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Madagascar coup leader to be sworn in as president as African Union suspends country
NAIROBI: Madagascar’s new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, said on Wednesday (Oct 15) that he would soon be sworn in…
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Is another military coup on the horizon for Thailand after PM Paetongtarn’s suspension?
“NOT OFF THE TABLE” Thitinan Pongsudhirak, professor of political science and international relations at Chulalongkorn University, concurred that while there…
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As Myanmar military rule drags on, son of ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleads for her freedom
It has been a year since the son of deposed former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi received a handwritten…
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Myanmar’s lost generation battles trauma, drug addiction at jungle rehabilitation centre
MAE SOT, Thailand: In a drug treatment centre in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from…
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Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town on Friday (Sep 27), hours after issuing an unprecedented…
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Myanmar junta says fifth batch of conscripts begins training
YANGON: A fifth batch of conscripts Myanmar’s junta hopes will help reverse its battlefield losses has begun training, state media reported…
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Myanmar armed group says 11 civilians killed in junta air strikes
BANGKOK: Myanmar military air strikes in northern Shan state killed 11 civilians and wounded 11 more, a spokeswoman for an ethnic…
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Sierra Leone president says calm restored, most leaders of barracks attack detained
Sierra Leone has been tense since Bio was re-elected in June, a result rejected by the main opposition candidate and questioned by…
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Commentary: The Myanmar military is losing control
Changes in military expenditure in the post-2011 transition also created an imbalance among the infantry, naval and air forces. Since…
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Global community steps up financial pressure on Myanmar’s military junta
The army-controlled central bank has also issued new 20,000 kyat banknotes, the highest denomination among Myanmar’s current currency notes. But…
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