Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon: junta
Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing…
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Covid stigma keeps Myanmar medical volunteers locked out of home
by Ye Aung THU TAUNGOO, Myanmar (AFP) -- Buddhist monk and a budding sailor are among the outcasts squatting in…
5 years ago
Myanmar junta says had ‘nothing to do’ with UN envoy plot
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta had "nothing to do" with an alleged plot to attack the country's ambassador to…
5 years ago
UN warns of growing hunger in Myanmar
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations said Friday it urgently needed funds to feed people in Myanmar amid fears…
5 years ago
ASEAN names top Brunei diplomat as Myanmar envoy
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday appointed an envoy to Myanmar after a months-long…
5 years ago
Myanmar coup: six months of turmoil
Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. More…
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UN warned of ‘dire’ Covid situation in Myanmar: Half of population could become infected in 2 weeks
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- Britain warned the United Nations Security Council Thursday that half of coup-wracked Myanmar's population of…
5 years ago
Confidante of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi dies after contracting Covid in junta jail
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and stalwart democracy campaigner died Tuesday…
5 years ago
75 children killed, around 1,000 detained since Myanmar coup: UN experts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup…
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US pushes ASEAN to hold Myanmar accountable on coup
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has "deep concerns" about the situation in Myanmar following February's coup, urging the…
5 years ago
Stay-at-home orders in Myanmar’s Yangon as Covid cases spike
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar authorities announced stay-at-home measures in parts of commercial capital Yangon on Wednesday, as the country…
5 years ago
China tightens security on Myanmar border over virus fears
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Covid-19 outbreak on China's porous border with Myanmar pushed new cases to the country's highest…
5 years ago
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