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Myanmar anti-junta militia vow to take on army in a major city

Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday with a newly formed militia group in the second-biggest city of Mandalay resulting in at least two casualties, according to members…

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Suu Kyi’s trial set to start in Myanmar

The trial of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to start on Monday, as the junta that overthrew her elected government rejected criticism by the U.N. High…

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Myanmar authorities open new corruption cases against Suu Kyi

New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said on…

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UPDATED: Military plane crashes near Myanmar’s Mandalay, killing 12

A military plane crashed on Thursday near Myanmar's second-biggest city of Mandalay, killing 12 people, the city's fire service said in a post on social media. The plane was flying…

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Myanmar junta defends response to crisis amid Southeast Asian criticism

The Myanmar junta's foreign minister had defended its plan for restoring democracy, state media reported on Tuesday, after a meeting at which Southeast Asian counterparts pressed the army to implement a regional…

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Myanmar carries out air strikes after militia attacks – witnesses

Myanmar's military used artillery and helicopters on Monday against anti-junta militias in the country's east, witnesses and rebels said, forcing residents to flee and join thousands of others displaced by…

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Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup

More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar's security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the country after the military seized power in a coup in February,…

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Myanmar marks 100 days of junta rule with protests

Protesters rallied in towns and cities around Myanmar on Tuesday to denounce its military rulers, 100 days after the generals' overthrow of an elected government plunged the country into its biggest crisis…

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Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; U.N. warns of ‘standstill’

(Reuters) - Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a U.N.…

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EU ready to help restore democracy to Myanmar

The European Union is ready to offer its support to all parties to help restore democracy in Myanmar, the bloc's high representative told ASEAN states on Friday. Southeast Asian leaders…

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Fighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to ‘consider’ ASEAN plan

Fighting erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early on Tuesday as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in some of the most intense clashes since a Feb. 1…

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Myanmar people slam ASEAN-junta consensus to end violence

(Reuters) - People in Myanmar on Sunday criticised an agreement between the country's junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the violence-hit nation's crisis, saying it fell short of restoring democracy…

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Myanmar agreed to end violence against civilians

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders agreed to a five point consensus on the crisis in Myanmar, including an immediate end to violence, Association of Southeast Asian…

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ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions

Southeast Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit in Jakarta on Saturday, the ASEAN bloc's secretariat said on Tuesday, after the European Union imposed its toughest sanctions yet on…

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Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit in first foreign trip since coup

(Reuters) -Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on April 24, Thailand said on Saturday, for his first known…

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Opponents of Myanmar’s junta set up national unity government

April 16 (Reuters) - Opponents of Myanmar's junta announced on Friday a national unity government, which includes ousted lawmakers, members of ethnic groups and figures in the anti-coup protest, according…

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Myanmar security forces with rifle grenades kill over 80 protesters – monitoring group

Myanmar security forces fired rifle grenades at protesters in a town near Yangon on Friday, killing more than 80 people, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group and a…

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Myanmar crisis sounds death knell for garment industry, jobs and hope

Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers. Business had been struggling because…

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UPDATED:Ousted Myanmar ambassador tells UK: reject the military’s envoy

Myanmar's ousted ambassador to the United Kingdom, who has been locked out of his embassy by the military, urged the British government on Thursday to refuse to recognise the junta's…

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Photo Story – Protest against military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar

Demonstrators carry homemade weapons during an anti-military coup protest in Mandalay, Myanmar, 06 April 2021. At least 570 people have been killed by Myanmar armed forces since the military took…

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In Myanmar, Easter eggs become symbol of defiance for anti-coup protesters

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday, while others were back on the streets, facing off with security forces after a night…

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Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics

Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants…

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Photo Story – Protest against military coup in Mandalay

Demonstrators march during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, 30 March 2021. Anti-coup protests continued in Myanmar as more than 500 people were reportedly killed in the…

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Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters defy junta’s forces

Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon, witnesses and media reported, as activists called on ethnic minority forces in…

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Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed

Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon, witnesses and media reported, as activists called on ethnic minority forces…

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Thailand preparing for expected refugee influx as citizens flee Myanmar

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday (March 29) his government is preparing for a potential flood of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar. Heavy fighting has erupted between the army and…

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Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup – UPDATE

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, the bloodiest day of protests…

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Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, U.N. investigator condemns “mass murder”

Across Myanmar, opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the bloodiest day since the military coup on Feb.…

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UPDATED: Myanmar security forces kill over 100 protesters in ‘horrifying’ day of bloodshed

Myanmar security forces killed 114 people, including some children, in a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters on Saturday, the bloodiest day of violence since last month's military coup, news reports…

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Seven-year-old girl youngest victim so far in Myanmar violence

A seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay, becoming the youngest victim so far in a crackdown against opposition to…

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Myanmar military airs on TV allegations of bribery against Suu Kyi

Myanmar's ruling military on Tuesday (March 23) showed video testimony at a televised news conference of a former top Yangon official alleging corruption by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi,…

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Myanmar families hold funerals for loved ones as activists defy security crackdown

The families of dozens of people killed in demonstrations against military rule in Myanmar held funerals for their loved ones on Tuesday as more protesters defied the security forces and…

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Military tightens grip, security forces kill 12 anti-coup protesters as Mynanmar seethes

Myanmar security forces shot dead 12 people taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations on Monday, local media and witnesses said, and the military junta imposed martial law in parts of the main…

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Martial law in parts of Myanmar’s main city after deadliest day since coup

Myanmar activists planned more anti-coup rallies on Monday, a day after dozens of protesters were killed in clashes with security forces and unidentified assailants torched several Chinese-financed factories in the…

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It’s all out war as at least 39 reported killed in Myanmar

March 14 (Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar's main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze…

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At least 12 killed in protests in Myanmar; civilian vice-president vows resistance to junta

March 13 (Reuters) - Myanmar security forces killed at least 12 people, witnesses and media reported, as the acting leader of a civilian parallel government vowed in a first public…

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More victims in Myanmar protests as U.S., allies vow to restore democracy

At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988…

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Polish Journalist working for German Press Agency dpa arrested in Myanmar

Yangon (dpa) - A Polish journalist working for the German Press Agency dpa in Myanmar has been arrested by security forces. Robert Bociaga was detained by soldiers in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan…

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Myanmar party official dies after arrest, hundreds escape overnight security siege

March 9 (Reuters) - An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) died in custodyafter he was arrested early on Tuesday, a former parliamentarian said, the second party figure to die…

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Myanmar protesters able to leave Yangon district after being trapped

Hundreds of young Myanmar protesters who had been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon overnight have been able to get out, activists said on Tuesday, after calls…

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Protests erupt across Myanmar; police fire tear gas at Mandalay sit-in

Myanmar police fired tear gas to break up a sit-in demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Mandalay on Sunday, while protests were held in at least half a…

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Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as UN envoy calls for action

March 6 (Reuters) - Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday, just hours after a United Nations special envoy…

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Myanmar police open fire, kill one; U.N. Security Council due to meet on crisis

March 5 (Reuters) - Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fired on protesters against last month's military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta, with…

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‘I will shoot whoever I see’: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

SINGAPORE, March 4 (Reuters) - Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month's coup, researchers said, leading the Chinese video-sharing app…

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Death toll from Myanmar protests increases

Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to…

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Photo Story – The nun who stood up to the regime in Myanmar and save 100 protestors

As the riots in Myamar got tougher, with police arresting, beating and shooting at people, Sr. Ann Nu Thawng, with tears in her eyes, begs and halts the police to…

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Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks

Myanmar police fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the city of Yangon on Tuesday, witnesses said, as foreign ministers of neighbouring countries were due to hold talks with the…

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The month since Myanmar’s military coup

Here is a timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, Feb. 1. Feb 1: Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior…

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At least 18 killed in Myanmar on bloodiest day of protests against coup

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18…

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Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day; two dead, several hurt

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Myanmar police opened fired on Sunday on protests against military rule, killing at least two people and wounding several on the second day of a crackdown…

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Myanmar police launch most extensive crackdown

Police in Myanmar launched their most sweeping crackdown in three weeks of protests against military rule on Saturday in towns and cities across the country, with media reports of a…

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Myanmar junta chief urges economic action as Western pressure grows

The leader of Myanmar's junta has called for energetic efforts to revive an ailing economy, state media reported on Tuesday, as Western countries considered more sanctions to press the generals to…

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Anti-coup protesters defy junta warning, strike grips Myanmar

A general strike against military rule shut businesses in Myanmar on Monday and huge crowds gathered peacefully despite fears of violence after authorities warned that confrontation could be deadly. Three weeks after…

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Photo Story: Myanmar protesters gather, undeterred by worst day of violence

Many thousands of opponents of Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup marched on Sunday in towns from north to south, undeterred by the bloodiest episode of their campaign the previous day…

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Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency…

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Myanmar military guarantees new election; protesters block train services

Myanmar's military on Tuesday guaranteed that it would hold an election and hand power to the winner, denying that its ouster of an elected government was a coup and denouncing protesters for inciting violence and intimidating…

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UN warns Myanmar against harsh response to protesters

The United Nations special envoy has warned Myanmar's army of "severe consequences" for any harsh response to protesters demonstrating against this month's coup in a call with the military leadership, a…

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