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Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi - Thousands released in holiday ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s Revolutionary Leader
Aung San Suu Kyi, photographed in June 2012 Getty Images On a steamy evening at the beginning of the rainy season, a crowd of 10,000 packs the street outside the National League for Democracy ...
UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire
The United Nations called for full amnesty for jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained since the 2021 coup ...
Voices: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform - COMMENT: Seeing the architect of so many ...
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With U.S. absent, China steps in for earthquake-hit Myanmar
toppling the elected government led by Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The junta has brutally quashed dissent and sparked a spiralling civil war. However, it remains backed by Beijing, which ...
Thailand just gave Myanmar what it craved, and it wasn’t humanitarian aid
The junta was so happy with the news that it dominated the first five pages of the Myanmar newspaper, even as thousands lay ...
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Myanmar junta chief to make rare trip abroad to Bangkok
He also said that Aung San Suu Kyi, whose civilian government was ousted in the 2021 ... and they "don't have to defeat everyone to maintain control". - Beijing's influence - The past year has shown ...
Myanmar junta wants poll in civilian graveyard
Julie Bishop, the UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Myanmar, was on the ground in quake-affected Myanmar this week to ...