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Explained: Why Is Myanmar's Junta Holding An Election During A Civil War
The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup, just as it was preparing for a second term in office following a landslide election win months before.
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Global Beauty Pageant Will No Longer Be Held In Myanmar Over War In Nation
Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organisers told AFP on Thursday.
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Retired Army Officer Who Led Surgical Strike Has Manipur Task At Hand Now
A retired Army officer who led India's surgical strikes in Myanmar in 2015 will now help the Manipur government tackle the unrest in the state that has claimed over 170 lives in the past two months.
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Myanmar Junta Frees 5,600 Political Prisoners After ASEAN Pressure
Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar.
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At Least 20 Dead In Myanmar Crackdown: Monitor
At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and protests against the junta that seized power six weeks ago, a local monitoring group said.
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Fresh Fires, Bomb Blast In Myanmar's Rakhine: Government
Twenty homes caught fire and a bomb was detonated near a mosque in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said Friday, the latest unrest in a region that has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohinyga Muslims flee in under a month.
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Thousands Flee Fighting In Myanmar's Shan State
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in north-eastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said today.
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Myanmar Claims Student Rallies Manipulated to 'Create Unrest'
Myanmar today said political forces were manipulating education reform protests to "create unrest", amid increasing unease over rallies across the country, a claim rejected by activists.
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Malaysia Says 18 Deaths Could Be Linked To Myanmar Unrest
Police have detained 15 people from Myanmar over a string of gruesome murders in a popular Malaysian tourist destination, and believe the killings are linked to ethnic unrest in their native country, reports said today.
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Thai Junta Compares its Intervention to Myanmar's 1988 Crackdown
Thailand's military on Friday compared its seizure of power in May to restore stability after months of unrest to the brutal crackdown by Myanmar's former junta in 1988 to snuff out a pro-democracy movement.
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Curfew Imposed in Myanmar's Second City After Riots
Myanmar police imposed an overnight curfew in the country's second largest city of Mandalay on Thursday, after two nights of sectarian unrest that left two people dead.
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Two Killed in Sectarian Violence in Myanmar's Second-Largest City
Two men were killed in a second night of rioting in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, a security official said on Thursday, the latest flare-up in two years of sectarian unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that threatens fledgling reforms.
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Two Dead in Buddhist-Muslim Unrest in Myanmar: Police
Two people have been killed during Buddhist-Muslim violence in Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay, police said on Thursday.
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Suu Kyi fears Myanmar unrest could deter investors
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Saturday that communal violence and weak "rule of law" could scare off investors despite the country's rapid pace of political and economic reform.
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UN Myanmar envoy visits ruined city after violence
The United Nations' top envoy to Myanmar on Sunday toured a central city that was destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, visiting some of the nearly 10,000 people forced from their homes after unrest left dozens of corpses in the streets, some of them charred beyond recognition.
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Explained: Why Is Myanmar's Junta Holding An Election During A Civil War
The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup, just as it was preparing for a second term in office following a landslide election win months before.
-
Global Beauty Pageant Will No Longer Be Held In Myanmar Over War In Nation
Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organisers told AFP on Thursday.
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Retired Army Officer Who Led Surgical Strike Has Manipur Task At Hand Now
A retired Army officer who led India's surgical strikes in Myanmar in 2015 will now help the Manipur government tackle the unrest in the state that has claimed over 170 lives in the past two months.
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Myanmar Junta Frees 5,600 Political Prisoners After ASEAN Pressure
Myanmar's military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi's party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar.
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At Least 20 Dead In Myanmar Crackdown: Monitor
At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and protests against the junta that seized power six weeks ago, a local monitoring group said.
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Fresh Fires, Bomb Blast In Myanmar's Rakhine: Government
Twenty homes caught fire and a bomb was detonated near a mosque in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said Friday, the latest unrest in a region that has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohinyga Muslims flee in under a month.
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Thousands Flee Fighting In Myanmar's Shan State
Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in north-eastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said today.
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Myanmar Claims Student Rallies Manipulated to 'Create Unrest'
Myanmar today said political forces were manipulating education reform protests to "create unrest", amid increasing unease over rallies across the country, a claim rejected by activists.
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Malaysia Says 18 Deaths Could Be Linked To Myanmar Unrest
Police have detained 15 people from Myanmar over a string of gruesome murders in a popular Malaysian tourist destination, and believe the killings are linked to ethnic unrest in their native country, reports said today.
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Thai Junta Compares its Intervention to Myanmar's 1988 Crackdown
Thailand's military on Friday compared its seizure of power in May to restore stability after months of unrest to the brutal crackdown by Myanmar's former junta in 1988 to snuff out a pro-democracy movement.
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Curfew Imposed in Myanmar's Second City After Riots
Myanmar police imposed an overnight curfew in the country's second largest city of Mandalay on Thursday, after two nights of sectarian unrest that left two people dead.
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Two Killed in Sectarian Violence in Myanmar's Second-Largest City
Two men were killed in a second night of rioting in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, a security official said on Thursday, the latest flare-up in two years of sectarian unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that threatens fledgling reforms.
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Two Dead in Buddhist-Muslim Unrest in Myanmar: Police
Two people have been killed during Buddhist-Muslim violence in Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay, police said on Thursday.
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Suu Kyi fears Myanmar unrest could deter investors
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Saturday that communal violence and weak "rule of law" could scare off investors despite the country's rapid pace of political and economic reform.
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UN Myanmar envoy visits ruined city after violence
The United Nations' top envoy to Myanmar on Sunday toured a central city that was destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, visiting some of the nearly 10,000 people forced from their homes after unrest left dozens of corpses in the streets, some of them charred beyond recognition.
