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Eight children killed in Myanmar as Military Strike Hits School

Web News 17 November 2023 233 0

Eleven people, including eight children, have been killed in Chin State, Myanmar after a military jet bombed a school. Locals say the strike on the remote village of Vuilu in the mountainous region happened on Wednesday. Myanmar is currently in the grip of a civil war with numerous armed groups Continue Reading

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Flood Displaces Tens of Thousands in Myanmar  

Web News 10 October 2023 178 0

Residents of Myanmar’s flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on Tuesday after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people. The rainy season typically brings months of heavy downpours to the Southeast Asian country, but scientists say man-made climate change is making weather patterns more Continue Reading

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Myanmar Bomb Blast Claims 1, Injures 12

Web News 31 July 2023 283 0

  A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official said. Violent clashes have ramped up since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February 2021, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent that has left thousands dead. The junta has been battling anti-coup “People’s […]Continue Reading

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Myanmar coup: Strikes, more protests on Monday

Web News 22 February 2021 585 0

Most businesses are closed in troubled Myanmar in a general strike that has been called on Monday to oppose the military coup of February 1. Early in the day, protesters had already gathered in their thousands, despite a veiled threat from the junta that confrontation could lead to deaths. Three weeks since the coup, the […]Continue Reading

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Anger Over Arrests in Myanmar at Anti-Coup Protests

Web News 13 February 2021 560 0

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day on Saturday as continuing arrests of junta critics added to anger over the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Thousands assembled in the business hub, Yangon, while protesters took to the streets of the capital Naypyitaw, the second city Mandalay […]Continue Reading

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Myanmar coup: Police use water cannon as thousands strike

Web News 8 February 2021 706 0

Police in Myanmar’s capital, Nay Pyi Taw have used water cannon on workers conducting a nationwide strike against a military coup. Thousands are taking part in a third day of street protests, calling for the release of elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy to be restored. State TV has warned protesters that […]Continue Reading

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Myanmar Coup: Aung San Suu Kyi Detained As Military Seizes Control

Web News 1 February 2021 498 0

Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. All authority has been given to the top army commander and a one-year state of emergency has been declared, a statement on military TV said. The coup follows a landslide win by Ms Suu […]Continue Reading