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September 8, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk In a seven-minute social media broadcast, President Duwa Lashi La has declared it is time to stop the military regime’s ongoing torture, detention, jailing and murder of civilians opposed to the military coup seven months ago. And he added that it is vital to halt the regime’s dismantling of the country’s ... <a title="Burma’s National Unity Government ‘declares war’ on military regime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/08/burmas-national-unity-government-declares-war-on-military-regime/" aria-label="Read more about Burma’s National Unity Government ‘declares war’ on military regime">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Phil Thornton As chaos flows in Burma, journalists are being forced to hide in plain sight by the Burmese military, writes senior journalist and Myanmar expert Phil Thornton. Journalists in Myanmar are being hunted and arrested by the country’s military for trying to do their job. Independent media outlets have been raided, licences ... <a title="Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/08/myanmar-if-independent-media-dies-democracy-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
By Ryan Aditya in Jakarta Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti has condemned the invitation to Myanmar coup leader General Min Aung Hlaing to attend the ASEAN ministerial conference in Jakarta at the weekend as revealing Indonesia’s true colours — that it is accepting of human rights violators. “Min ... <a title="Indonesia slammed for inviting Myanmar coup leader to ASEAN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/indonesia-slammed-for-inviting-myanmar-coup-leader-to-asean/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia slammed for inviting Myanmar coup leader to ASEAN">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2021
A View from Afar: Political scientist and former Pentagon analysis Paul G. Buchanan and investigative journalist Selwyn Manning and debate security, intelligence, and foreign policy trends and issues. This week’s episode: Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning discuss this week’s revelations by Paula Penfold and the Stuff Circuit team that a New Zealand tech company ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/17/coming-up-live-buchanan-manning-ethical-trade-and-china-myanmars-descent-into-military-rule/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne Both coverage in the Asian press and statements by neighbouring Asian governments reported in the media on the grabbing of exclusive power by the military in Myanmar reflects the traditional Asian adage that democracy should go hand in hand with economic and political stability. Thus, sanctions and external funding of protest ... <a title="Myanmar coup: Asian response echoes ‘democracy comes with stability’ adage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/06/myanmar-coup-asian-response-echoes-democracy-comes-with-stability-adage/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar coup: Asian response echoes ‘democracy comes with stability’ adage">Read more</a>