Myanmar junta cuts internet as troops fire to break up protest
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar cut internet service and deployed troops around the country on Monday in signs of a…
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Myanmar grants amnesty to more than 23,000 prisoners
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military regime ordered the release of more than 23,000 prisoners on Friday, following a…
5 years ago
Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices as US, UN slam violence
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military raided the Yangon headquarters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party late Tuesday,…
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New Zealand suspends Myanmar political, military ties after coup
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced the suspension of high-level military and political contacts with Myanmar Tuesday, the…
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Military rule will be different this time: Myanmar coup leader
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's army chief on Monday insisted military rule would be different this time, as martial law…
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UN has first contact with Myanmar military since coup
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The United Nations has had its first contact with the military in Myanmar since it…
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President Duterte praises Gapay for successful AFP tour of duty, offers him post at MWSS or DND
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated retiring Armed Forces chief of Staf Gen. Gilbert Gapay for his successful…
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Biden demands Myanmar military ‘relinquish power
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Myanmar's military to "relinquish power" in the…
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Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's generals ordered internet providers to restrict access to Facebook Thursday, as UN chief Antonio…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged as calls to oppose coup grow
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was formally charged on Wednesday two days after…
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Myanmar coup just a ‘cabinet reshuffle’: Chinese state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The military takeover in Myanmar and detention of Aung San Suu Kyi was "a major…
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UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Myanmar on Tuesday
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday on the situation in…
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