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Myanmar junta troops and police try to evict villagers near Chinese copper project

Junta troops and police have told the residents of a village near a Chinese-run copper project in Myanmar’s Sagaing region…

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Burmese mark anniversary of 8888 uprising with protests against military junta

Civilians across Myanmar on Tuesday commemorated the 35th anniversary of a significant uprising as they held protests against the ruling…

1 year ago

Rohingya boat sinks off Myanmar’s Rakhine state, 45 missing

A boat carrying Rohingya people, reportedly heading for Malaysia, sank in the Bay of Bengal near Rakhine state’s capital city…

1 year ago

Cambodia’s king signs royal decree to nominate Hun Manet as PM

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday issued a royal decree to appoint Hun Sen’s eldest son Hun Manet as the…

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Chinese fire water cannons at Philippine Coast Guard in disputed sea

Manila on Sunday protested the China Coast Guard’s use of water cannons against a Philippine Coast Guard vessel escorting civilian…

1 year ago

Plenty of blame to go around in Vietnam’s COVID repatriation flight bribery scandal

Following a two-week trial, a Hanoi court last month convicted 54 defendants, including senior diplomats, for collecting over $7.4 billion…

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More than 16,500 homes and buildings destroyed by Myanmar junta since coup

  Pyinmabin village in Yangon’s Mingalardon township, seen in this April 2022 image [left], was razed on orders from Myanmar’s…

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Myanmar prison guards torture inmates marking Martyrs’ Day

Prison guards at Myanmar’s Thayarwady (Tharyawaddy) Prison have beaten 31 inmates for marking the country’s Martyrs’ Day and four are…

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Missing trafficked Lao teenager determined to be alive in Myanmar casino

A missing Lao teenager trafficked to Myanmar to work and who was beaten by Chinese men in a Chinese-owned casino…

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Myanmar military arrests Sagaing region villagers, torches homes

Junta troops detained six villagers and burned homes in a township in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, locals and anti-regime forces told…

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