MYANMAR CRISIS (UPDATES TEXT)
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar junta confirms carrying out airstrikes that killed dozens
(Update 1: Adds details throughout, changes head, lede, minor edits) Bangkok, Apr 12 (EFE).- Myanmar’s military junta confirmed it carried…
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Conflicts & War
Suu Kyi’s Australian advisor arrives home after release from Myanmar prison
Update 1: Adds Kubota return to Japan, quotes Sydney, Australia, Nov 18 (EFE).- Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former…
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi, Australian adviser to 3 years in prison
(Update 1: adds Australia’s reaction to Turnell’s sentence) Bangkok/Sydney, Australia, Sep 29 (EFE).- A military court in Myanmar sentenced deposed…
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Crime & Justice
UN envoy condemns executions of Myanmar democracy activists
(Update 1: changes head, adds US rapporteur’s reaction) Bangkok, Jul 25 (EFE).- A United Nations special rapporteur on Monday condemned…
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Conflicts & War
US bemoans lack of progress in Myanmar following coup
Bangkok, Jul 10 (EFE).- US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Sunday lamented the lack of progress in restoring democracy…
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar military junta confirms Suu Kyi’s imprisonment
Update 1: Adds junta confirmation of imprisonment, detail throughout Bangkok, Jun 23 (EFE).- Myanmar’s military junta confirmed Thursday the entry…
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Politics
Cambodia PM becomes first foreign government head to visit Myanmar after coup
Bangkok, Jan 7 (EFE).- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Myanmar on Friday for an official two-day trip, becoming…
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Crime & Justice
Calls for arms embargo against Myanmar junta grow after massacre
(Update 1: adds demand of arms embargo) Bangkok, Dec 30 (EFE).- Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition has demanded an international weapons embargo…
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Crime & Justice
Suu Kyi prison sentence reduced by Myanmar junta
(Update 2: re-ledes, changes headline) Bangkok Desk, Dec 6 (EFE).- Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi had her prison…
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