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Myanmar Military Says Historic Railway Bridge "Bombed, Destroyed" By Armed Groups
Myanmar's ruling military junta said on Sunday a colonial-era bridge that was once the world's highest railway trestle had been "bombed and destroyed" by anti-coup armed groups.
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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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Myanmar Military Chief Asks US To Cut 40% Tariff Rate, Offers Trade Concessions
Myanmar's ruling military general has asked US President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the US and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed, state media reported on Friday.
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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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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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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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Myanmar's Military Junta Faces Biggest Threat To Its Power Since 2021 Coup: Report
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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More Myanmar Troops Enter Mizoram As Rebels Step Up Assault Against Junta
At least 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered Mizoram on Thursday fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the border, a police official said, as rebels step up their assaults against the ruling junta.
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At Least 50 Killed In Myanmar As Military Attacks Rebel Gathering: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.
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India Deeply Concerned Over 4 Pro-Democracy Activists' Execution In Myanmar
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military government and asserted that the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld in the country.
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US Rules Myanmar Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingyas: Official
The United States has determined that the violence committed by the military in Myanmar against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a US official told AFP Sunday.
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Hundreds Of Myanmar Parents Publicly Disown Children Who Oppose Junta
Every day for the last three months, an average of 6-7 families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling junta.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP.
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US Journalist Detained By Myanmar Junta Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison
A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer said.
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Myanmar Military Says Historic Railway Bridge "Bombed, Destroyed" By Armed Groups
Myanmar's ruling military junta said on Sunday a colonial-era bridge that was once the world's highest railway trestle had been "bombed and destroyed" by anti-coup armed groups.
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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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Myanmar Military Chief Asks US To Cut 40% Tariff Rate, Offers Trade Concessions
Myanmar's ruling military general has asked US President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the US and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed, state media reported on Friday.
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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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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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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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Myanmar's Military Junta Faces Biggest Threat To Its Power Since 2021 Coup: Report
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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More Myanmar Troops Enter Mizoram As Rebels Step Up Assault Against Junta
At least 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered Mizoram on Thursday fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the border, a police official said, as rebels step up their assaults against the ruling junta.
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At Least 50 Killed In Myanmar As Military Attacks Rebel Gathering: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.
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India Deeply Concerned Over 4 Pro-Democracy Activists' Execution In Myanmar
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military government and asserted that the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld in the country.
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US Rules Myanmar Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingyas: Official
The United States has determined that the violence committed by the military in Myanmar against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, a US official told AFP Sunday.
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Hundreds Of Myanmar Parents Publicly Disown Children Who Oppose Junta
Every day for the last three months, an average of 6-7 families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling junta.
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Myanmar's Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For Four Years In Trial
A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP.
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US Journalist Detained By Myanmar Junta Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison
A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer said.
