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Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits | Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits | Aung San Suu Kyi

Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the...

UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News
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UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News

The Myanmar army has carried out over 120 attacks after the deadly March 28 earthquake, with more than half of them after the...

Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive | Military News
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Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive | Military News

Bangkok, Thailand – Aung, a high school English teacher, figured it was high time to leave Myanmar the day the military generals who...

Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 | Earthquakes News
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Rains add to misery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises to 3,471 | Earthquakes News

Heavy rains have lashed parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar, complicating relief efforts and raising the risk of disease as the death toll from the...

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help | News
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Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help | News

UN aid chief says the world ‘must rally behind the people of Myanmar’ after a magnitude 7.7 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure....

Myanmar confirms 180,000 Rohingya eligible to return, Bangladesh says | News
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Myanmar confirms 180,000 Rohingya eligible to return, Bangladesh says | News

The 180,000 names were part of a list of 800,000 Rohingya that Bangladesh submitted to Myanmar in six batches, Bangladesh government says. Myanmar...

Myanmar’s military junta chief joins Bangkok summit in rare trip abroad | Military News
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Myanmar’s military junta chief joins Bangkok summit in rare trip abroad | Military News

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is under multiple global sanctions and is also wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity. The head...

South China Sea: Rising tensions between China and Philippines | ASEAN
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South China Sea: Rising tensions between China and Philippines | ASEAN

101 East investigates the significance of the escalating skirmishes between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea. The South China Sea is...

Conditions worsen for Myanmar earthquake survivors
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Conditions worsen for Myanmar earthquake survivors

Frustration rise among Myanmar's earthquake survivors as they face shortages of clean water, food, medicine and shelter.