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India calls for "free, fair and inclusive" elections in Myanmar, backs tra
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India urged Myanmar to ensure "free, fair and inclusive" elections as concerns grow over limited voting areas and lack of transparency. Human Rights Watch warned the polls will not be credible. Myanmar remains in conflict, with many opposition leaders jailed since the 2021 coup.
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Muhammad Yunus faces criticism over 'press repression' in Bangladesh
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Rubin drew parallels between Yunus's current actions and those of other Nobel laureates who, after receiving the prize, have been criticized for policies or actions that contradict the principles of peace and human rights. He cited Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's involvement in the Tig
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency on coup's fourth anniversary
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Myanmar's military has prolonged its state of emergency for another six months as it struggles to maintain control, with intense fighting continuing across the country, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
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Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State kills over 40, destroys 500 h
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The military government forces hit Kyauk Ni Maw, a village in Ramree island township, killing more than 40 people and destroying about 500 homes, the UN said in the statement late on Friday, the UN said.
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Myanmar's military junta faces biggest threat to its power since 2021 coup
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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US must "do more" in Gaza, says Indonesia President Joke Widodo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Indonesian President of Indonesia Joke Widodo has urged United States President Joe Biden to do more in Gaza to end the "atrocities" and help to bring a ceasefire, Al Jazeera has reported.
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Myanmar junta reduces ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences by
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Myanmar Junta reduced the prison sentences of the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi by six years in clemency connected to a religious holiday.
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Aung San Suu Kyi gets partial pardon from Myanmar's military
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Myanmar military has announced clemency for imprisoned democratically elected civilian leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. Both have been incarcerated since February 2021 coup with Suu Kyi having been convicted of 19 offences that carried a total prison sentence of 33 years
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Myanmar: Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi transferred to ‘state-owned reside
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An NLD official who declined to be named due to security concerns told RFA Burmese: “It has been confirmed that Aung San Suu Kyi has been placed in a house in a residential area of Naypyidaw.”
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As Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh, thousands evacuated
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.
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China backs military-ruled Myanmar: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the South Korean-based East Asia Foundation, the writer said that China couldn't let go of its "weak" neighbour Myanmar as it provides Beijing with direct access to the Indian ocean and also makes it possible to bypass the contested South China Sea.
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UN calls for return to democracy in Myanmar after army dissolves Aung San
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Responding to a question regarding the Myanmar army dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, Stephane Dujarric expressed concern and said, "I think this is another step in the direction that we would not like to be going into."
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