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Myanmar junta chief to travel to China next month: sources close …
2 hours ago · Min Aung Hlaing “is planning to go to China in November... the trip has been planned since Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar” in August, a source close to the military said. “ [Min Aung Hlaing] will visit China next month,” another source said. Both sources requested anonymity to talk to the media. AFP has contacted China ...
Myanmar ties China with lowest internet freedom: study
1 day ago · Myanmar has tied China for the world’s worst record on internet freedom, with declines reported in a number of other countries led by Kyrgyzstan, a study said Wednesday. The further deterioration in Myanmar, a Beijing ally where the military seized power in 2021, marks the first time in a decade that any country has matched China for a low ...
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6 days ago · Myanmar air force bombs AA-controlled Rakhine State town, killing four civilians. The attacks came soon after the Arakan Army, conscious of the threat of air raids, warned the public against the outdoor gatherings traditionally held on full moon days between October and December. Read More ». Nay Min Ni October 11, 2024.
Myanmar peace efforts ‘substantially inadequate’: ASEAN draft
6 days ago · Southeast Asian leaders condemned on Thursday Myanmar’s efforts to implement a plan to end the country’s civil war as “substantially inadequate,” according to a draft summit statement seen by AFP. Myanmar’s junta agreed on the five-point plan with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) weeks after seizing power in February ...
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6 days ago · Clashes ongoing in Madaya Township as resistance pushes towards Mandalay. Intense fighting continued to spread as the junta deployed aircraft and artillery to slow the advance of the MDY-PDF, whose stated aim is to capture the military’s regional command headquarters in Mandalay. Read More ». Myanmar Now October 11, 2024.
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Myanmar NOW is an independent news service dedicated to providing accurate and unbiased news about Myanmar in Burmese and English.. With a mission to expose injustice in society and to hold the powerful to account, Myanmar Now prioritises news that matters most to those who care about the vulnerable and voiceless in society.. Founded in Yangon in 2015 during a period of relative openness in ...
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Aug 16, 2024 · Telecoms blackouts aggravate Myanmar civilians’ suffering in horrific war. In parts of Myanmar impacted by conflict, civilians feel forced back to an earlier era without mobile phones or internet, with letters as the only remaining means of reaching loved ones in conflict zones, and some areas cut off from all forms of communication.
Three years on, Myanmar’s military remains on the road to ruin
Jan 29, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing and his fellow coup makers are incapable of learning from their failures, according to military insiders. Myanmar Now January 29, 2024. Vice Senior General Soe Win visits injured soldiers at Mingaladon Military Hospital in Yangon in late December 2023 (State Administration Council) As the third anniversary of Myanmar’s ...
Battlefield update: November 17 - Myanmar Now
Myanmar Now November 17, 2023. The body of a civilian killed during fighting in Loikaw is pictured being carried out by rescuers on November 14 (Esther J / Myanmar Now) Karenni. Rescue teams found the bodies of at least 15 civilians, including children, killed in battles between resistance forces and the military in the Karenni (Kayah) State ...