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A diplomatic spat that erupted after London downgraded its ambassador-designate to chargé d'affaires has seen him refused permission by the junta to return to Yangon. ....
Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing participates in the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office 3.9k By Bertil Lintner 11 May 2021 It has long been argued that sanctions against rogue regimes such as Myanmar’s military dictatorships are ineffectual and may hurt ordinary people more than those responsible for the acts that made outside powers take action against them. That would also apply for so-called “smart sanctions”, which in the case of Myanmar would mean freezing the generals’ non-existent foreign bank accounts or barring entry to Western nations they have no intention of traveling to. And any attempt to bring the generals to face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are bound to fail because China and Russia would block necessary UN Security Council resolutions f ....
Myanmar Junta Faces UK Legal Action over Claims to Ambassadorial Home in London Myanmar’s Embassy in central London last month. 1.5k By The Irrawaddy 5 May 2021 A British NGO has launched a legal case against Myanmar’s coup leaders over their claim to the ambassadorial residence and attempts to evict Myanmar’s former ambassador, who opposes the regime. U Kyaw Zwar Minn, the ex-ambassador to Myanmar, was locked out of his embassy by his deputy, U Chit Win, early last month after criticizing the regime and calling for the release of State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Since its February coup, Myanmar’s military has killed more than 760 people. ....
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Published date: 12 February 2021 10:53 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago British inaction in the face of the Rohingya slaughter shows, yet again, that atrocities against voiceless Muslims count for little or nothing in the chanceries of the West British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in London on 10 February 2021 (AFP) Within hours of last week’s Myanmar coup d’etat, the denunciations came pouring in. Britain began considering new sanctions. US president Joe Biden pledged action against the military leaders who had directed the coup, which dislodged Myanmar’s Nobel-prize-winning leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. In London, the British Foreign Office hauled in Myanmar Ambassador U Kyaw Zwar Minn, citing the need for “a peaceful return to democracy”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the “unlawful imprisonment” of Aung San Suu Kyi. ....