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COVID-19: Myanmar extends closure of schools till October end
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 23 (ANI): Following a surge in COVID-19 cases, Myanmar on Saturday extended the closure of schools nationwide until the end of October.
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Myanmar authorities re-arrest over 100 political prisoners after amnesty
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 23 (ANI): Myanmar authorities have rearrested around 110 political prisoners who were freed earlier this week under the general amnesty announcement by the junta, reported local media.
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Myanmar junta frees thousands of detainees in amnesty
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 19 (ANI): Myanmar's military freed thousands of people arrested for protesting its February coup under strict conditions on Monday, prompting observers to dismiss the move as a bid to appease the international community at a time when the junta is facing both glo
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Myanmar junta to free 5,000 anti-coup protesters after Military's exclusio
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 19 (ANI): The Myanmar Military on Monday announced that more than 5,000 people who were arrested for opposing the coup will be freed under a grant of amnesty.
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Myanmar military junta 'extremely disappointed' over Min Aung Hlaing exclu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 17 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta on Saturday said that it was 'extremely disappointed' over its leader Min Aung Hlaing's exclusion from the upcoming ASEAN summit.
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Myanmar Military bans NLD defence lawyer from speaking to media
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 17 (ANI): Myanmar Military has issued an order against the lawyer of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leaders, banning him from talking to media persons after he revealed that the coup has forced the President to resign from his position.
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Myanmar Junta refuses ASEAN's request to meet Suu Kyi
Updated : 4 years, 5 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, 5 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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30 Myanmar troops killed in Sagaing clashes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 13 (ANI): Clashes between Myanmar military and rebel groups in the Sagaing region has left at least 30 junta soldiers dead.
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Military tried to force his resignation, says former Myanmar President
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 13 (ANI): Detained Myanmar President Win Myint on Tuesday said that senior military officials tried to force him to resign citing a false health condition on the day of the coup.
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Myanmar military launches airstrike in Sagaing region amid clashes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] September 28 (ANI): Myanmar military launched an airstrike on several villages of the Sagaing region after heavy clashes broke out between junta forces and civilians.
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Hearing of Suu Kyi restarts in Myanmar court
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 15 (ANI): Hearing of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been charged with flouting coronavirus restrictions and several other offences, restarted at a court in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.
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