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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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No Bidders For Auction Of Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar Home: Report
No bidders showed up on Wednesday at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for which the starting price had been set at around $90 million, a witness and local media reported.
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Myanmar Plans Mandatory Military Service For Young People In April: Report
Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited a junta spokesman as saying, as the army struggles to crush an anti-junta
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Myanmar Junta Enforces Mandatory Military Service For Young People: Report
Myanmar's junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country.
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Myanmar Rebels, Battling Junta, Seek To Control Border With India: Report
Anti-junta fighters in Myanmar's Chin state are trying to gain control of part of the porous border with India, after taking over two military outposts on the mountainous frontier, a rebel commander said, part of a wider offensive against the junta.
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India Plans Electricity Diplomacy To Check China In Southeast Asia: Report
India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand, five sources briefed on the matter said, as New Delhi looks to use its growing renewables capacity to boost regional diplomatic engagement.
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3 Buddhist Monks Among 22 Shot Dead At Myanmar Monastery
At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor's postmortem report, in what opponents of military
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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8 Killed After Parcel Bombs Explode Inside Myanmar's Biggest Jail: Report
Bombs inside parcels exploded at Myanmar's biggest jail on Wednesday prompting soldiers to return fire in a confrontation in which at least eight people were killed, state media and a witness said.
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Japanese Journalist, Held In Myanmar, Gets 3 More Years In Prison: Report
A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar: Report
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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6 Children Killed After Myanmar Army Helicopters Fire On School: Report
At least six children were killed and 17 wounded when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said on Monday.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Found Guilty Of Electoral Fraud, Jailed For 3 Years: Report
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
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Britain's Ex Envoy, Her Husband Detained In Myanmar: Report
Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain's former ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation.
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
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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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No Bidders For Auction Of Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar Home: Report
No bidders showed up on Wednesday at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for which the starting price had been set at around $90 million, a witness and local media reported.
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Myanmar Plans Mandatory Military Service For Young People In April: Report
Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited a junta spokesman as saying, as the army struggles to crush an anti-junta
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Myanmar Junta Enforces Mandatory Military Service For Young People: Report
Myanmar's junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country.
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Myanmar Rebels, Battling Junta, Seek To Control Border With India: Report
Anti-junta fighters in Myanmar's Chin state are trying to gain control of part of the porous border with India, after taking over two military outposts on the mountainous frontier, a rebel commander said, part of a wider offensive against the junta.
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India Plans Electricity Diplomacy To Check China In Southeast Asia: Report
India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand, five sources briefed on the matter said, as New Delhi looks to use its growing renewables capacity to boost regional diplomatic engagement.
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3 Buddhist Monks Among 22 Shot Dead At Myanmar Monastery
At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor's postmortem report, in what opponents of military
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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8 Killed After Parcel Bombs Explode Inside Myanmar's Biggest Jail: Report
Bombs inside parcels exploded at Myanmar's biggest jail on Wednesday prompting soldiers to return fire in a confrontation in which at least eight people were killed, state media and a witness said.
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Japanese Journalist, Held In Myanmar, Gets 3 More Years In Prison: Report
A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.
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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar: Report
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
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6 Children Killed After Myanmar Army Helicopters Fire On School: Report
At least six children were killed and 17 wounded when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said on Monday.
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Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi Found Guilty Of Electoral Fraud, Jailed For 3 Years: Report
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
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Britain's Ex Envoy, Her Husband Detained In Myanmar: Report
Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain's former ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation.
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Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Releases First Human Rights Report for 2020, 2021
Facebook-owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar. The report covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021.
