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NIkkei Asian Review editor-at-large, & senior fellow at Chulalongkorn University's ISIS (Thailand), former FT correspondent & President, FCCT

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@RobinsonBKK
Gwen Robinson
4 years
Myanmar's Media, Reporting Under Fire: As #MyanmarCoup crisis deepens, independent media, accurate reporting (& courage) more essential than ever. Tune in (or come) to this benefit night @FCCThai , March 11, 7pm (& streaming @FCCThai FB & YouTube)
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Gwen Robinson
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Yangon rocks today, go CDM
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Or else.... WHAT????
@UNinMyanmar
United Nations in Myanmar
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The @UN in Myanmar is horrified by the needless loss of life today with reports of dozens of people shot dead by the military across the country. The violence is completely unacceptable & must stop immediately. Those responsible must be held to account. ➡️
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Gwen Robinson
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Powerful graphic. This is what #MyanmarJunta characterizes as "crowd control" or "anti-terrorism" measures, while hundreds of murders and summary executions are "sad but unavoidable" deaths.
@TostevinM
Matthew Tostevin
4 years
Nearly 90% of people killed by Myanmar junta forces since the coup have been shot dead and more than a quarter shot in the head - raising suspicions of intentional targeting. Grim graphic by @walone4 and @AditiHBhandari that draws on @aapp_burma data. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
As Indon FM Marsudi scheduled to hold talks with Thais in Bkk - & 2 planes from Myanmar were scheduled to land in Don Muang today, perhaps talks cd happen in Bkk .. then again, rumor mill working overtime
@TostevinM
Matthew Tostevin
4 years
Indonesia's foreign minister has now cancelled her trip to Myanmar - which some critics had said would mark recognition of the junta that seized power on Feb. 1 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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Arrests and intimidation of Myanmar’s brave media continue , support #MyanmarMedia ... they are our last window on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@sittthiha9
Sitt Thiha Naing
4 years
Two journalists from the Myitkyina News Journal were abducted by Terrorists ( #Myanmar security forces) last night. The two abducted journalists are Ajax and Christopher. FREEDOM OF SPEECH #Apr15Coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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“Don’t be afraid of them.. If we are afraid we will not be able to reveal the truth…” Powerful piece by @FrontierMM .. Support #Myanmarmedia
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Myanmar lurches into the abyss: tragedy cloaks bloodstained victory for #CDM - Min Aung Hlaing ‘stiletto coup’ has failed, #MyanmarJunta cannot control the country & economy is collapsing. No way back. Our latest @NikkeiAsia :
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Gwen Robinson
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"Before we go dark..." before long we won't be able to read things like this: powerful appeal by three Myanmar women in (the excellent) Frontier Myanmar for international attention to #Myanmarcoup
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
A new horrific low in Myanmar as #MyanmarJunta incinerated an entire village on Tuesday night in Pauk, central Magway area, reducing it to ashes. Some elderly burned to death. Follows a protest march in the village on Sunday. Evokes nightmare images of Vietnam War era.
@heungburma
Heung Min Son
3 years
Pauk, June 16 Around 250 number of people's houses in Kinma village, Pauk Township were set on fire by Myanmar fascist army on June 15 evening. Kinma village have a population of 1,000 people and nearly all the houses are burned to ash. #June16Coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Another commendable international move that will hurt #MyanmarJunta : German company G&D suspends deal to supply Myanmar's bank-note printing system: Junta can always use regular paper with regular printing ink but it will take time to substitute - & deals another humiliation.
@mpeer
Mathias Peer
4 years
Following increasing pressure by activists, the German firm Giesecke & Devrient suspends its business deals with #Myanmar 's banknote printer, which is controlled by the military junta. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar @JusticeMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Statements that UK is “appalled” (again, & again, & again) are not scaring #Myanmarjunta one bit - nor giving any comfort to #CDM supporters who are taking matters into their hands. Try more action (& buy a thesaurus)
@ukinmyanmar
UK in Myanmar 🇬🇧
4 years
"The British Government is appalled by the security forces' use of deadly force against innocent people". Statement from the British Ambassador following violence in Hlaing Thar Yar and elsewhere in #Myanmar today. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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Gwen Robinson
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While Thailand’s leaders flip-flop over responses to Covid-19, Thanathorn, leader of the new Progressive Movement, has clear & meaningful proposals - and insights into ‘lockdown life’ in Bangkok, @FCCThai The Bulletin
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Creativity & humor in pushback against #Myanmarcoup are the not-so-secret weapons of a vibrant & angry CDM protest movement, superb (& visually striking) piece by @thinink
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
#Myanmarjunta hires int. firm for most laughably sinister lobbying job in the world: you can always find people to do nastiest jobs for ‘large amounts of money’ (in this case whose $ is it anyway?)
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Worth contemplating the symbolism of these poignant little Burmese Easter eggs: sacrifice & resurrection
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Tempo of international diplomacy around Myanmar stepping up, next challenge for ASEAN is to decide special envoy to liaise with #MyanmarJunta . And what did UN special envoy discuss with #MinAungHlaing ? Latest devpts in @NikkeiAsia
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
#MyanmarCoup death toll gives eery momentum to the Syria/Myanmar comparison..
@Nrg8000
Nathan Ruser
4 years
In Syria, where an intense civil war has killed over 500k people, 41 days passed between the first protester being shot dead and the 500th person being killed In Myanmar, that happened Yesterday, 42 days after the first protester shot on the streets died. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
ThIs is the kind of move that CAN hurt #MyanmarJunta , bravo to Singapore’s Coda for principled stand; but how about more SG companies, especially the banks?
@tchau01
Thompson Chau
4 years
Sg payments firm Coda says it had removed Tatmadaw-owned Mytel from its payment channels. Mytel customers can no longer pay via Coda’s services. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
CNN's credibility rests on what this reporter produces from her visit..
@RadioFreeAsia
Radio Free Asia
4 years
It took bans on five news outlets and the arrest of 53 reporters, but Myanmar’s military junta finally allowed a CNN journalist into the country to report on the aftermath of its Feb. 1 coup Wednesday. Photos: @RFABurmese /Myo Min Soe/Citizen Journalists/ @AP
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Incredible scenes at UN: #Myanmar perm rep to UN Kyaw Moe Tun is denouncing the military's coup in Myanmar, says it's unconstitutional and that @CrphMyanmar - collection of elected MPS - is legitimate. Video here: #Myanmarcoup
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
So many moving parts of #MyanmarCoup on Tuesday, from crackdown on #Myanmarmedia & military's sadistic violence against unarmed protestors to diplomatic rebellion & absurd case against #SeanTurnell . We try to draw some together @NikkeiAsia
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@RobinsonBKK
Gwen Robinson
4 years
Six policemen bashing an unarmed young man cowering on the ground is not even a ‘crackdown’ - it’s sadistic lunacy
@walone4
Wa Lone
4 years
Police have been filmed violently beating a protester in one of many social media videos documenting a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
2 years
Make or break year for Myanmar, excellent speaker lineup (inc a couple of special guests) for a discussion to mark 2nd anniversary of #MyanmarCoup , in-house & FB Live, Feb 1 in Bkk, 7pm @FCCThai - all welcome
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
In comprehensive review of Myanmar data, World Bank nearly doubles earlier estimate for economic contraction to 18% for the year to Sept 30, though others forecast worse declines. Proves that #MyanmarCoup has failed miserably on almost every front.
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
No it’s not Gaza & it’s not Israeli rockets - it’s downtown Yangon; all the while, destruction, killing & torture by #MyanmarJunta around the country is getting worse.
@dte_fact_check
အလွယ်မယုံနဲ့ - Don't Trust Easily
3 years
#May16Coup :Fire broke out in 4 Ward, Pabedan Township,Yangon around 12 pm. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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You really cannot make this stuff up, least of all the man in question, 'lobbyist' Ari Ben-Menashe. Great interview by @simondlewis . And Wikipedia entry is distastefully compelling reading:
@TostevinM
Matthew Tostevin
4 years
Myanmar's generals aim to tell the West they want to leave power, don't want to be China's puppets and seek the repatriation of the Rohingya (or 'Bengalis' as they call them), their lobbyist says incredible story by @Simondlewis #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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Even amid their struggles & anger at #Myanmarcoup , inspired protest movement finds humor.. Go, #CDM !
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Gwen Robinson
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Of all international reaction to #MyanmarCoup this hurts #MyanmarJunta the most: Defense chiefs of 12 countries inc Japan & South Korea, condemn violence angst unarmed civilians. @NikkeiAsia
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Gwen Robinson
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"Of all international condemnation of #Myanmar military since Feb. 1 coup, Sunday's statement by 12 defense chiefs esp Japan & S Korea (only Asians to join) hurt Gen Min Aung Hlaing most"; @NikkeiAsia examines dynamics behind the move & events since then
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
If anyone wonders whether #MyanmarJunta will heed ASEAN’s five-point plan including undertaking to halt violence, just read this, internal memo calls for ‘annihilation” of protestors.,great reporting by @IrrawaddyNews
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Political momentum in Thailand is on the streets but Future Forward party & leader Thanathorn led the way: join authors of new book on rise & fall of FFP Duncan McCargo & Anyarat Chattharakul, & Chris Baker & Pitch Pongsawat @FCCThai Nov 16, or watch on FB
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Gwen Robinson
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Congratulations to @Shoon_Naing & @poppymcp & entire Reuters team, inc. @TostevinM , @soezeya & @panuw for brilliant reporting, editing, visuals & great courage in focusing spotlight on #MyanmarCoup ; media coverage more crucial than ever as darkness descends. Keep the window open!
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Poppy McPherson
4 years
Huge congratulations to the indefatigable, brave & brilliant @Shoon_Naing . I’m also stepping into a new role as a special correspondent for SE Asia. I’ll still be primarily covering Myanmar, with a focus on enterprise and investigative stories about the coup & its aftermath.
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Gwen Robinson
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Further proof that #ASEAN is on another planet - or in another universe - as #MyanmarCBM wrecks financial system
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Gwen Robinson
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While unarmed civilians stand up to combat troops on the streets, they are already winning in efforts to cripple economy & deny #MyanmarJunta total control.. bravo #MyanmarCDM
@FrontierMM
Frontier Myanmar
4 years
Striking truck drivers, bureaucrats and bank workers have brought international trade through Yangon’s ports to a standstill, with exports estimated to be down as much as 90 percent since February 1. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
How #MyanmarCoup is reshaping a generation. Brilliant piece by @thinink : "Injustice is now at our door because we ignored it when it was knocking on someone else's door...."
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Rare spotlight on relatively unknown side of #MyanmarCoup : junta's hijacking of Central Bank of Myanmar & currency reserves, & detention of Australian advisor Sean Turnell & central bankers. Important piece @NikkeiAsia by @WilliamPesek
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Mass arrests in Myanmar today make complete mockery of ASEAN’s & UN’s calls for restraint: people being loaded into trucks like animals, no one knows where they’re being taken ..
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
@poppymcp Extremely unusual to see chief of any armed forces packing a pistol, maybe he’s afraid of something?
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Powerful piece by two top Thai studies experts, "right to bail" is guaranteed under Thai law, but no rights hold under lese majeste charges. No wonder Thai PM didn't want to go to Jakarta to lecture Myanmar coup leader about rights violations...
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
And while you’re at it, @FCCThai is accepting donations for Myanmar media, every bit helps: SUPPORT #MyanmarMedia now
@PravitR
Pravit Rojanaphruk
4 years
Posters & prints supporting free Myanmar available at @FCCThai . Come get one or more while supply last. #Thailand #whatshappeningthailand #SaveMyanmar #Myanmar #BurmaCoup
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Gwen Robinson
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There is no global index of savagery as far as I know but this thread on shocking (& brilliant) investigation by @RadioFreeAsia shows #MyanmarJunta troops go beyond evil. When will the world do something about atrocities happening every day in Myanmar?
@RadioFreeAsia
Radio Free Asia
2 years
Content Warning: Violence/Death/Torture “I had to cut off the head, bro” 🧵 Images obtained by RFA from the phone of a junta soldier appear to show evidence of military atrocities in Myanmar’s #Sagaing region.
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
It's not about any particular party or individual: Why the world should recognize Myanmar's National Unity Government (NOW): by Fuadi Pitsuwan and Kyaw Hsaw Hlaing
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
To get this straight - this is suspension of ‘cash distribution’ to stakeholders of ONE gas pipeline co . MGTC (which carries gas from Yadana field), of which MOGE holds 15% (Total, Chevron & PTTEP hold the rest). This is good start but small (est. $41m to MOGE in 2017/18)
@TotalEnergiesPR
TotalEnergies Press
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🇲🇲 In light of the context in #Myanmar , and following a joint proposal by @Total & @Chevron , shareholders of MGTC vote to suspend all cash distributions. Total condemns the violence and human rights abuses occurring in Myanmar.
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
For those who missed this crucial moment at UN Special session on Myanmar tonight watch this brave man, Myanmar’s ambassador to UN Kyaw Moe Tun denounce #Myanmarcoup
@lightacandleOTM
Lightacandle Tweets
4 years
Well said that man - Powerful, emotional and brave speech just now from Myanmar's Ambassador to the UN at UN Special Session on the military coup, strongly denouncing it and sending three finger salute to people in #Myanmar . Brave man - should be applauded and backed worldwide.
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Thai PM's withdrawal from ASEAN's April 24 summit complicates frantic backroom scrambles to rescue this fraught meeting; Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing says he'll only join online but has insisted #MyanmarCrisis is NOT the focus. ASEAN is having existential crisis
@lvandenassum
LaetitiavandenAssum
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Source: Prayut won't join Asean summit on Myanmar
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
a kid...
@soezeya
soe zeya tun
4 years
People attend the funeral of Chit Min Thu, who died in an anti-coup protest in North Dagon Township, in Yangon, Myanmar, March 11, 2021. REUTERS #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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Myanmar's media (including handful of foreign journalists inside): the only window left into #Myanmarcoup - international news orgs are relying on the footage & reports they are sending out. Support them in any way you can. #Myanmarpressfreedom
@cape_diamond
Cape Diamond
4 years
Late-night arrest in #Myanmar is real #police , and #military thugs dragged people out from their home without a proper arrest warrant. People scared. Journalists keep their works besides threats. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #BurmaCoup #Burma #PressFreedom
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
UN didn’t have problems recognizing Khmer Rouge-linked alliance as Cambodian govt in exile in 1979.. now it’s time to make good on expressions of “profound concern” & recognize legitimate govt of Myanmar..
@Aung_Kaung_Myat
Aung Kaung Myat
4 years
Interesting move. Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw composed of elected NLD MPs appointed Dr. Sasa to represent Myanmar at the UN. Will the UN acknowledge the representative from the elected government instead of the junta?
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Following brave denunciation of #Myanmarcoup by police major, highest ranking officer so far to speak out against coup, is there hope more will follow? “If they send me to jail, so be it...I want to tell my fellow officers to do what you believe is right,”
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@RobinsonBKK
Gwen Robinson
3 years
Inside Myanmar's urban food crisis, powerful photo essay about family life in a Yangon slum
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Gwen Robinson
1 year
Move by Singapore's UOB to restrict Myanmar accounts & intermediary role with Myanmar banks is thin end of very sharp wedge: indicates massive shift on the part of Singapore: an off-shore finance hub for #MyanmarJunta and state enterprises such as MOGE.
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Myint Thu's resignation as Myanmar's UN ambassador (bravo) should serve as inspiration for Myanmar's 'new breed' diplomats -- & there are many principled ones, reflecting ASSK's push as foreign minister to promote on merit, encourage women and sideline crusty old military men
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Beyond grotesque… Russians bestow honorary doctorate on their bestie, #MyanmarJunta chief (possibly a PhD Hon. in Coups & Ultra-violence)
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Gwen Robinson
2 years
Myanmar is becoming the land of disappearing ambassadors... @NikkeiAsia lifts the lid on steadily growing diplomatic freeze enveloping #MyanmarJunta
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Powerful portraits from deep inside Myanmar, five lives and how they've changed under #MyanmarJunta , sad, powerful & inspiring piece by @EmilyFishbein11 and @kyawhsanhlaing1
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@RobinsonBKK
Gwen Robinson
4 years
These brave journalists are our increasingly bloodstained window on #MyanmarCoup - please support #MyanmarMedia in whatever way you can ... if in BKK @FCCThai has a donation box. Details on request
@MayWongCNA
May Wong
4 years
At least 30 journalists have been arrested so far in #Myanmar since the #militarycoup Feb 1. Some have been released & 10 have been charged. The #military also revoked media licenses of 5 local agencies #JournalismIsNotACrime Journalists #NotATarget #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Another move by #MyanmarJunta to take the country back to dark ages: this Central Bank of Myanmar order last night requires banks to convert dollar deposits into local kyat currency within a day - status of corporate accounts unclear but message unmistakable: junta is desperate.
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Mindat, one of the poorest towns in Myanmar's poorest state (Chin) is being annihilated. Any male over 13 a target for arrest & torture. Behind it is #MyanmarJunta chief who assured ASEAN leaders three weeks ago he would halt violence. Proving its impotence, ASEAN still pfaffing
@rshorsey
Richard Horsey
3 years
Savage assault by Myanmar military on civilian population in Mindat town, using helicopter gunships, artillery. Many locals resisting regime since the coup, with basic hunting rifles—killing soldiers and capturing weapons. Embarrassed, military is deploying overwhelming force.
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Amid spiralling savagery by #MyanmarJunta against civilians & looming economic collapse, multimillion-dollar gem & jade auctions in Naypyitaw highlight emerging "two-track" economy, with military & elites expanding control of shadowy business sector
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Myanmar military’s occupation of public hospitals by force is a ‘violation of international law – which further undermines a health care system already embattled by the COVID-19 pandemic and coup’: Physicians for Human Rights #Myanmarcoup
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Does this remind you of a famous shot of lone protestor trying to stop tanks (‘89, Beijing)
@FreeKachin
FreeKachin
4 years
#myitkyina #CatholicChurch nun pleading police not to shoot at peaceful protestors. #Myanmarcoup #BurmaCoup
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Gwen Robinson
1 year
Powerful and impressively sourced report @nytimes about intensifying conflagration in Myanmar, & military’s growing desperation. Great graphics, satellite imagery, expert views & eyewitness accounts. Anyone who cares should read this
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Like some B-grade Hollywood war movie gone terribly wrong: Soldiers in full combat gear prepare to round up & terrorise - errr, cowering, unarmed civilians inc. grannies & children. No doubt they feel like big, brave men here but what do they tell their own kids about their work?
@cape_diamond
Cape Diamond
4 years
#HAPPENING security forces arresting people at night in many places in Yangon – opening fire and using stun grenades at this late night. People are terrified and worrying now. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #BurmaCoup #MyanmarCoup #Myanmar
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Gwen Robinson
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Perhaps first thing #ASEAN should do is abandon plan to mediate proposal for new elections in Myanmar... who in right mind would trust #MyanmarJunta to hold a 'free and fair' election, especially after they annihilate #NLD ?
@Tan_Hui_Yee
Tan Hui Yee
4 years
What's next for #ASEAN diplomacy as bloc races to set up meeting to discuss #MyanmarCoup ? "We have to accept the fact that the age of quiet diplomacy is over in the age of social media,"said Dr Noeleen Heyzer. People want Asean to be more transparent
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
On World Press Freedom Day: tribute to courageous journalists of Myanmar. Powerful story @NikkeiAsia of @MizzimaNews co-founders Thin Thin Aung (detained w/2 others) & Soe Myint; 42 Mizzima journalists in hiding in Myanmar & 34 outside, all working. BRAVO
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Exclusive: Inside views on Myanmar’s ‘other crisis’ & push by #Myanmarjunta to target NGOs & threaten banks with forced transfer of deposit accounts,
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Gwen Robinson
3 years
Very welcome pushback from @Telenor_mm on #myanmarJunta ’s efforts to tighten grip on internet access. After writing off $780m Myanmar business, maybe Telenor feels liberated
@tchau01
Thompson Chau
3 years
. @Telenor_mm warns: “a whitelisting approach on mobile data may lead to the propagation of a highly restrictive type of #internet ” that will hurt access, business & economy. It calls for #Myanmar ’s immediate full restoration of internet services. Link:
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Or else......???
@MizzimaNews
Mizzima News
4 years
The violence must cease immediately – #UN Country Team
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Curiouser & curiouser: This is about as much as the public can know about Thai royal finances at the moment, sharp report by FT's @JohnReedwrites
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Gwen Robinson
2 years
Road to international 'engagement' with #MyanmarJunta is littered with special envoys... now, @Menlu_RI has taken on the challenge of breaking through. All best to Indonesia in its role as ASEAN chair for 2023.
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Or else.... WHAT....???
@UNHumanRights
UN Human Rights
4 years
#Myanmar : @mbachelet fears the situation is heading towards a full-blown conflict. She urges States to urgently apply concerted pressure on the military to halt the commission of grave human rights violations and possible crimes against humanity. 👉
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Gwen Robinson
4 years
Having condemned #MyanmarJunta in strongest terms , it seems disingenuous at best for UK to “accept” its dismissal of Myanmar’s legitimate ambassador. @DominicRaab it’s time to sort out increasingly embarrassing foreign policy.
@CrphMyanmar
CRPH Myanmar
4 years
Press Release by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
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Gwen Robinson
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UN Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer goes to Naypyitaw today after months of negotiation with #MyanmarJunta - can she avoid a ‘weaponized’ photo opp pasted all over state propaganda rags & more important, another set of meaningless promises..
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Powerful piece on savage destruction of Myanmar’s indie media & detention of journalists: “Whether imprisoned, in hiding or leading double lives, the press in Myanmar is under no illusions: Media here will die if they keep ruling.”
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Gwen Robinson
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Both Myanmar’s perm rep to UN & UN special envoy to Myanmar denounce #Myanmarcouo & the junta This has to be a turning point in international attitudes t
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Gwen Robinson
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Incredible scenes at UN: #Myanmar perm rep to UN Kyaw Moe Tun is denouncing the military's coup in Myanmar, says it's unconstitutional and that @CrphMyanmar - collection of elected MPS - is legitimate. Video here: #Myanmarcoup
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Marking World Press Freedom Day, great interviews with brave Myanmar journalists by @RadioFreeAsia (which also deserves huge accolades for outstanding coverage of media issues in the region). Support #MyanmarMedia A must-read:
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Gwen Robinson
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Excellent on-ground report on looming civil war #MyanmarCoup
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Panu Wongcha-um
4 years
As ethnic armies unite against coup, war returns to Myanmar's borderlands
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Gwen Robinson
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How does a country that has suffered catastrophic plunge in growth amid savage war on its own people afford to spend $1bn (& more) on weapons in 2 years? Myanmar defense now at 28% of total budget. UN report reveals trail through 5 countries @NikkeiAsia
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Myanmar’s media moving into junta’s firing line as the need for coverage becomes more crucial than ever.. support brave reporters ..
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Ei Ei Toe Lwin
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Due to coverage of the violent police crackdown on anti-military coup rallies, five journalists were arrested today. As of news reports, about 15 journalists were arrested since the day of the coup. Some have been released and others remain in detention. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Perhaps it’s time for Canberra to take its objection over #MyanmarJunta ’s outrageous sentencing of Dr Sean Turnell to a higher level - start by cutting off ALL security assistance inc. Myanmar police, withdraw military attaché immediately & cease all non-essential contact: NOW
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Mazoe Ford
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Statement from Australian Foreign Minister @SenatorWong on Prof Sean Turnell's sentence @abcnews
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New phase in Myanmar’s economic implosion- currency going wobbly, though v mixed trajectory for food prices: rice price barely changed in Ygn, soaring elsewhere
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Why is Ukraine awash in Western-supplied arms & aid while Myanmar's resistance struggles alone? Among key reasons, "Ukraine has the advantage of a courageous, charismatic leader who has won respect of the international community." Erin Murphy @NikkeiAsia
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Two months after #MyanmarCoup : urban violence, conflict in ethnic areas, CRPH declaration of 'unity govt' & federal charter, rejection of 2008 constitution, #MyanmarJunta atrocities, suggest lethal new phase, UN envoy calls it "civil war" @NikkeiAsia
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Responding to popular petition, South Korean govt slaps #MyanmarJunta in face w. strong call for restoration of democracy & international engagement with NUG. Koreans had decades under (Japanese) occupation & brutal martial law. They know what it’s like
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Wake-up call for Tokyo: "Japan's policies [on Myanmar] derive from the tenuous assumption that the military regime... can continue to hold power - an assessment that belies the country's military and political reality." Sharp piece by @ZachAbuza
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Historic - key leaders of three Myanmar ethnic resistance orgs call on ASEAN to help prevent disintegration of their country at hands of #MyanmarJunta
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