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Myanmar Junta Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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Myanmar Junta Ends Emergency Rule, Sets Stage For December Election
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power.
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US Lifts Sanctions On Myanmar Junta Allies After Letter Of Praise To Trump
The United States has lifted sanctions on several allies of Myanmar's ruling general and their military-linked firms, a US Treasury notice shows, after the junta chief sent a glowing letter of praise to President Donald Trump.
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Myanmar To Hold Elections In December-January: Junta Chief
Myanmar's junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Stampede Kills At Least 56 People At Guinea Football Match
A stampede at a football match dedicated to Guinea's junta chief killed at least 56 people, the government said on Monday.
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UN Chief Condems Myanmar Military's Deadly Attack On Rohingya Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state.
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"Myanmar Nationals Who Entered India Illegally Deported Today": Manipur Chief Minister
The Manipur government on Friday began deporting Myanmar nationals who had fled a recent surge in fighting between the ruling junta and pro-democracy insurgents in the border region, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Will Do "Whatever It Takes" To Crush Opposition, Says Myanmar Junta Chief
Myanmar's military will do "whatever it takes" to crush opposition to its rule, its top general said on Wednesday, after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed elections.
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma Meets Amit Shah Amid Refugee Crisis, Border-Fencing Plan
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has been assured by Home Minister Amit Shah that no refugee will be sent back to Myanmar until normalcy returns to the neighbouring country where the junta is fighting pro-democratic insurgents, sources have said.
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China Urges Myanmar To "Cooperate" In Maintaining Border Stability
A senior Chinese diplomat has urged Myanmar to "cooperate" in maintaining stability on their shared border, Beijing said today, after armed groups fighting the junta seized a strategic trading outpost.
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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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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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Open To Negotiate With Aung San Suu Kyi, Says Myanmar's Military Chief
Myanmar's military chief said Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
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Myanmar Junta Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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Myanmar Junta Ends Emergency Rule, Sets Stage For December Election
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power.
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US Lifts Sanctions On Myanmar Junta Allies After Letter Of Praise To Trump
The United States has lifted sanctions on several allies of Myanmar's ruling general and their military-linked firms, a US Treasury notice shows, after the junta chief sent a glowing letter of praise to President Donald Trump.
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Myanmar To Hold Elections In December-January: Junta Chief
Myanmar's junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Stampede Kills At Least 56 People At Guinea Football Match
A stampede at a football match dedicated to Guinea's junta chief killed at least 56 people, the government said on Monday.
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UN Chief Condems Myanmar Military's Deadly Attack On Rohingya Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state.
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"Myanmar Nationals Who Entered India Illegally Deported Today": Manipur Chief Minister
The Manipur government on Friday began deporting Myanmar nationals who had fled a recent surge in fighting between the ruling junta and pro-democracy insurgents in the border region, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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Will Do "Whatever It Takes" To Crush Opposition, Says Myanmar Junta Chief
Myanmar's military will do "whatever it takes" to crush opposition to its rule, its top general said on Wednesday, after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed elections.
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma Meets Amit Shah Amid Refugee Crisis, Border-Fencing Plan
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has been assured by Home Minister Amit Shah that no refugee will be sent back to Myanmar until normalcy returns to the neighbouring country where the junta is fighting pro-democratic insurgents, sources have said.
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China Urges Myanmar To "Cooperate" In Maintaining Border Stability
A senior Chinese diplomat has urged Myanmar to "cooperate" in maintaining stability on their shared border, Beijing said today, after armed groups fighting the junta seized a strategic trading outpost.
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Niger Military Junta Leaders Urged To Restore Order Before Deadline
West African defence chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline.
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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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Open To Negotiate With Aung San Suu Kyi, Says Myanmar's Military Chief
Myanmar's military chief said Friday the junta is open to negotiations with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the crisis sparked by its coup after her trials in a junta-run court have concluded.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's 4-Year Jail Term Halved
Myanmar's junta chief reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after initially doling out four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules.
