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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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ASEAN leaders to urge Myanmar to allow envoy visit for mediation
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 24 (ANI): Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will continue to push Myanmar's military junta to allow the group's special envoy to visit the country, a Japanese media report said.
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Myanmar military junta 'extremely disappointed' over Min Aung Hlaing exclu
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 17 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta on Saturday said that it was 'extremely disappointed' over its leader Min Aung Hlaing's exclusion from the upcoming ASEAN summit.
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Myanmar Junta refuses ASEAN's request to meet Suu Kyi
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 16 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta has turned down the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy's request to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, media reports said.
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UK Foreign Secy Raab announces new sanctions on Myanmar targeting key busi
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], September 3 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying these sanctions target a key business associate of the military junta for providing financial support and arms to the military.
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Myanmar protestors mark anniversary of 1988 uprising
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 9 (ANI): To mark the 33rd anniversary of the 1988 uprising against military rule that was violently put down, protestors came out in cities across Myanmar on Sunday to protest against the military junta.
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US condemns assassination plot on Myanmar's UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New York [US], August 8 (ANI): US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Saturday (local time) condemned the assassination attempt on Myanmar's UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun, who is currently pressured to resign by the country's military junta.
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Myanmar junta escalating media crackdown, alleges rights group
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 28 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta should stop prosecuting journalists and end its assault on independent media, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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11 Myanmar diplomats in US, Switzerland refuse to return home
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 29 (ANI): Eleven Myanmar diplomats in the United States and Switzerland have refused to return and are creating a united front as they seek to remain in their host countries in protest against the country's military junta.
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China's support to Myanmar military a 'major leap backward' for South Asia
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The decision of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to recognise Myanmar's military dictatorship earlier this month is likely to be a major leap backward for the South Asian country amid ongoing anti-coup protests, says a new repor
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Myanmar military junta accuses armed groups of training citizens for Peopl
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 13 (ANI): Myanmar military junta on Saturday accused armed groups of training citizens for People's Defence Force to protect civilians from the military crackdown on protesters.
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Amid post-coup Great Game in Myanmar, China's support for military govt gr
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Chiang Mai, [Thailand], June 12 (ANI): Even as many nations, including the United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Myanmar's military junta following the February 1 coup, China has declared its support for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing-led government.
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