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US, UK sanction companies with links to Myanmar junta
YANGON: The US and Britain announced sanctions against a huge military-owned conglomerate in Myanmar on Thursday, as security forces continued…
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UN body urges action over Myanmar crackdown
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council voiced alarm on Wednesday at the “disproportionate use of force” in Myanmar since last…
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Anti-coup protesters defy Myanmar junta’s campaign of fear
YANGON: Protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Saturday, defying a junta-led campaign of fear as regional powers Indonesia…
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9 more killed in Myanmar as troops fire at protesters
YANGON: Security forces killed at least nine opponents of Myanmar’s Feb 1 coup on Friday, a funeral service and media…
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Protesters in Myanmar fight back amid violent crackdown
YANGON: Protesters in Myanmar fired slingshots and threw Molotov cocktails towards lines of security forces after apparently coming under fire…
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Residents flee martial law area as Myanmar death toll grows
YANGON: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and motorbikes on Tuesday as…
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Myanmar junta spurns UN appeal, kills more protesters
MANDALAY: Spurning an appeal by the United Nations to stop using lethal force against peaceful demonstrators, security forces in Myanmar…
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UNSC rebukes Myanmar’s military over clampdown
NEW YORK/YANGON: The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned the violence used by Myanmar’s military against peaceful anti-coup demonstrators…
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Nun kneels in front of police to stop Myanmar violence, but in vain
A nun went down on her knees in front of policemen in a northern Myanmar town and pleaded with them…
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Myanmar forces again use force against protesters
YANGON: Security forces in Myanmar again used force on Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after a UN special…
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