to the country and her husband for alleged immigration violations.

Myanmar's military authorities have detained the former British ambassador to the country and her husband for alleged immigration violations.

Activists and opposition politicians claim the recent arrest of former British ambassador Vicky Bowman in Yangon is “hostage diplomacy” as the Myanmar junta releases details of the charges against her.