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Myanmar threatens to skip ASEAN summit over junta chief’s exclusion

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta threatened on Monday to skip an ASEAN summit after the bloc said the country's…

Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid: wife

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar's 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an…

Myanmar junta re-arrests more than 100 released in amnesty: monitoring group

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta has re-arrested more than 100 anti-coup protesters freed in a recent amnesty, according to…

Myanmar to free more than 5,000 protesters after ASEAN snub

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta chief Monday announced the release of more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting…

Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit: ASEAN

  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AFP) == Myanmar's junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group…

UN alarmed by Myanmar military moves

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The United Nations voiced alarm Friday at Myanmar's military junta deploying heavy weapons and troops to…

ASEAN in talks on barring Myanmar junta chief from summit: envoy

BANDAR SERI BAGAWAN, Brunei (AFP) -- Southeast Asian nations are discussing whether to exclude Myanmar's junta chief from a summit…

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi taking toll on her health: lawyer

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's health has suffered from her frequent appearances before a…

‘Severe crisis’ as number of people needing aid in Myanmar triples: UN

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar is facing a "severe crisis" with the number of people needing aid tripling…

Myanmar faces ‘alarming’ risk of escalating civil war: UN

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the…

Thousands flee Myanmar town after clashes with junta troops

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Thousands have fled a town in west Myanmar after days of fighting between anti-junta dissidents and…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi goes on trial for incitement, pleads not guilty

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta has put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for incitement, her…

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