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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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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 Seizes Drugs, Equipment Worth $27 Million: Military
Myanmar soldiers swooped on several illicit drugs labs to seize nearly $27 million of narcotics, chemicals and equipment, military newspaper The Myawady said Monday, the biggest bust so far this year.
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China Must Surround India With Economic Zones To 'Pressure New Delhi': State Media
China must pursue economic integration with countries like Bangladesh to promote "a string of active economic development zones surrounding India", a Chinese newspaper has reported.
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Myanmar Jails 2 Journalists for Defamation
A Myanmar court has jailed two reporters for two months for defamation, a newspaper editor said today, in a case likely to raise concern about a reform programme after half a century of strict military rule.
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Myanmar Government to Sue Newspaper Over 'Insane' President Jibe
Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they would take legal action against a newspaper for an interview describing the words of the president as "absurd and insane", amid mounting international concern over backtracking on press freedoms.
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Saudi Bans Brides from Pakistan, Three Other Countries: Newspaper
Saudi men have been banned from marrying women from three Asian and one African country as the Gulf state toughens the rules restricting marriage with foreigners, a local daily said.
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Daily newspapers transform Myanmar news stands in decades
Privately owned daily newspapers hit Myanmar's streets for the first time in decades on Monday under new freedoms that represent a revolution for a media shackled under military rule.
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Myanmar to allow daily private newspapers
Myanmar has said it will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation.
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Dissident Myanmar monk to face trial: State media
A leading dissident Buddhist monk who was among hundreds of political prisoners, released last month is to face trial in Myanmar, state media said on Sunday. Gambira will have to face the charges of squatting in one monastery in Yangon and breaking into two others, which led to him being detained briefly by police earlier this month, according to t...
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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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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 Seizes Drugs, Equipment Worth $27 Million: Military
Myanmar soldiers swooped on several illicit drugs labs to seize nearly $27 million of narcotics, chemicals and equipment, military newspaper The Myawady said Monday, the biggest bust so far this year.
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China Must Surround India With Economic Zones To 'Pressure New Delhi': State Media
China must pursue economic integration with countries like Bangladesh to promote "a string of active economic development zones surrounding India", a Chinese newspaper has reported.
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Myanmar Jails 2 Journalists for Defamation
A Myanmar court has jailed two reporters for two months for defamation, a newspaper editor said today, in a case likely to raise concern about a reform programme after half a century of strict military rule.
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Myanmar Government to Sue Newspaper Over 'Insane' President Jibe
Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they would take legal action against a newspaper for an interview describing the words of the president as "absurd and insane", amid mounting international concern over backtracking on press freedoms.
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Saudi Bans Brides from Pakistan, Three Other Countries: Newspaper
Saudi men have been banned from marrying women from three Asian and one African country as the Gulf state toughens the rules restricting marriage with foreigners, a local daily said.
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Daily newspapers transform Myanmar news stands in decades
Privately owned daily newspapers hit Myanmar's streets for the first time in decades on Monday under new freedoms that represent a revolution for a media shackled under military rule.
-
Myanmar to allow daily private newspapers
Myanmar has said it will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation.
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Dissident Myanmar monk to face trial: State media
A leading dissident Buddhist monk who was among hundreds of political prisoners, released last month is to face trial in Myanmar, state media said on Sunday. Gambira will have to face the charges of squatting in one monastery in Yangon and breaking into two others, which led to him being detained briefly by police earlier this month, according to t...
