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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Myanmar's military leader willing to join ASEAN summit, says Thailand's fo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 18 (ANI): Thailand's foreign ministry on Saturday revealed that Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is reportedly expressing his intention to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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71 journalists arrested in Myanmar since February: UN
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): At least 71 journalists have been arrested by Myanmar authorities since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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Myanmar: 701 killed, 3,100 people detained, 650 arrest warrants issued dur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 12 (ANI): Since February 1 coup by the Myanmar military, at least 701 people have been killed, 3,100 people detained, and 650 arrest warrants were issued during the protests.
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Myanmar military deploys Chinese drones to monitor protesters: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 10 (ANI): Myanmar's military has deployed Chinese drones to support its operations against the protestors in the country, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
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Over dozen killed in Myanmar military's crackdown on protestors: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 8 (ANI): Over a dozen people were killed on Wednesday as the Myanmar military continues its crackdown against anti-coup protestors despite international outcry.
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4 killed by military forces in Myanmar, death toll since coup reaches 557
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 4 (ANI): Myanmar military's severe crackdown on anti-coup protests continued as four more people died when security forces opened fire in Monywa township and other areas.
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UK announces new sanctions on Myanmar military-linked conglomerate
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], April 1 (ANI): UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab on Thursday announced new sanctions against military-linked conglomerate Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) for its involvement in serious human rights violations.
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Children among dead, injured in Myanmar military airstrikes: Activists
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 31 (ANI): Children were among those killed and injured in airstrikes by Myanmar's military on an ethnic rebel-controlled area in the country's southeast, humanitarian aid groups said, as junta forces stepped up their offensive in the region.
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Myanmar's death toll since military coup on February 1 crosses 500
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Nayipyitaw [Myanmar], March 30 (ANI): With the Myanmar military's increasingly brutal crackdown continuing against peaceful protests, the death toll since the February 1 coup in the country has crossed 500.
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Joe Biden condemns bloodshed in Myanmar calls it 'absolutely outrageous'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] March 29, (ANI): US President Joe Biden condemned the violence unleashed by the Myanmar military on protesters who have returned to the streets of Yangon and Mandalay in further defiance of the junta as at least 100 people have been killed in a single day.
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Military chiefs of US, allies condemn violence against unarmed protesters
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his counterparts from various countries on Saturday (local time) condemned the deadly use of force by Myanmar Armed Forces against unarmed protesters.
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