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Facebook announced it is removing all remaining Myanmar military and military-controlled pages from its site and from Instagram, which it also owns.

Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Continuation of the disengagement process between the Indian and Chinese troops so far is a “positive sign of easing tensions”, even though the incident has left a “great negative impact” on bilateral ties, experts on China and international affairs have told ThePrint. The experts don’t see fresh tensions emerging in the near future, and say both New Delhi and Beijing should now look for a “long-term solution” to avoid such incidents in the future, as global geopolitics is rapidly changing, impacting Asia’s relationship with the world. “It must b...

(MENAFN - Asia Times) After the Myanmar military, or Tatmadaw, launched a coup d'état on February 1, many democratic countries responded with condemnations of the Tatmadaw leaders. Later, they united with Myanmar's people by strongly urging the regime to relinquish its forceful rule, unconditionally release all detainees, and transfer power back to the elected civilian government led by the National League for Democracy (NLD). The United States, for example, imposed targeted sanctions on the top military brass. The international community continues to pressure the Tatmadaw to comply with...

Myanmar lays bare challenges of army-led democratisation Darin Self The coup follows 12 years of a form of constrained, or bounded, democracy. The Myanmar military (the Tatmadaw) dealt a significant blow to the prospects of democracy in the country when it staged a coup in the early morning of February 1. Just hours before a new parliament was to begin, the military detained dozens of leaders and activists from Myanmar’s largest political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The coup follows 12 years of a form of constrained, or bounded, democracy. In these 12 years, the NLD has ...

Myanmar Lays Bare Challenges of Military-Led Democratization Format The Myanmar military (the Tatmadaw) dealt a significant blow to the prospects of democracy in the country when it staged a coup in the early morning of February 1. Just hours before a new parliament was to begin, the military detained dozens of leaders and activists from Myanmar’s largest political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The coup follows 12 years of a form of constrained, or bounded, democracy. In these 12 years, the NLD has dominated elections, but its relationship with the military has deteriorate...