Tag: myanmar
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73 killed in lightning strikes across Myanmar in 2023-24 fiscal year
A total of 73 people have been killed in lightning strikes across Myanmar in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the country’s Department of Disaster Management reported on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: Military fighter jet crashes; pilot killed
A military fighter jet crashed on Wednesday during routine training, killing its pilot in northwestern Myanmar.
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At least 12 dead after military plane crashes
At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday. The accident occurred near the central city of Mandalay, the spokesperson told dpa. The weather conditions were very bad, according to local news reports. Soldiers and Buddhist monks were on board. The monks had…
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Five killed in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters
Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday killing at least five people and wounding several as activists defied a bloody crackdown and internet blockade by the ruling junta, media said. More than 580 people have been killedin the turmoil in Myanmar since a Feb. 1, coup that ended a brief period of civilian-led democracy,…
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Two Australians detained in Myanmar amid unrest
Two Australian business consultants have been detained in Myanmar while trying to leave the country which is gripped by unrest following a military coup, local media reported on Monday. The Australians are believed to be under house arrest after trying to leave the country on a relief flight on Friday, Australian news wire, AAP, reported.…
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At least 59 killed, 129 injured in Sunday’s protest crackdown in Myanmar – Reports
Sunday clashes between anti-coup protesters and security forces in Myanmar left at least 59 people killed and 129 injured according to hospital data, the Myanmar Now news agency reported on Monday. The actual toll is estimated to be even higher. The reports came from three hospitals — Yangon General, Hlaing Tharyar, and Thingangyun Sanpya —…
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Coup: Biden approves Executive Order to sanction Myanmar’s military leaders
President Joe Biden approved an executive order to enable the U.S. to sanction members of Myanmar’s military for their involvement in a recent coup. Biden announced this on Wednesday. “Today, I’ve approved a new executive order enabling us to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close…
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Myanmar military seizes power in bloodless coup, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, others
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to “election fraud”, handing…
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Myanmar rejects UN report on human rights violations against Rohingya – Spokesman
Myanmar’s government dismissed the report of UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, which accuses state officials of crimes against humanity due to persecution of Muslim Rohingya and other ethnic minorities, the country’s government spokesman Zaw Htay said. On Monday, the Human Rights Council said in a report that Myanmar’s officials are accountable for “gross human…
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Hate speech: Facebook to remedy menace in Myanmar
Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The acknowledgement came a day after a Reuters investigation showed why the company has failed to…