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In-DepthMyanmar The lives of civil disobedience movement participants four years on
Four years after government workers left their positions in defiance of the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar, trading stable...
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Myanmar’s Bloodiest Armed Forces Day
On this day in 2021, over 100 people were killed across Myanmar by the military which unleashed a brutal crackdown...
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Commentary Commentary: Myanmar’s junta may have struck a deal with Russia to boost its imagery intelligence – but why? Russia’s offer to share satellite information potentially marks a major enhancement for the Myanmar regime’s military operations, says this professor.
Read a summary of this article on FAST. BRISBANE: There is one aspect of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit...
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The Latest: Countries sending humanitarian aid after Myanmar earthquake
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake keeps climbing amid rescue efforts. The military government said Saturday that 1,644...
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Home News Burma Myanmar Junta Troops Blaze Trail of Destruction on Magwe-Sagaing Border
Marauding junta troops are blazing a trail of destruction as they try to advance on the Sagaing Region resistance stronghold...
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Myanmar junta deploys drones, bombs as fighting nears naval base in Kyaukphyu
As the army attempts to fend off assaults by the Arakan Army (AA), some locals have already fled the clashes...
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‘The sense of safety and security for Myanmar women is declining by the day’ – An advocate for abuse survivors speaks out
The deputy chair of the newly founded Shield organisation told Myanmar Now about the challenges in fulfilling the group’s mission:...
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Conflict Four years after coup, Myanmar regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ polls
Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed...
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Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military...
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Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens
Following the coup, President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained and the country was plunged into a...
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