Niger’s military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler, firing some of the previous government’s key ambassadors and warning citizens of the West African nation to watch for foreign armies and spies. A regional delegation’s efforts at negotiation quickly deadlocked. The junta’s announcement on […]
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday dismissed Japanese drinks giant Kirin’s decision to exit the country following a coup last year, saying it would be « easy to substitute. » « We have no comment… regarding their company internal affairs, » the junta’s information team said in a statement. « The withdrawal of beer business is […]
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta said on Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s Union Day. According to a « pardon order in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee Union Day », which falls every February 12, 814 prisoners will be released, the statement by junta chief […]
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta authorities have slapped more corruption charges on Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, adding to an eclectic charge sheet that could see the Nobel laureate jailed for more than a decade. A mass uprising in Myanmar against the military’s February coup has been met with […]
