17 embassies call for Myanmar journalists’ release, press freedom

LATINA MEDIA

Online News Editor

May 3, 2021

Bangkok, May 3 (EFE).- The embassies of the United States, the European Union and 15 other countries in Myanmar demanded Monday the restitution of press freedom in the country and the immediate release of journalists arrested since the military coup in early February.

“We call for the immediate release of all media workers, the establishment of freedom of information and communication and for the end of Internet restrictions in Myanmar,” the diplomatic missions said a statement, which was also signed by the embassies of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.

UN, embassies fret over Myanmar coup talk

Bangkok Post 

AFP
29 Jan 2021

Supreme Court postpones decision on military-linked party's claim of electoral fraud

Myanmar is just a decade out of nearly 50 years of military rule. (AFP Photo)  

YANGON: More than a dozen embassies, including the US and EU delegations, on Friday urged Myanmar to “adhere to democratic norms”, joining the United Nations in a chorus of international concern about a possible military coup.

Political tensions eased slightly on Friday when the Supreme Court postponed considering allegations of electoral misconduct by President Win Myint and election commission chairman Hla Thein.

 
The submissions filed by the military-linked Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) would be “reserved for judgement", the court said.

Myanmar: US-China Embassies Get Into A War Of Words Over South China Sea, Hong Kong

REPUBLICWORLD.COM
Zaini Majeed
20th July, 2020


In an online war of words, the Chinese embassy lashed out at the United States and accused it of "selfish, hypocritical, contemptible" motives.

On July 19, China's embassy in Myanmar accused the United States of “outrageously smearing" the nation and “driving a wedge” in its relations with other Southeast Asian countries over the South China Sea and Hong Kong.

In an online war of words, the Chinese embassy lashed out at the United States and accused it of "selfish, hypocritical, contemptible" motives. The Chinese side also accused US agencies abroad of doing "disgusting things" to contain China's authority. 

US, Chinese embassies in Myanmar exchange barbs

TAIPEI TIMES
Reuters
Mon, Jul 20, 2020

REGIONAL RIVALRY: The US embassy said Beijing was trying to undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors, while the Chinese said the US statement was sour grapes

The Chinese embassy in Myanmar yesterday accused the US of “outrageously smearing” the China and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the contested South China Sea and Hong Kong, as tensions mount between the superpowers.