About Jonathan Head
Jonathan Head is the South East Asia Correspondent for BBC News, the main newsgathering department of the BBC, and its 24-hour television news channels BBC World News and BBC News Channel, as well as the BBC's domestic television and radio channels and the BBC World Service.
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...By Jonathan Head and Derek Caiin Bangkok and SingaporeFormer Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five of 19 charges brought against her by the military...
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...By Jonathan Head, South East Asia correspondent BangkokUndeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia s ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Penh...
Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai election upstart who vows to be different
...By Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondentPita Limjaroenrat is not your typical Thai politician...
Salt Bae parody: Vietnam noodle vendor jailed for five years
...By Jonathan Head and Bui ThuBBC News in BangkokA noodle vendor in Vietnam who parodied one of the country s most powerful ministers has been jailed for five-and-a half years for anti-state propaganda...
Myanmar military airstrike: More than 100 people feared dead
...By Jonathan Head & Nicholas YongIn Bangkok and SingaporeMore than 100 people are feared to have been killed in Tuesday s airstrike by the Myanmar military, one of the deadliest so far in the civil war...
Boy who survived Thai cave rescue dies in UK
...By Jonathan Head and Kelly NgBBC NewsDuangpetch Promthep, one of the 12 boys who was rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, has died in the UK...
Myanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule
...By Jonathan Head at the Thailand-Myanmar border & Oliver Slow in LondonBBC NewsPro-democracy activists in Myanmar are holding a " silent strike" to mark two years since a military coup...
Myanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule
By Jonathan Head at The Thailand-Myanmar border & Oliver Slow in LondonBBC News
Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar are holding a " Silent Strike " to mark two years since a Military coup.
Protesters have urged The Public to remain indoors and for businesses to close for Wednesday's anniversary.
The Call came as The UK, US, Canada and Australia announced fresh sanctions against army-linked firms.
The Military has said The country is facing " unusual circumstances" - prompting fresh doubt over its pledge to hold an Election this Year .
Tayzar San, a prominent activist, said in a Facebook post that The Strike was being conducted to provide proof that The " public does not Accept . . The rigged Election " that The Military was planning.
Images showed deserted streets in major cities, including The commercial centre of Yangon.
Thinzar Shunlei Yi, another pro-democracy activist, said resistance against The Military was continuing, particularly in rural areas.
" The main message of The Silent Strike is to honour The Fallen Heroes and heroines and to reclaim The Public space as Our Own , " she told The Bbc , adding that The aim was to send a clear message that The Military " shall never rule us".
Two years after a coup which catastrophically misread The Public mood in Myanmar, The statistics tell their own, dismal story.
More Than 2,900 people have been killed during The junta's crackdown on dissent, according to monitoring group The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
One-and-a-half million people have been displaced, 40,000 homes have been burned down, eight million children are no longer in school, and 15 million people are judged by The UN to be dangerously short of food.
Much of The country is Caught Up in a brutal Civil War . Yet The Military is still refusing to negotiate with its opponents, as it promised to do in a meeting with neighbouring countries shortly after The Coup .
Instead, it has plans for an Election which would almost certainly exclude Aung San Suu Kyi, who resoundingly won The Last Election , and much of her party, The National League for Democracy.
Those loyal to her are calling on citizens to boycott any poll organised by The Military , arguing it would be illegitimate and impractical. The UN says these would be " sham elections".
The Military 's acknowledgement This Week that it had failed to normalise The Situation may force it to postpone The Election - Originally scheduled for August this Year - and extend The State of emergency, prolonging The grim stalemate in which Myanmar is trapped.
Western nations used Wednesday's anniversary to coordinate new rounds of sanctions against The Military and its supporters.
The UK targeted, Among Others , companies supplying aviation fuel to The Military , which it said were " enabling its barbaric air-raiding campaign in an attempt to maintain power".
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said The sanctions were aimed at " reducing The Military 's access to finance, fuel, arms and equipment".
He added: " The junta must be held to account for their brutal crackdown on opposition voices, terrorising air raids and brazen Human Rights violations. "
Australia announced its first sanctions against The Military , aimed at 16 individuals " responsible for egregious Human Rights abuses" as well as two major Military -controlled conglomerates, which dominate The country's economy.
Sanctions by The US targeted The Military -approved Election commission, which " The Regime has deployed to advance its plans for deeply flawed elections".
The National Unity Government - a parallel administration that leads opposition to The Military - welcomed The sanctions, calling them " significant measures" to tackle The Conflict , particularly air strikes by The Military .
It called on countries to place further " aggressive, targeted sanctions" on The Military regime and those who support and supply them.
The Military is expected to issue a statement on Wednesday that could extend a state of emergency.
Source of news: bbc.com