Myanmar

The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of a military coup with curbs on energy officials and junta members, among others. Washington imposed sanctions on the Union…
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Myanmar has recently announced its new guidelines for tourist visa applications. As per the new terms and conditions, all those applying for a Myanmar visa will need to provide a full vaccination certificate, along with a recent colour…
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Myanmar’s junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday. Min Aung Hlaing, who led last year’s coup, requested the military government to “allow him to serve for an…
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Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was transferred Wednesday from a secret detention location to a prison in the country’s capital, legal officials familiar with her case said. Her ongoing court cases will be tried at a new facility…
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Situation has gone critical behind the Bamboo Curtain in Myanmar with anti-military junta forces intensifying their operations across the country and sentiments against China running high for exploiting mineral reserves and supporting the…
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Myanmar has announced plans to restart international passenger flights starting April 17. The announcement of lifting a two-year ban was made by the military on Saturday. The Southeast Asian nation had shut its borders to international…
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At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday. At least 11,787…
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The United States on Friday imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an…
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In sentencing Myanmar’s iconic democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to prison, the country’s generals have effectively exiled her from electoral politics. But that doesn’t mean the Southeast Asian nation is back to square one in its stop-start…
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Myanmar’s junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules, a government spokesman told AFP, the first of a series of possible sentences that could see the…
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