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Myanmar junta says to free nearly 5,000 prisoners in amnesty
YANGON: Myanmar’s military government said on Thursday (Apr 17) it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the…
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Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid
ELECTION PUSH On the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Min Aung Hlaing met with the prime ministers of…
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Quake-hit Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit
MANDALAY: The head of the Myanmar junta is expected to travel to Bangkok on Thursday (Apr 3) for a regional…
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Myanmar junta declares quake ceasefire as survivors plead for aid
FRANTIC AID AFP journalists saw frantic scenes as hundreds of desperate people scrambled for aid distribution in Sagaing, the city…
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‘Going to take a whole lot more’ to rebuild war-torn Myanmar after deadly quake, say aid agencies
AID AGENCIES STRUGGLING On Friday, a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay. Shortly after, Myanmar’s…
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‘Not sure of their chances of survival’: Rescue workers in quake-hit Myanmar race against time
SLOW ACCESS TO WORST-HIT ZONES On Saturday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) deployed its Operation Lionheart contingent to Myanmar. …
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Myanmar troops under armed attack flee across border: Thai military
BANGKOK: A group of Myanmar soldiers fled across the Thai border on Friday (Mar 14) after an assault by an ethnic…
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Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port site
While the port project has been largely stalled by the fighting, Kyaukphyu is also the site of a completed China-backed…
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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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Commentary: Be careful about predicting downfall of Myanmar’s ‘failed junta’ as it enters fifth year in power
WISHFUL THINKING Needless to say, those claims proved to be rather premature. Most reflected wishful thinking more than any objective…
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