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Myanmar air strike destroys 2 villages inhabited by ethnic rebel forces, kills 5
Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on two villages inhabited largely by ethnic Karen killed five civilians, including a mother and ...

Myanmar junta hits ethnic rebels with air strikes near India border-
By AFP YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has carried out air strikes on an ethnic armed group’s base near the border with ...

Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’-
By AFP YANGON: Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in ...

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day-
By PTI BANGKOK: Myanmar’s ruling military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, detailed plans for an election later this year ...

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force, mass pardons of prisoners-
By AFP NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show ...

‘Buddhist bin Laden’ firebrand monk feted by Myanmar junta chief-
By AFP YANGON: A firebrand monk dubbed the “Buddhist bin Laden” for his role in stirring up religious hatred in ...

Myanmar junta court sentences Suu Kyi to 7 years in prison-
By PTI BANGKOK: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of ...

Suu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in Myanmar junta trial-
By AFP YANGON: A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy ...

Cambodia says ASEAN envoy to attend ‘informal’ Myanmar meeting-
By AFP BANGKOK: A regional envoy tasked with solving the Myanmar crisis will attend an informal meeting in Thailand on ...