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Lives transformed by war: Inside the struggle to end military rule in Myanmar
A visit to resistance-held Karen State reveals the impact of four years of war, and the determination of ordinary citizens to ...
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Myanmar deports over 50,000 scam centre workers to China amid crackdown
Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Tuesday it had deported to China more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations since October 2023, as it made a rare call to ...
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Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...
The Independent6d
My father has spent four years in a Myanmar prison – I won’t rest until he’s free
That’s when I realised that if I stayed in Myanmar, my father would die in prison, and I would never be able to advocate for him. At the same time, my partner, K, was actively supporting the ...
The Diplomat24d
Trade Resumes After Myanmar Military and Major Rebel Group Agree to Ceasefire
Troops from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) pose in front of the entrance to the Myanmar military’s Northeast Regional Command in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar, in a photo ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
ASEAN urges unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar Malaysia appoints envoy for Myanmar crisis Bloc calls for South China Sea code to be expedited LANGKAWI, Malaysia, Jan 19 (Reuters ...
The Straits Times26d
Myanmar junta air strike kills 28, including children, says ethnic armed group
BANGKOK - A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said on Jan 19.
The Straits Times25d
Myanmar junta says it deported over 50,000 people linked to scam compounds to China
YANGON – Myanmar’s ruling junta has deported more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations to China since October 2023, as it made a rare call to neighbouring ...
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
LANGKAWI: The priority of Myanmar’s military government should be to reinstate peace and not hold elections that would further foster divisions in the war-torn country, said Malaysia’s Foreign ...
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Power cut to site of global, billion-dollar scam industry. But will it halt the swindling?
Thailand cut electricity supplies on Wednesday to several areas in neighboring Myanmar that are home to sites at the center of a global, billion-dollar online scam industry. As of Wednesday ...