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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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Over 250 Kg Explosives Found In Manipur's Border Town Near Myanmar
Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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Myanmar Junta Cancels Results Of 2020 Election Won By Suu Kyi's Party
Myanmar's junta on Monday cancelled the results of 2020 polls won by Aung San Suu Kyi's party, announcing they were not "free and fair" almost six months after deposing the Nobel laureate in a coup.
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"Fight Back As Long As I Can": UN Envoy Fired By Myanmar Junta
Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar's Military Must Relinquish Power, Restore Democratically Elected Government: US
Myanmar's military junta must relinquish power and restore the democratically-elected government, the US has said, asserting that it stands with the people and supports their aspirations in reinstating a civilian-led government in the country.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Internet Shut Down In Myanmar As Thousands Protest Military Coup
Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Coup: Twitter, Instagram Banned After Facebook and WhatsApp as Protests Spread
Twitter and Instagram have been banned in Myanmar days after Facebook and WhatsApp were blocked nationwide as protests against the coup by Myanmar’s Junta continue to spread.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Blocked by Myanmar Junta as Opposition to Coup Grows
Myanmar's junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Car Horns, Striking Pans Heard In Protest To Military Coup In Myanmar
The sound of vehicle horns and pans being struck were heard around Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Tuesday in protest at a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, Reuters witnesses said.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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Over 250 Kg Explosives Found In Manipur's Border Town Near Myanmar
Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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Myanmar Junta Cancels Results Of 2020 Election Won By Suu Kyi's Party
Myanmar's junta on Monday cancelled the results of 2020 polls won by Aung San Suu Kyi's party, announcing they were not "free and fair" almost six months after deposing the Nobel laureate in a coup.
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"Fight Back As Long As I Can": UN Envoy Fired By Myanmar Junta
Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar's Military Must Relinquish Power, Restore Democratically Elected Government: US
Myanmar's military junta must relinquish power and restore the democratically-elected government, the US has said, asserting that it stands with the people and supports their aspirations in reinstating a civilian-led government in the country.
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Myanmar Coup: Internet Access Said to Be Partially Restored in Country Following Blackout
Internet access was partially restored in Myanmar on Sunday, Netblocks reported, as a nationwide web blockade failed to curb public outrage and protests against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Internet Shut Down In Myanmar As Thousands Protest Military Coup
Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Coup: Twitter, Instagram Banned After Facebook and WhatsApp as Protests Spread
Twitter and Instagram have been banned in Myanmar days after Facebook and WhatsApp were blocked nationwide as protests against the coup by Myanmar’s Junta continue to spread.
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Facebook, WhatsApp Blocked by Myanmar Junta as Opposition to Coup Grows
Myanmar's junta blocked Facebook in the name of ensuring stability and activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Car Horns, Striking Pans Heard In Protest To Military Coup In Myanmar
The sound of vehicle horns and pans being struck were heard around Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Tuesday in protest at a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, Reuters witnesses said.
