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Myanmar Arrests Six-Year-Old Girl Over Killing Of General
Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month.
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Hospital In Myanmar Received 34 Bodies After Sunday Violence: Report
A hospital in a suburb of Myanmar's Yangon city that was rocked by violence on Sunday received 34 bodies and 40 wounded people, the Myanmar Now media outlet said.
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Myanmar Closes International Airport In Yangon: Official
Myanmar has closed its international airport in Yangon, its main gateway, the airport's manager said on Tuesday, following a military takeover of the country.
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Indian Association Donates Food Rations To Less Fortunate People In Myanmar
Indian Women's Association of Yangon (IWAY) on Saturday led a ''Freedom for Hunger Drive'' in Myanmar by donating food rations to the residents of Dala Township.
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11 Injured As Plane Slides Off Runway After Storm In Myanmar
Eleven people were injured as a plane slid off a runway while landing at Yangon airport in Myanmar Wednesday, police said, as a freak storm hit the city.
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Over 60 Patients Evacuated On Stretchers After Fire In Myanmar Hospital
A fire broke out in a hospital in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon late on Monday, forcing staff to evacuate patients on stretchers and in wheelchairs, rescuers said.
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Suspect Arrested For Petrol Bomb Thrown At Aung San Suu Kyi's Yangon Villa
Myanmar police say they have arrested a mentally ill man who confessed to tossing a petrol bomb into the Yangon compound of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week.
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PM Modi Visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Performs 'Puja' At Temple In Myanmar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the 2,500-years-old Shwedagon pagoda, considered to be the pinnacle of Myanmar's cultural heritage, and performed 'puja' at the Kalibari Temple in Yangon.
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Bad Weather Brought Down Myanmar Army Plane, Say Investigators
Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.
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Debris Of Myanmar Plane With Over 100 On Board Found In Andaman Sea
A Myanmar military plane carrying 104 people went missing on Wednesday over the Andaman Sea, sparking an air and sea search.
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United Nations Criticises Myanmar Plan To Resettle Rohingya In 'Camp-Like' Villages
The United Nations' refugee agency has criticised a Myanmar government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims displaced by recent violence in "camp-like" villages, saying it risks stoking tensions, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.
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3 Bombs Explode At Supermarket In Yangon, No Dead Or Injured
Three bombs exploded at a supermarket in the Myanmar capital Yangon on Sunday evening, causing limited damage and no injuries, the Ministry of Information said on its official Facebook page.
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
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Rebirth Of Yangon Building Points Way For City's Crumbling Heritage
Home to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and a collage of businesses that burst to life as Myanmar's largest city wakes up, the colonial-era building known simply as '491-501 Merchant Street' holds a mirror up to Yangon.
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Myanmar Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils As Satire Makes A Comeback
With a flourish of his pencil, cartoonist Maung Maung Aung skewers a pampered politician in a sketch, an image that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable.
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Myanmar Arrests Six-Year-Old Girl Over Killing Of General
Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month.
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Hospital In Myanmar Received 34 Bodies After Sunday Violence: Report
A hospital in a suburb of Myanmar's Yangon city that was rocked by violence on Sunday received 34 bodies and 40 wounded people, the Myanmar Now media outlet said.
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Myanmar Closes International Airport In Yangon: Official
Myanmar has closed its international airport in Yangon, its main gateway, the airport's manager said on Tuesday, following a military takeover of the country.
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Indian Association Donates Food Rations To Less Fortunate People In Myanmar
Indian Women's Association of Yangon (IWAY) on Saturday led a ''Freedom for Hunger Drive'' in Myanmar by donating food rations to the residents of Dala Township.
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11 Injured As Plane Slides Off Runway After Storm In Myanmar
Eleven people were injured as a plane slid off a runway while landing at Yangon airport in Myanmar Wednesday, police said, as a freak storm hit the city.
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Over 60 Patients Evacuated On Stretchers After Fire In Myanmar Hospital
A fire broke out in a hospital in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon late on Monday, forcing staff to evacuate patients on stretchers and in wheelchairs, rescuers said.
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Suspect Arrested For Petrol Bomb Thrown At Aung San Suu Kyi's Yangon Villa
Myanmar police say they have arrested a mentally ill man who confessed to tossing a petrol bomb into the Yangon compound of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week.
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PM Modi Visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Performs 'Puja' At Temple In Myanmar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the 2,500-years-old Shwedagon pagoda, considered to be the pinnacle of Myanmar's cultural heritage, and performed 'puja' at the Kalibari Temple in Yangon.
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Bad Weather Brought Down Myanmar Army Plane, Say Investigators
Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.
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Debris Of Myanmar Plane With Over 100 On Board Found In Andaman Sea
A Myanmar military plane carrying 104 people went missing on Wednesday over the Andaman Sea, sparking an air and sea search.
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United Nations Criticises Myanmar Plan To Resettle Rohingya In 'Camp-Like' Villages
The United Nations' refugee agency has criticised a Myanmar government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims displaced by recent violence in "camp-like" villages, saying it risks stoking tensions, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.
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3 Bombs Explode At Supermarket In Yangon, No Dead Or Injured
Three bombs exploded at a supermarket in the Myanmar capital Yangon on Sunday evening, causing limited damage and no injuries, the Ministry of Information said on its official Facebook page.
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25 Dead, Scores Still Missing In Myanmar Ferry Disaster: Official
Searchers have recovered 25 bodies from a ferry that sank in central Myanmar and expect to find scores more corpses as workers begin raising the boat from the riverbed, officials said Monday.
-
Rebirth Of Yangon Building Points Way For City's Crumbling Heritage
Home to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and a collage of businesses that burst to life as Myanmar's largest city wakes up, the colonial-era building known simply as '491-501 Merchant Street' holds a mirror up to Yangon.
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Myanmar Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils As Satire Makes A Comeback
With a flourish of his pencil, cartoonist Maung Maung Aung skewers a pampered politician in a sketch, an image that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable.
