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Myanmar imposes tough new measures

Myanmar’s junta has introduced tough new measures in resistance strongholds under which people accused of treason and “spreading false news” will be tried by...

Empty streets in protest on Myanmar coup anniversary

Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government,...

Myanmar junta plans elections,raising fears of more bloodshed

Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar’s short-lived democratic experiment, the country’s military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed...

Prisoner killed, dozens wounded in Myanmar jail riot, says junta

A prisoner was killed and more than 60 wounded after a riot broke out at a Myanmar prison west of Yangon, the junta said...

Junta: White elephant sign of right to rule

Though it is a pariah on the world stage and battling fierce domestic opposition to its rule, Myanmar’s junta has found grounds for optimism—the...

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force in military-built capital

Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark the country's independence day Wednesday, days after the junta jailed democracy figurehead Aung...

Suu Kyi jailed for total of 33 years

Ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another seven years in jail as her long series of trials ended on...

‘Myanmar sentences 7 students to death’

BANGKOK—The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according...

Pressure Myanmar junta, journo tells Japan

Tokyo—A Japanese journalist released from Myanmar in a prisoner amnesty called on Monday for Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and accept...

Myanmar junta to release former UK ambassador

Myanmar’s military said Thursday it will release almost 6,000 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian economics adviser, in...

Myanmar junta to release former British ambassador, Australian adviser and Japan journalist

Myanmar's junta said Thursday it will release 700 prisoners, including a former British ambassador, a Japanese journalist and an Australian adviser to Aung San...

Junta courts prolong Japanese journalist, Suu Kyi jail terms

Myanmar’s junta on Wednesday jailed a Japanese journalist arrested while filming an anti-coup protest for three more years for violating immigration law, a diplomatic...

Burkina junta leader resigns, flees after coup

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two...

Junta to jail Suu Kyi for 3 years for poll fraud

Yangon—A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in jail on Friday for electoral fraud over 2020 polls...
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