Myanmar’s all-out war in the making
September 22 ,2021
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By: Robert Bociaga
After the announcement of the all-out war (dubbed D-Day) by the National Unity Government (NUG) on September 7, some Myanmar people res...
Myanmar junta to put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on tri...
September 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Ms Aung San Suu Kyi will face a new trial on four charges of corruption beginning on Oct 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP
Myanmar's junta will p...
Myanmar currency hovers near all-time low
September 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A money-changer's office in Yangon: Myanmar's currency, the kyat, has fallen 20% to 30% since a military takeover of the governm...
Myanmar, a violent tale of two governments
A video of a little-known political leader declaring war on Myanmar's military regime went viral on social media on Sept. 7, garnering...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court after health no-show
September 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Ms Suu Kyi's lawyer said she suffered from "car sickness" while being taken to the courtroom.PHOTO: AFP
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung...
U.S. Congress weighs sanctions on Myanmar’s oil and gas
September 14 ,2021
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By: Jack Detsch
Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks with Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, and chairman of the Hous...
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi skips hearing after feeling unwe...
September 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in a February coup that sparked a mass uprising [File: Aung Shine Oo/ AP
Lawyers for...
UN’s challenge: Who will sit in Myanmar hot seat?
September 14 ,2021
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By: David Hutt
Myanmar's ambassador to the UN Kyaw Moe Tun making a three-finger salute as he addresses the General Assembly on February 26, 2021. P...
Myanmar shadow government reaps diplomatic harvest
September 10 ,2021
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By: Marwaan Macan-Markar
The United Nations headquarters in New York and protesters in Yangon: Myanmar's military junta is battling the opposition for interna...
Telenor's Myanmar sell-off mired in uncertainty
Industry insiders say the head of Myanmar's junta, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, may reject Telenor's exit plan. (Nikke...
Myanmar parallel government calls for revolt against regim...
September 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Duwa Lashi La, acting president of Myanmar's National Unity Government, addresses the nation in an online speech on Sept. 7.
The h...
Panic buying grips Yangon after shadow government in Myanm...
September 8 ,2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
The announcement of a state of emergency by Duwa Lashi triggered panic buying in Yangon. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Long queues formed at...
Myanmar military frees Wirathu, notorious anti-Muslim monk
September 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The military has released anti-Muslim Buddhist monk Wirathu [File: Thein Zaw/AP Photo]
Myanmar’s military has released Wirat...
More than 20 Myanmar troops killed near China border, rebe...
September 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Report
FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold homemade pipe air guns during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar April 3, 2021. Photo...
UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar
September 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Since the February 1 military takeover, at least 1,045 protesters have been killed by security forces, according to the rights group...
Myanmar parallel government to challenge regime with $700m...
Anti-coup protesters march in Mandalay on Aug. 8, the anniversary of a 1988 uprising. Myanmar's parallel government is preparing to s...
Arakan army seeks to build ‘Inclusive’ administration in R...
September 2 ,2021
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By: Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
A young Arakan Army soldier poses for a picture in an undisclosed region of Myanmar in March of this year. Credit: Moe Myint
Seven...
Resistance groups fight Myanmar junta in the light and sha...
September 1 ,2021
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By: Tan Hui Yee
In the absence of clear direction, Myanmar looks headed for a prolonged armed conflict as the junta and disparate resistance groups f...
Coronavirus: Ex-Myanmar strongman Than Shwe hospitalised w...
August 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Then Myanmar junta chief Senior General Than Shwe attends an event in Yangon in December 2010. Photo: AP
The former long-time mili...
Myanmar Authorities don't plan to include Rohingya in vacc...
August 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Authorities in Myanmar currently have no plan to include minority Rohingya Muslims living in densely-packed camps as they begin vaccina...
China to provide Myanmar junta US$6 million to fund develo...
August 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A construction worker walks past a construction site in Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP
China will transfer over US$6 million to Myanma...
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