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US imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta
Updated : 3 hours, 44 min ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on Myanmar's administrative body and high-ranking officials in the latest punitive move following the country's military coup on February 1.
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'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 5 days, 17 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday (local time).
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Attack on strategic pipeline in Myanmar threatens China's investme
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): As violent protest continues to mount in Myanmar causing disruption throughout the country, Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in the nation are considering exiting the market.
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8 killed as Myanmar security forces open fire on 'spring revolutio
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): Three months after a coup plunged Myanmar into crisis on February 1, as many as eight people were killed as security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against the military rule in the country.
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Myanmar residents call on Japan to recognise anti-military body as
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): Thousands of Myanmarese residents in Japan took the streets to call upon Tokyo to recognise the National Unity Government (NUG), an organisation set up in opposition to the February 1 military coup, as Myanmar's legitimate governing body.
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UN warns Myanmar on the brink of economic disaster due to coup, CO
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New York [US], May 2 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday warned Myanmar that it is on the brink of economic disaster due to the double shock of the military coup and COVID-19 pandemic.
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Obama 'appalled' by violence against anti-coup demonstrators in My
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama on Monday (local time) said he was "appalled" by the violence against civilians in Myanmar following a military coup in February.
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Myanmar: Hundreds detained in undisclosed locations since coup
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 25 (ANI): Hundreds of people in Myanmar are being held in undisclosed locations throughout the country since the military coup, leading to speculations that they may not be alive.
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740 people killed so far in Myanmar since Feb 1 military coup
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 24 (ANI): As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 740 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP).
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US will continue to support people of Myanmar against military cou
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States will continue to support the people of Myanmar against the military coup, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
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71 journalists arrested in Myanmar since February: UN
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): At least 71 journalists have been arrested by Myanmar authorities since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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UN says Myanmar security forces killed at least 51 children, calls
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is calling on the Myanmar security forces to refrain from violence against children after at least 51 children were killed since the military coup in February, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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