MYANMAR CRISIS
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar junta bans other media outlet in crackdown on independent press
Bangkok, Nov 1 (EFE).- The military junta in Myanmar has banned the digital newspaper The Irrawaddy, critical of the regime,…
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Politics
Myanmar’s military junta says pressure from ASEAN would be ‘negative’
Bangkok, 28 Oct (EFE).- Myanmar’s military regime repudiated the possibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) increasing pressure…
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Conflicts & War
ASEAN holds emergency meeting to address Myanmar crisis
Bangkok, Oct 27 (EFE).- The deep crisis in which Myanmar has been plunged since the military coup of February 2021…
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Conflicts & War
Friends of Japanese filmmaker detained in Myanmar denounce situation
Tokyo, Oct 26 (EFE).- A group of activists and people close to Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota, sentenced in Myanmar to…
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar junta bans prison visits after parcel bomb attack
Bangkok, Oct 21 (EFE).- Myanmar’s junta said Friday that it has banned family visits to several prisons after a parcel…
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar among the top jailers of journalists in the world, says Amnesty
Bangkok, Oct 6 (EFE).- The nonprofit Amnesty International (AI) denounced on Thursday that Myanmar was one of the largest jailers…
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Business & Economy
Puma Energy announces ‘full exit’ from Myanmar
Singapore, Oct 6 (EFE).- Singapore-based oil company Puma announced it is to “fully exit” Myanmar, coming amid NGO concerns that…
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar’s beauty queen held at Bangkok airport gets asylum in Canada
Bangkok, Sep 27 (EFE).- Myanmar’s beauty queen Han Lay, who has been critical of the military junta and has been…
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Politics
Former Myanmar diplomat asks Japan not to legitimize junta at Abe’s funeral
Tokyo, Sep 25 (EFE).- A Myanmar diplomat dismissed by the military junta for his opposition to the coup has criticized…
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Conflicts & War
Myanmar’s beauty queen critical of military junta arrested in Thailand
Bangkok/Geneva, Sep 22 (EFE).- The Thai authorities have arrested Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay, who resides in Thailand and has…
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