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Last modified on Tue 13 Apr 2021 13.10 EDT Myanmar’s ousted ambassador to the UK has said that friends and relatives at home have been forced into hiding after the country’s military regime removed him from office for declaring his loyalty to the deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In his first major interview after he was unceremoniously locked out of the embassy by his deputy last week, Kyaw Zwar Minn said he no longer felt safe at his north London residence and had contacted the police after members of his former staff delivered a letter ordering him to move out by Thursday...

Ousted Myanmar ambassador says his relatives fear reprisals Archie Bland Myanmar’s ousted ambassador to the UK has said that friends and relatives at home have been forced into hiding after the country’s military regime removed him from office for declaring his loyalty to the deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In his first major interview after he was unceremoniously locked out of the embassy by his deputy last week, Kyaw Zwar Minn said he no longer felt safe at his north London residence and had contacted the police after members of his former staff delivered a let...

4 Min Read MAE SARIANG, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes in Myanmar, but a local official said it was government policy for the army to block them at the border and deny access to outside aid groups. Thousands of people fled Myanmar over the weekend after fighter jets attacked villages near the border held by a force from the Karen ethnic group that had attacked a military post in the wake of a Feb. 1 coup by Myanmar’s army. Mark Farmaner, head of Burma Campaign UK, told Reuters that thousands of people had...

There may be worse to come after lacklustre international response to February's coup

Why is Facebook banning Myanmar military pages? Why is Facebook banning Myanmar military pages? The ban includes the air force, the navy, the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Border Affairs, Facebook Policy Communications Manager Amy Sawitta Lefevre said. The move will deprive the military of its largest communication platform. advertisement Anti-coup protesters shout slogans in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo) Facebook announced Thursday that it is removing all remaining Myanmar military and military-controlled pages from its site and from...