Myanmar
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
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August 27, 2021
COVID and military coup cripple Myanmar economy
Zaw Min (name changed to protect his identity) is a construction worker in his 30s from the Yangon suburb of…
Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding
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August 6, 2021
Myanmar military offers amnesty to some protesters in hiding
Aug 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling military has offered to waive charges against some protesters involved in demonstrations or strikes…
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
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August 1, 2021
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said…
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
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July 13, 2021
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
The United States on Monday repeated allegations of “genocide” against China over Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in the northwest Xinjiang region of the…
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
World
June 20, 2021
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the suffering of refugees in Myanmar and pleaded that houses of…
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
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June 19, 2021
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
June 19 (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded…
Junta troops burn Myanmar village in escalation of violence
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June 16, 2021
Junta troops burn Myanmar village in escalation of violence
BANGKOK (AP) — Government troops in Myanmar have burned most of a village in the country’s central heartland, a resident…
Ousted Myanmar leader on trial; critics say charges bogus
World
June 14, 2021
Ousted Myanmar leader on trial; critics say charges bogus
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to go on trial Monday on charges that…
Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup
World
May 30, 2021
Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup
Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital…
Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear
World
May 22, 2021
Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear
Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear…