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Russia conducts joint naval drill with military-governed Burma
The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Burma is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, ...

2 senior generals in Burma sentenced to life in prison for corruption
A military tribunal in strife-torn Burma has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of ...

Boat capsizes in northwestern Burma, leaving 12 missing amid ongoing conflict
Twelve people, including three members of the security forces, are missing after a boat capsized and sank in a river ...

Drone attack in eastern Burma kills at least 5, including senior army official
A drone attack on a police headquarters in a major border town in eastern Burma has killed at least five ...

EU initiates assessment of human and labor rights in Burma
The European Union is assessing human and labour rights in Myanmar, a European Commission spokesperson said on Thursday, leaving the ...

Devastating monsoon floods kill 5, displace 60,000 in Burma
Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced about 60,000 since mid-July, an official ...

Burma burns $446 million worth of seized drugs to mark annual anti-drug trafficking day
The authorities in Burma destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark ...

Burma suspends deliveries of international aid to cyclone-hit areas, UN says
Burma’s military government has rescinded its approval for international organizations to distribute food, shelter and medicines to thousands of residents ...

UN warns cyclone-hit areas of Burma aren’t receiving nearly enough aid, could face major food crisis soon
The United Nations warned Friday that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Burma and the country could ...