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US condemns Myanmar Junta's decision to abolish 40 parties, including Suu
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said, "We strongly condemn the Burma military regime's decision to dissolve 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy. Any future election without the participation of all stakeholders in Burma would not represent t
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Myanmar's Junta showcase grand display of forces after US sanctions
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a grand display of forces, Myanmar's military Junta showcased a grand display of forces soon after the United States imposed sanctions on the ruling military for the current situation of the country, CNN reported.
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Myanmar's military junta kills 29 at a monastery in southern Shan State
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Photographs posted online on Sunday showed several blood-soaked bodies near the entrance to the village monastery, including three belonging to Buddhist monks. The front of the monastery was also heavily pockmarked with bullet holes.
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China helps military junta with fighter aircraft to strengthen its control
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In October, Irrawaddy, a newspaper in Myanmar run by the opposition claimed that the country had ordered several FTC-2000G midrange fighter jets from China. Although the news about the delivery of the aircraft was kept confidential Aero time, a Web magazine, quoting the local and internation
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Myanmar: Military rulers extend state of emergency in a bid to delay polls
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Military-governed Myanmar declared a state of emergency for a year when it took power and has since extended it twice for six months each time. The most recent one expires on Wednesday.
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Myanmar junta sold USD 1.43 billion Rakhine natural gas to China in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Even though that Rakhine's natural resources are exported to China for billions every year by successive Myanmar governments, Rakhine state is the second poorest state in Myanmar and has one of the highest unemployment rates.
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China extends diplomatic, military support to Myanmar: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The junta takeover in Myanmar will complete its second year in February and in those time periods State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior civilian leaders were arrested and also witnessed support from China.
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China holding back from taking relations further with Myanmar's junta: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Myanmar was expected to hold a summit of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) towards the end of 2022, but it was not held as China's Premier Li Keqiang did not respond to the Myanmar junta's invitation for the summit.
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Myanmar's military holds talks with ethnic armed groups on staging electio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Myanmar's military administration conducted discussions with three ethnic armed groups about holding polls in regions under rebel control, Al Jazeera quoted a spokesman for one of the groups as saying on Saturday.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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UNSC calls for Aung San Suu Kyi release in first-ever Myanmar resolution
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday (local time) urged Myanmar's Junta to "immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners", including Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint.
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