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"India Supports Return Of Democracy In Myanmar": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday told his Myanmarese counterpart U Than Shwe that India supports the return of democracy in Myanmar even as he strongly pressed for the early return of Indians "unlawfully" detained by gangs involved
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Aung San Suu Kyi Moved From Prison To House Arrest: "Very Hot Weather"
Jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military official said Wednesday, as the junta announced a heatwave had prompted measures to protect inmates.
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Aung Suu Kyi's House Arrest Site Up For Auction By Court, Bid Starts At...
A court in military-run Myanmar has put up for auction the villa where ex-leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest, and set starting bids at 315 billion kyats ($90 million), a source said on Thursday.
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Aung Suu Kyi's Party Says Myanmar Junta Depriving Her Of Medical Care
In recent days, local media have reported the Nobel laureate, 78, was suffering dizzy spells, vomiting and unable to eat because of a tooth infection.
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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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Aung Suu Kyi's Lawyers To Make Final Arguments In Myanmar Junta Trial
A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, after the UN Security Council called for her release.
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"Get Democracy Back On Track Immediately": UN Chief Urges Myanmar Junta
After meeting ASEAN leaders, Guterres said it was vital that a peace plan agreed with the junta -- but so far not enforced -- came into effect. "The situation in Myanmar is an unending nightmare for the people," he said.
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Myanmar's Military Executes 4 Democracy Activists For "Terror Acts"
Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media reported on Monday.
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Myanmar Junta To Carry Out First Judicial Executions In Decades
Myanmar's junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country's first judicial executions since 1990.
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India, Japan Urge Myanmar To End Violence, Return To Democracy
Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar, India and Japan called for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar and a return to the path of democracy.
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"Immediate" End To Violence: UN Urges Myanmar To Return To Democracy
The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Emphasises Interest In Seeing Myanmar Return To Democracy Soon
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has emphasised India's interest in seeing Myanmar's return to democracy at earliest as he called on the Chairman, State Administrative Council and other senior representatives in the country.
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Biden Vows To Stand With Southeast Asia In Defending Freedom Of Seas, Democracy
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States would stand with Southeast Asian allies in defending freedom of the seas, democracy and human rights and backed efforts to hold the Myanmar junta accountable to its commitments to peace.
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"India Supports Return Of Democracy In Myanmar": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday told his Myanmarese counterpart U Than Shwe that India supports the return of democracy in Myanmar even as he strongly pressed for the early return of Indians "unlawfully" detained by gangs involved
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Aung San Suu Kyi Moved From Prison To House Arrest: "Very Hot Weather"
Jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military official said Wednesday, as the junta announced a heatwave had prompted measures to protect inmates.
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Aung Suu Kyi's House Arrest Site Up For Auction By Court, Bid Starts At...
A court in military-run Myanmar has put up for auction the villa where ex-leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest, and set starting bids at 315 billion kyats ($90 million), a source said on Thursday.
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Aung Suu Kyi's Party Says Myanmar Junta Depriving Her Of Medical Care
In recent days, local media have reported the Nobel laureate, 78, was suffering dizzy spells, vomiting and unable to eat because of a tooth infection.
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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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Aung Suu Kyi's Lawyers To Make Final Arguments In Myanmar Junta Trial
A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, after the UN Security Council called for her release.
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"Get Democracy Back On Track Immediately": UN Chief Urges Myanmar Junta
After meeting ASEAN leaders, Guterres said it was vital that a peace plan agreed with the junta -- but so far not enforced -- came into effect. "The situation in Myanmar is an unending nightmare for the people," he said.
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Myanmar's Military Executes 4 Democracy Activists For "Terror Acts"
Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts", state media reported on Monday.
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Myanmar Junta To Carry Out First Judicial Executions In Decades
Myanmar's junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country's first judicial executions since 1990.
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India, Japan Urge Myanmar To End Violence, Return To Democracy
Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar, India and Japan called for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar and a return to the path of democracy.
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"Immediate" End To Violence: UN Urges Myanmar To Return To Democracy
The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.
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'Democracy Champion' Aung Suu Kyi's Bleak Detention And Myanmar's Future
After years on the front lines of Myanmar's battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in detention.
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India Emphasises Interest In Seeing Myanmar Return To Democracy Soon
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has emphasised India's interest in seeing Myanmar's return to democracy at earliest as he called on the Chairman, State Administrative Council and other senior representatives in the country.
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Biden Vows To Stand With Southeast Asia In Defending Freedom Of Seas, Democracy
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States would stand with Southeast Asian allies in defending freedom of the seas, democracy and human rights and backed efforts to hold the Myanmar junta accountable to its commitments to peace.
