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Myanmar Cop Fled To India After Refusing "Shoot Till They Are Dead" Order
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on February 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.
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Myanmar Asks India To Handover 8 Cops Who Fled Across Border
Myanmar has requested the administration in Mizoram to send back eight policemen, who have apparently crossed over to the northeastern state to take refuge, following last month's military coup in the neighbouring country, an official here said.
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India Steps Up Border Patrols To Stop Arrivals From Myanmar
Security forces stepped up patrols on the border with Myanmar on Friday to stop refugees entering after some police officers crossed over to escape taking orders from the military junta there, officials said.
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6 Myanmar Cops Take Refuge In Mizoram Fleeing Military's Orders
At least six Myanmar police officers and two citizens from the neighbouring country have crossed over to India and have taken refuge at Lungkawlh village of Mizoram's Serchhip district, official have confirmed to NDTV.
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19 Myanmar Cops Seek Refuge In India Rather Than Carry Out Junta's Orders
At least 19 Myanmar police have crossed into India to escape taking orders from a military junta that is trying to suppress protests against last month's coup, a police official said on Thursday, adding that more were expected.
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Ice, Ice Maybe? Myanmar Cop Held For Crystal Meth Switch
Drug experts believe Myanmar may now be the world's biggest meth producer, with jungle labs in ungovernable areas of Shan state churning out untold tonnes of ice and hundreds of millions of meth pills -- known regionally as "yaba".
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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5 Arrested Over Myanmar Mosque Burning
Myanmar police have detained five villagers for burning down a mosque last week, an officer said Tuesday, as authorities look to contain religious violence in the Buddhist-majority nation.
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Myanmar Police Make $30 Million Drugs Seizure
Police in Myanmar seized more than $30 million worth of heroin and methamphetamine, a senior investigator told AFP Sunday, a bust that highlights the country's continued role as a major global drugs manufacturer.
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Myanmar Arrests 93 Traffickers, But None From Rakhine
Myanmar police have arrested more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year, media reported today, but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
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Myanmar Police Clash With Protesting Students
Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest 5 Student Protesters in Town Near Yangon
Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest Five as Calm Returns to Mandalay After Riots
Police in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city, said they had arrested another five people after sectarian violence in which a Buddhist and a Muslim died, but an overnight curfew and a heavy security presence appeared to have restored calm on Friday.
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Myanmar Police Fire Shots to End Sectarian Riot in Mandalay
Myanmar police fired shots on Wednesday to disperse crowds of Buddhists and Muslims facing off in the streets of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police sources and a witness said.
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Myanmar Cop Fled To India After Refusing "Shoot Till They Are Dead" Order
When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on February 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.
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Myanmar Asks India To Handover 8 Cops Who Fled Across Border
Myanmar has requested the administration in Mizoram to send back eight policemen, who have apparently crossed over to the northeastern state to take refuge, following last month's military coup in the neighbouring country, an official here said.
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India Steps Up Border Patrols To Stop Arrivals From Myanmar
Security forces stepped up patrols on the border with Myanmar on Friday to stop refugees entering after some police officers crossed over to escape taking orders from the military junta there, officials said.
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6 Myanmar Cops Take Refuge In Mizoram Fleeing Military's Orders
At least six Myanmar police officers and two citizens from the neighbouring country have crossed over to India and have taken refuge at Lungkawlh village of Mizoram's Serchhip district, official have confirmed to NDTV.
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19 Myanmar Cops Seek Refuge In India Rather Than Carry Out Junta's Orders
At least 19 Myanmar police have crossed into India to escape taking orders from a military junta that is trying to suppress protests against last month's coup, a police official said on Thursday, adding that more were expected.
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Ice, Ice Maybe? Myanmar Cop Held For Crystal Meth Switch
Drug experts believe Myanmar may now be the world's biggest meth producer, with jungle labs in ungovernable areas of Shan state churning out untold tonnes of ice and hundreds of millions of meth pills -- known regionally as "yaba".
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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5 Arrested Over Myanmar Mosque Burning
Myanmar police have detained five villagers for burning down a mosque last week, an officer said Tuesday, as authorities look to contain religious violence in the Buddhist-majority nation.
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Myanmar Police Make $30 Million Drugs Seizure
Police in Myanmar seized more than $30 million worth of heroin and methamphetamine, a senior investigator told AFP Sunday, a bust that highlights the country's continued role as a major global drugs manufacturer.
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Myanmar Arrests 93 Traffickers, But None From Rakhine
Myanmar police have arrested more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year, media reported today, but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
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Myanmar Police Clash With Protesting Students
Myanmar police beat students with batons and detained some of them as they broke up a group of about 200 protesters who had been locked in a standoff with security forces for more than a week, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest 5 Student Protesters in Town Near Yangon
Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
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Myanmar Police Arrest Five as Calm Returns to Mandalay After Riots
Police in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-biggest city, said they had arrested another five people after sectarian violence in which a Buddhist and a Muslim died, but an overnight curfew and a heavy security presence appeared to have restored calm on Friday.
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Myanmar Police Fire Shots to End Sectarian Riot in Mandalay
Myanmar police fired shots on Wednesday to disperse crowds of Buddhists and Muslims facing off in the streets of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, police sources and a witness said.
