Hundreds of villagers flee after Myanmar military raid in...
April 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Villagers in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, say they are fleeing their homes after soldiers raided Chaungma village in the township on...
Myanmar’s unity government says ASEAN must not recognise m...
April 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar’s newly formed government of national unity urged neighbouring countries to not recognise the junta that seized power in...
Who’s who in Myanmar’s National Unity Government
April 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Top row, left to right: Mahn Win Khaing Than, U Win Myint, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Duwa Lashi La. Bottom row, left to right: Daw Zin Ma...
Myanmar regime arrests about 36 protest leaders, celebriti...
April 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
About three dozen people, including a prominent protest leader, protesters, celebrities, activists and ordinary citizens, were arrested...
Coup puts Myanmar’s crippling military capitalism in the s...
April 16 ,2021
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By: Cornelia Meyer
Myanmar’s economy has long been shaped by the Tatmadaw — the nation’s powerful armed forces — and by the shifti...
Myanmar troops sustain heavy casualties as Kachin keep con...
April 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Nearly 100 Myanmar military troops were killed in the regime’s attempt to retake control of a strategic base near the Chinese bor...
Failed state: Myanmar collapses into chaos
By one count, over 700 citizens have been killed in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 coup. But the international community remains paralyzed,...
‘Bloody paint strike’ in Myanmar as doctors charged over p...
April 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
An anti-coup protester uses red paint as he writes slogans at a bus stop on Wednesday April 14, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar
Activists...
S&P to eject Adani Ports from index for Myanmar military t...
April 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
S&P Dow Jones Indices says it is removing India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd from its sustainability index due...
Bloodshed won’t end if world recognizes Myanmar’s junta
April 14 ,2021
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By: David Hutt
“In light of Myanmar’s tense domestic climate, it is critical to avoid any course of action that could further aggravate th...
UN fears Myanmar heading into ‘full-blown’ Syria-type conf...
April 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Protesters in Mandalay take part in a demonstration against the military coup during the Myanmar new year festival of Thingyan. Photo...
Myanmar Junta files new charge against Daw Aung San Suu Ky...
April 13 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw in September 2020. / The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime slapped the country’s o...
Myanmar coup reveals urgent need for ASEAN overhaul
April 13 ,2021
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By: Richard Heydarian
Protesters hold shields with attached pictures of Myanmar's military junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in Yangon on Mar. 1: bo...
Arakan Army Chief does not want Myanmar’s strikes and prot...
April 13 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing
The Arakan Army (AA) chief, Major General Tun Myat Naing, says he does not want Mya...
Resistance forces kill at least 18 Myanmar soldiers in Sag...
April 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A roadblock set up by anti-regime protesters in Tamu, Sagaing Region. / Khampat Times
At least 18 members of Myanmar’s secur...
More bloodshed in Myanmar as crackdown on coup protests co...
April 12 ,2021
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By: Richard C. Paddock
The Myanmar military’s bloody crackdown on the nationwide resistance to its rule showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with a human...
Myanmar’s Gen Z protesters defy internet curbs with underg...
April 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
An underground newsletter being produced to spread information in Yangon. Photo: AFPTV
Young Myanmar protesters are fighting the j...
Myanmar has never been a nation. Could it become one now?
April 12 ,2021
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By: Terese Gagnon and Andrew Paul
Since February 1, when the Myanmar military carried out a coup against the country’s civilian government, protests, strikes and o...
China in touch with 'all parties' in Myanmar, embassy says
April 10 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
China’s embassy in Yangon said on Friday it had been in touch with “all parties” in military-ruled Myanmar, when aske...
Myanmar's ethnic armed organizations could restart fight
April 10 ,2021
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By: Lucas Myers
Protesters hold homemade weapons during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon's Tamwe township in Myanmar on April 3, 2...
Myanmar junta refuses UN envoy visit as post-coup bloodshe...
April 10 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Demonstrators in Mandalay hold a banner criticising the junta. Photo: EPA
Myanmar’s junta refused on Friday to let a UN...
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