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EU to impose new sanctions on Myanmar junta, companies: Borrell
Jun 04, 2021 05:30The European Union will impose a new round of sanctions on Myanmar's military junta and its economic interests in the coming days, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told Reuters on Thursday.
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Myanmar teachers, students defy junta order to reopen schools
Jun 03, 2021 04:39Only a quarter of Myanmar's more than 12 million students have enrolled for the new school year amid a protest boycott against military rule and following a series of bombings, an official of a teachers' group said.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court for first time since February coup
May 24, 2021 05:13Myanmar’s deposed Leader Aung San Suu Kyi has for the first time appeared in person at a court hearing on a myriad of charges brought against her by the military junta, which overthrew her government in a February coup.
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Myanmar's junta dissolves ousted leader Suu Kyi's party
May 22, 2021 02:35Myanmar's junta has ordered the dissolution of the political party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, labeling her and fellow party members "traitors."
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Six anti-coup armed fighters killed in Myanmar clashes
May 17, 2021 03:55At least six armed fighters have been killed after days of clashes with the military in northwestern Myanmar amid anti-coup protests that have sparked fears of a civil war in the Southeast Asian country.
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Myanmar rebels claim military helicopter downing amid crackdown
May 03, 2021 09:51A rebel group in Myanmar, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), has said it shot down a military helicopter firing on one of its strongholds.
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Don’t pay electricity bills: Myanmar’s anti-junta activists to nation
Apr 27, 2021 01:08Activists opposed to Myanmar’s junta have called for refusal to pay electricity bills and agricultural loans as part of a larger civil disobedience campaign in the wake of the February 1 coup.
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ASEAN set to hold summit on Myanmar crisis; junta leader to attend
Apr 20, 2021 10:20The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to hold a summit in Indonesia to discuss a weeks-long crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, with the attendance of the country’s junta chief.
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EU imposes sanctions on Myanmar’s junta officials
Apr 20, 2021 01:17The European Union has imposed sanctions on two conglomerates linked to Myanmar’s military and ten of its officials who were involved in seizing power in the coup of February 1.
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Myanmar security forces detain prominent anti-coup leader
Apr 16, 2021 02:58In the latest crackdown on protests, security forces have detained one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule during an anti-coup rally in central Myanmar.