Hundreds of Myanmar police and hired thugs charged at students protesting a new education law on Tuesday, pummeling them with batons and then dragging them into trucks, ending a weeklong standoff. Witnesses said many of the demonstrators suffered injuries, some to the head. Police also chased after journalists, scattering them.[…]
Myanmar kicked off Wednesday its biggest gathering of world leaders since shedding junta rule but concerns over the pace of democratic reforms are expected to surface at the two-day event featuring US President Barack Obama. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summits, held in the remote[…]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged further economic support for Myanmar if it holds fair elections next year and does more to protect ethnic minorities. After talks with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein in Berlin on Wednesday, Merkel said that Germany was ready to boost investment and development aid but would[…]
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