World Feb 01 One year after Myanmar’s military coup, a countrywide ‘silent strike’ empties streets By Grant Peck, Associated Press
World Apr 01 Myanmar still mired in violence 2 months after military coup Protests were held Thursday is several cities, including Yangon. Security forces have been unable to crush the massive public resistance to the Feb. 1 coup despite their use of escalating violence, including routinely shooting protesters. By Associated Press
World Mar 07 Myanmar crisis heightens with police raids and strike call Tension was high Sunday in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, where for a second night running gunshots from heavy weapons rang out randomly in the streets of several neighborhoods after the start of an 8 p.m. curfew. The sounds of… By Associated Press
World Feb 27 Myanmar police deploy early to crank up pressure on protests Security forces in some areas appeared to become more aggressive in using force and making arrests, utilizing more plainclothes officers than had previously revealed themselves. Photos posted on social media showed that residents of at least two cities, Yangon and… By Associated Press
World Feb 21 Watch 4:39 Blocking roads and banging pots, Myanmar protests continue despite military crackdown Hundreds of protesters held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, for those killed in the protests over the last 21 days. Across the nation, pro-democracy demonstrators continued to oppose the military coup, holding photographs of jailed… By PBS NewsHour
Apr 15 Watch Will development overshadow Myanmar’s rich cultural history? By PBS NewsHour There is no urban landscape like Yangon in the world. Largely isolated from the rest of the world for decades, Myanmar's capital city has been frozen in time, filled with temples and grand buildings from the colonial era. But as… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Myanmar’s Government Slowly Opens to Foreign Aid Weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated portions of Myanmar, its reclusive government has slowly allowed small numbers of foreign aid workers to enter the country. U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes updates the humanitarian situation. Continue watching
May 13 Watch Aid Organizations Face Continuing Hurdles in Myanmar France, Britain and Germany called for humanitarian aid to continue to flow to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar despite sporadic government resistance. Andrew Kirkwood, country director for Save the Children in Myanmar, describes the challenges aid groups are facing. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Myanmar’s Rulers Hold Tight to Power Amid Cyclone Crisis In the aftermath of last week's destructive cyclone, the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar has thrown a spotlight on the military junta governing the country. A former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar and professor born in the country examine the country's government… Continue watching
May 11 More Aid Enters Myanmar; Referendum Vote Held By PBS NewsHour Food and water began reaching more of Myanmar's cyclone victims Sunday, but the government made no indication that it would allow foreign aid workers into the country to distribute the goods. Continue reading