Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated
Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to ...
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...
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Myanmar’s Forced Conscription in Numbers
On the first anniversary of the junta's activation of the conscription law, The Irrawaddy looks at the key facts and figures ...
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Hundreds of Myanmar scam center victims handed over to Thai army
Thailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam ...
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Civil War in Myanmar
Background Since gaining independence from British rule in 1948, Myanmar has grappled with effective governance in its multiethnic society. After a coup in 1962, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military ...
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Mini Myanmar
From serene pagodas and bustling markets to golden sunsets over rivers and ancient temples, this visual journey captures the ...
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Myanmar says rebel attacks, gas shortages worsen power crisis
"Currently, electricity is being supplied to Yangon region at 48%, Mandalay region at 17% and the rest, including Naypyidaw, at 35%," the Global New Light Of Myanmar newspaper said, referring to ...
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Lawyers to Probe Alleged Killing of Myanmar Man by Thai Military
The Lawyers Council of Thailand will investigate an NGO’s claims that Aung Ko Ko was tortured to death by Thai soldiers in Mae Sot across the border from Myawaddy.
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Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months
Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday (January 31, 2025), four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives. The country ...
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Myanmar junta extends mandate by further six months, no date given for elections
Myanmar's military junta has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year ...