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Myanmar mass jail sentence cut trims Suu Kyi’s sentence

YANGON – Myanmar’s coup-chief turned president cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure a source close to deposed leader Aung...

Trump ends TPS for Myanmar nationals

WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration announced on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) that it was ending temporary protections shielding immigrants from Myanmar from deportation...

Brawner: CIDG looks into possible charges vs. ex-generals urging uprising

The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) is studying possible charges against retired generals and other individuals allegedly calling for an uprising against the...

Solons urge stronger actions on Myanmar

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Tuesday filed a resolution urging the executive branch, particularly the Department of Foreign Affairs, to take bolder...

No military coup under my watch—Brawner

ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday gave assurance there will be no military coup d’etat under his...

‘Not on my watch:’ Brawner shuts down talks of military coup

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday has reaffirmed the military’s unwavering commitment to the Constitution...

Sanctions on the cards as West African leaders discuss Niger

West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an "extraordinary summit" on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to...

Nestlé announces closure of Myanmar office and factory

YANGON, Myanmar—Swiss food giant Nestle will halt all production in Myanmar, a spokesperson said Monday, the latest firm to draw back from the country...

Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar’s north

Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling...

Myanmar shops close, defy junta orders on 1st anniversary of coup

Yangon—Streets emptied and shops shuttered across Myanmar on Tuesday as people defied junta orders to go about their business with a silent strike on...

UN to hold Sudan talks to end crisis after coup

The United Nations said Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to the crisis following a military coup that stalled...

Sudan PM released as protesters face tear gas

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day of intense international pressure following his removal in...

Careful what you wish for

"We are no strangers to dangerous ideas here."   Disgraced, convicted then pardoned, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn told right-wing crazies at a...

Japan urges release of journo jailed in Myanmar

YANGON—Japan has urged Myanmar authorities to release a Japanese journalist in custody at a Yangon prison, one of at least 65 reporters arrested during...
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