Myanmar
Malaysia foreign minister meets counterpart from Myanmar shadow govt in Washington
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah met his counterpart from Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow...
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U.S. wants ASEAN leaders to play bigger role in Myanmar diplomacy – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants Southeast Asian leaders to play a "more deeply engaged role" in efforts to...
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Myanmar Supreme Court ‘summarily dismisses’ Suu Kyi appeal -source
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday struck down an appeal from deposed leader Aung San Suu...
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Cambodia PM appeals to Myanmar junta for access to Suu Kyi
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's prime minister has urged Myanmar's top general to allow a special Southeast Asian envoy access...
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Japan PM agrees defence deal with Thailand
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defence agreement on Monday as well...
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Explainer-Suu Kyi’s uphill battle in Myanmar junta’s secretive courts
(Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar delivered a guilty verdict and five-year prison term for 76-year-old former leader Aung...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi handed five-year jail term for graft
(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday...
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Factbox-Legal cases against Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
(Reuters) - Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after being...
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Myanmar court postpones Suu Kyi verdict until April 27 – source
(Reuters) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday postponed for one day its decision in the first of 11...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in court ahead of corruption trial verdict – source
(Reuters) - Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in court on Monday accused of funnelling charity money into...
Read moreOman secures release of 14 foreigners held in Yemen -ministry
(Reuters) - Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Houthi-controlled Sanaa...
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Six Rohingya dead, hundreds flee after riot at Malaysian detention camp
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Six Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, including two children, have died after being hit by vehicles on...
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In rare comments, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges people to ‘be united’ – source
(Reuters) - Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source...
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Myanmar junta says 1,600 prisoners to be freed in holiday amnesty
(Reuters) - Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar's Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the...
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Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland, seek to crush resistance
By Wa Lone and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that...
Read moreMyanmar New Year celebrations dampened by protests, boycotts
(Reuters) - Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have urged residents to boycott the country's traditional New Year celebrations, as...
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CDC eases COVID travel assessment for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Haiti
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel ratings for...
Read moreMyanmar’s deputy central bank governor shot and hospitalised -media
(Reuters) - A deputy governor at Myanmar's central bank has been shot in an attack at her home in the...
Read moreU.S. arrests leader of Japanese crime syndicate on drugs, weapons charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a leader of a Japanese crime syndicate on charges of plotting to...
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Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison
(Reuters) -In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch...
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