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Myanmar Junta refuses ASEAN's request to meet Suu Kyi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 16 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta has turned down the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy's request to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, media reports said.
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Forces loyal to Myanmar's Junta 'torch church, homes' in Chin State
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 15 (ANI): Troops loyal to Myanmar's junta have torched an entire village -- including a Baptist church and a dozen other buildings--in the country's embattled Chin state, residents said on Thursday, prompting condemnation from a local human rights group which cal
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Military convoy attacked in Myanmar; Militia group claims 40 Junta soldier
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 7 (ANI): At least 40 Myanmar's Junta soldiers were killed and nearly 30 were injured when anti-junta forces in central Myanmar attacked a military convoy on Tuesday, according to a media report.
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China backs Myanmar Junta yet it holds out olive branch to NLD: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 4 (ANI): China has indicted to ruling Mynamar junta that the country's National League for Democracy (NLD) must not be disbanded while expressing their wish to continue previous investments agreements made in Myanmar.
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Myanmar Junta backs Beijing amid tensions with US over COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 4 (ANI): As the US-China spat over COVID-19 origins refuses to die down, Myanmar Junta has decided to stand by Beijing, saying the search "should not blame or put political pressure on other countries."
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Myanmar junta escalating media crackdown, alleges rights group
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta should stop prosecuting journalists and end its assault on independent media, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Myanmar junta officially nullifies November elections
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 27 (ANI): Myanmar's junta-appointed election commission has officially nullified November elections in which military-affiliated party fared dismally and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) secured a resounding win.
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Myanmar doctors hiding, being hunted by junta amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 22 (ANI): Myanmar doctors are in hiding and are being hunted by the junta as the COVID-19 crisis ravages the country. They blamed the military for using the pandemic as a weapon against the people.
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's administrative body and high-ranking officials in the latest punitive move following the country's military coup on February 1.
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US Senators urge Biden to impose more sanctions on Myanmar junta
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): A bipartisan group of US Senators urged the Biden to impose additional sanctions on Myanmar's military junta over its February takeover of the government.
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ASEAN countries urge Myanmar's military chief to end violence
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 25 (ANI): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders have urged the head of Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who took power in a coup on February 1, to end the violent crackdown in the country.
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Myanmar junta imposes death penalty for treason, dissent
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], March 17 (ANI): Amid growing violence in Myanmar following the February 1 coup, the ruling military on Tuesday imposed a death penalty as a possible punishment for treason, dissent, and other offenses against the government.
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