UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
BANGKOK: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will "fuel greater violence", a… Read More
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Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election criteria
Myanmar's ruling junta on Friday announced tough requirements for parties to contest an election this… Read More
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Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule
Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in… Read More
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Myanmar opium farming booming after coup: UN
BANGKOK: Opium poppy production in Myanmar ramped up dramatically following the 2021 military coup, the… Read More
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Norway fund drops China, India firms over Myanmar weapons
OSLO: Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, has excluded two companies from China and… Read More
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Myanmar junta chief family assets found in Thai drug raid
Thai officials found assets belonging to adult children of Myanmar's junta leader during a raid… Read More
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Myanmar court finds Suu Kyi guilty on 5 counts of corruption
A court in army-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty on Friday… Read More
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Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years: source
NAYPYIDAW: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi… Read More
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Eleven schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF
YANGON: At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar… Read More
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Mortar fired from Myanmar kills Rohingya in Bangladesh
An 18-year-old Rohingya man was killed and at least six more people injured Friday when… Read More
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EU condemns jail, hard labour sentence for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
BRUSSELS: The European Union condemned on Sunday the sentencing of Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung… Read More
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets jail with hard labour for election fraud
Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on… Read More
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Rare white elephant born in Myanmar: state media
The rare white elephant was bornin western Rakhine state and weighs about 80 kilograms. Read More
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Myanmar military condemned for execution of 4 democracy activists
Myanmar's ruling military has executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out "terror… Read More
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Myanmar democracy activists’ death sentences upheld
YANGON: Myanmar's military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against… Read More
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Telenor completes business sale
Telenor will receive payments for the sale of its Myanmar operations over the next five… Read More
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Telenor says sale of unit gets final approval
Myanmar's junta has given the final approval for the sale of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor's… Read More
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One year after Myanmar coup, sanctions and new charges
WASHINGTON: The United States, Britain and Canada unveiled coordinated sanctions on Myanmar officials Monday as… Read More
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Total and Chevron to leave Myanmar over ‘deteriorating human rights’
Energy giants Total and Chevron said Friday they would leave Myanmar following pressure from human… Read More
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces six years in jail
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to… Read More
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