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Myanmar junta to release four foreign prisoners in amnesty
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The amnesty will release 5,744 prisoners to mark Myanmar's National Day. And among them, Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who has been detained since the regime seized power in February 2021, and Vicky Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar who was arrested in August will als
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EU announces further sanctions on Myanmar's junta
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The new listings target 19 persons and one entity, including the Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Kan Zaw, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Htun Htun Oo, and high-ranking members of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) and Air Force.
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Myanmar deposed leader San Suu Kyi gets 3 years jail, bringing total to 2
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 12 (ANI): Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday was sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, bringing her total prison time to 26 years.
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China may use Pakistan as proxy to arm Myanmar junta, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 4 (ANI): Even as the world's eyes are fixed on ongoing rights abuses in Myanmar, China has tried to engage with the military regime in the Southeast Asian country while hoping to export military hardware to the junta.
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Myanmar deposed leader San Suu Kyi gets 3 years jail
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 29 (ANI): A special Myanmar military court on Thursday sentenced the country's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of her economic team to three years in jail.
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Myanmar beauty queen seeks asylum in Canada amid threats from military jun
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], September 28 (ANI): Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay who was facing threats from the military junta is seeking asylum in Canada.
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Myanmar's ex-diplomat urges Japan to restrict junta's envoy from Abe's fun
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Myanmar's former diplomat Aung Soe Moe, who was dismissed by the military junta for his opposition to last year's coup, urged Tokyo to not invite Naypyidaw's embassy in Japan to former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe's funeral.
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Myanmar spiralling 'from bad to worse, to horrific', says rights expert
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): Since the Myanmar military launched its "disastrous" coup last year, conditions have worsened, said UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews on Wednesday.
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France condemns prison sentence handed down to Myanmar's deposed leader Su
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 6 (ANI): France has condemned the new prison sentence, with hard labour, imposed on Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar military leader to visit Russia next week
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 4 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, who took over leadership after the coup last year in February will be travelling to Russia next week for economic talks, reported the state media in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Myanmar junta sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to jail for electoral fraud
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 2 (ANI): Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday was sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour after a court found her guilty of electoral fraud.
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China draws flak on keeping mum over Military Junta's atrocities in Myanma
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): China has drawn widespread criticism on its stance to keep mum over the Myanmar military's suppression of its own people, in order to protect its interest.
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