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Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners including some political detainees
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...
Over 4.3 million in Myanmar urgently need clean water and sanitation after earthquake, says UNOCHA
YANGON: More than 4.3 million people in Myanmar are now in urgent need of clean water and sanitation assistance following the ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN20h
Myanmar Catholics mourn pope who remembered their plight
As Catholics filed into Myanmar's grandest cathedral to mourn Pope Francis on Tuesday, a wartime power cut plunged the ...
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Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners, including at least 22 political detainees
The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...
Myanmar Now7d
Myanmar regime to temporarily move some ministry offices from Naypyitaw to Yangon
As the country’s former capital until 20 years ago, Yangon still has a number of functioning ministerial buildings ...
Myanmar’s deadly earthquake exposes void left by US in global disaster responses
As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it ...
Southeast Asia water festivals begin, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar’s celebrations
Several Southeast Asian countries are kicking off their annual water festival holiday, an occasion for merrymaking during ...
Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...
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UNHCR airlifts relief supplies for earthquake survivors in Myanmar
A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, ...
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Myanmar Junta Ministries Plan Yangon Relocation After Quake
Around 80 percent of Naypyitaw’s ministerial buildings were allegedly left unusable by the March 28 earthquake.
Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country ...
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Myanmar junta releases almost 4,900 prisoners in traditional near year amnesty
deprived of food and water and otherwise tortured during interrogations in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. More than 220 journalists have been detained since the 2021 military coup, according to ...