Published by Al-Araby A year after Myanmar’s elected government was ousted in a military coup, the anniversary on Tuesday has been marked with a silent strike, fresh sanctions, and grim warnings about the country’s trajectory. Here is a selection of comments and reactions from around the world: “We are still living in a dark era… We have to think how we can struggle on through our daily lives under this military dictatorship rather than about our goals, our dreams in the future.” Yangon market-goer Htoo Aung — using a pseudonym for fear of reprisal. “Over 14 million people are in

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as the junta leveled fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi — one year after ousting her in a coup. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the February 1 coup last year that triggered mass protests and a crackdown on dissent with more than 1,500 civilians killed, according to a local monitoring group. The military junta has now charged her with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said, on top of previous charges, including violating the country’s official

Published by TDPel Media The Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations impose on listed persons a prohibition on any transaction (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of these listed persons or providing financial or related services to them. The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations. The names of the individuals added to the schedule of these regulations are the following: Dr. Thida Oo, Union Minister for Legal Affairs and Attorney-General of the UnionHtun Htun Oo, Chief Justice of Myanmar (…

Published by The Moderate Voice Have the benefits of medicine been overhyped in the West?Kilito Chan/Moment via Getty Images Pierce Salguero, Penn State Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search I conducted in January 2022 for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits. The practice is now routinely offered in workplaces, schools, psychologists’ offices and hospitals all across the country. Most of the public enthusiasm for mindfulness stems from the reputation it has for reducing stress. But scholars and researchers who work on mindfulness, and the Buddhist tradition itself, paint a more …

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States hit three top Myanmar justice officials with sanctions Monday on the one-year anniversary of a military coup that Washington says stifled democracy and the rule of law. The US Treasury placed sanctions on Attorney General Thida Oo, Supreme Court Chief Justice Tun Tun Oo and Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Tin Oo, whom it said were closely involved in the “politically motivated” prosecution of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The United States also imposed sanctions against several business leaders and companies accused of providing financial support …

Published by DPA A Myanmar court added electoral fraud to the charges already facing ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint on Monday, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the coup that toppled them. The verdicts are expected in about six months, people familiar with the case said on Monday. Numerous cases are already pending against both politicians. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate, has already been under house arrest for a total of 15 years throughout her life. After becoming the de facto head of government in 2016, Suu Kyi was initially very popular with