Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, a local provider said, as protesters continued to defy the threat of lethal violence to …
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Global condemnation grows after Myanmar security forces open fire on civilians in bloodiest day since coup
The United Nations put Saturday’s toll at 107 people, including seven children, but expects it to rise further Yangon: Defence chiefs from a dozen countries on Sunday jointly condemned the bloodbath …
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Fears that Myanmar’s military would launch a brutal crackdown to mark Armed Forces Day were realized Saturday when security forces reportedly killed more than 110 people across the country in …
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Protesters gathered again Sunday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people at a demonstration in the country’s second biggest city. A funeral was also held …
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Myanmar Coup: Sleepless residents patrol neighbourhoods across country as junta detains hundreds, frees 'troublemakers'
Many are on edge over social media rumours that recently freed prisoners are being sent into communities to sow havoc. Myanmar’s junta last week released more than 23,000 inmates Traditional …
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Protests continued in Myanmar on Sunday for the second week in a row after the country’s military seized power in a coup and placed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi …
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Joe Biden announces sanctions against Myanmar's military leaders, says coup can't be without consequences
Biden said he has approved a new executive order enabling US to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close family members …
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Myanmar Coup: Protests Erupt Against Draft Cybersecurity Law; Citizens Fear Quashing Of Dissent
A draft cybersecurity law that shall be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests amidst concerns that it will be used to suppress dissent rather than protecting the privacy of the …
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A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy. Human rights advocates issued statements …
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Myanmar’s coup leader used the country’s Union Day holiday on Friday to call on people to work with the military if they want democracy, a request likely to be met …
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In his first foreign policy test, President Biden on Wednesday slapped sanctions on the military commanders of Myanmar who last week overthrew the elected civilian government and brutally cracked down …
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country and …
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Biden said the new sanctions will allow his administration to freeze U.S. assets that benefit Myanmar’s military leaders while maintaining support for health care programs, civil society groups and other …
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As the ousted head of the semiautonomous Kokang regional government traveled along a highway in northern Myanmar last week, his motorcade came under fire from assailants perched on a nearby …
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Myanmar coup: 'Voter fraud' justifies takeover, military rule will be different this time, says army chief
New junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing made these remarks during his first televised address since the coup and pledged to hand back control after fresh elections Yangon: Myanmar’s army chief …
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Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup vowed to continue non-violent action on Tuesday in the face of bans on big gatherings, night curfews and road closures after the biggest demonstrations in …
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In Yangon, the nation’s commercial capital, massive throngs spilled onto the city’s main roads, immobilising traffic across the city and dwarfing the previous day’s crowds A police vehicle fires water …
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A protest against Myanmar’s one-week-old military government swelled rapidly on Monday morning as opposition to the coup grew increasingly bold. The protesters at a major downtown Yangon intersection chanted slogans, …
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Myanmar Coup: Tens of thousands march through streets of Yangon; authorities restore internet access
The demonstrators are seeking to roll back last Monday’s seizure of power by the military and demanding the release from detention of Suu Kyi, the country’s ousted leader and other …
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People marched through Monywa, in the heart of Myanmar, and Mawlamyine, on the eastern coast, demanding an end to military rule. They refused to disperse in the casino town of …
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Myanmar Coup: Citizens grapple with fear, anger and uncertainty as military moves to quash unrest
As officers from Special Branch, the fearsome intelligence service, knocked on doors, the muscle memory of living under nearly a half-century of direct military rule had people resorting to camouflage …
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Myanmar junta blocks mobile internet, broadband access as protests against military coup expand
The broad outage followed Friday’s government order to block Twitter and Instagram that said some people were trying to use the platforms to spread what it deemed fake news A …
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After days of pent-up tension, thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Myanmar’s largest city Saturday to demand the return of a democratically elected civilian government deposed in a military …
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(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San …
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Myanmar’s military has seized full control of the country’s government and detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with hundreds of members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) …
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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, spoke overnight with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vice-General Soe Win in capital Nay Pyi Taw and expressed “strong condemnation” and called for …