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4/17/2021 11:04:54 AM
Myanmar's neighbours have been trying to encourage talks between the rival sides to resolve the crisis but the military has shown little willingness to engage with them or talk to the ousted government
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4/16/2021 6:10:01 PM
Myanmar's coup opened a window of opportunity for the ethnic rebel outfits, which have no loyalty to either the junta or to deposed leader Suu Kyi, but could together pose a threat to the army's rule
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4/15/2021 1:53:58 PM
In Myanmar's second-largest city Mandalay, a demonstration by medical workers Thursday turned violent when soldiers opened fire, sending them running to the mosque
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4/14/2021 11:38:17 AM
The display aimed at shaming the military took place in various towns and cities, according to pictures posted by media, as people answered a call by activists to join what they termed a bloody paint strike
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4/11/2021 2:23:40 PM
"It comes as no surprise that Russia and China are blocking the attempts of the U.N. Security Council, for example to impose an arms embargo," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a blog post
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4/10/2021 5:45:03 PM
The AAPP and Myanmar Now news outlet said on Saturday that 82 people were killed during the protest against the Feb. 1 military coup in the country
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4/10/2021 10:08:30 AM
The police station at Naungmon in Shan state was attacked early in the morning by fighters from an alliance that includes the Arakan Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
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4/9/2021 1:28:37 PM
The sanctions announced Thursday freeze any assets held by the Myanma Gems Enterprise in the US or in US jurisdictions and bar American citizens from doing business with it
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4/8/2021 9:27:10 PM
Fighting carried on into Thursday morning and at least 11 protesters were killed and about 20 wounded, they said. There was no word of any casualties among the soldiers
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4/7/2021 9:04:37 PM
Min Aung Hlaing, who heads the junta, said in a statement 'the civil disobedience movement, or CDM is an activity to destroy the country'
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4/7/2021 11:11:00 AM
Security forces opened fire on Wednesday on protesters in the northwestern town of Kale as they demanded the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government, a resident told Reuters
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4/5/2021 2:05:47 PM
Six people were killed at the weekend, according to activists, as police and soldiers forcefully broke up demonstrations that some protesters are calling a 'spring revolution'
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4/5/2021 9:54:28 AM
In a joint statement, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said they have asked their ministers and senior officials to undertake 'necessary preparations for the meeting'
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4/4/2021 10:28:20 AM
In the latest in a series of impromptu shows of defiance, messages including "We must win" and "Get out MAH" - referring to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing - were seen on eggs in photographs on social media
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4/3/2021 11:45:55 AM
Despite the killing of more than 550 people by the security forces since the Feb. 1 coup, protesters are coming out every day, often in smaller groups in smaller towns, to voice opposition to the reimposition of military rule
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4/1/2021 10:58:11 AM
Social media posts showed copies of the constitution, real and symbolic, being burned at rallies and in homes during what one activist called a 'constitution bonfire ceremony'
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3/30/2021 9:48:03 PM
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army ousted an elected government led Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, detaining her and reimposing military rule after a decade of tentative steps towards democracy
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3/29/2021 5:19:16 PM
The weekend strikes, which sent ethnic Karen people seeking safety in Thailand, represented another escalation in the violent crackdown by Myanmar's junta on protests of its Feb. 1 takeover
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3/29/2021 11:44:56 AM
Biden led global condemnation of an "absolutely outrageous" crackdown by Myanmar's junta that left more than 100 people dead in the bloodiest day since the coup two months ago
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3/28/2021 9:54:42 AM
Across Myanmar, opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the bloodiest day since the military coup on Feb. 1
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