Myanmar’s ethnic armies prepare to fight for a federal str...
April 8 ,2021
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By: Larry Jagan
A supporter of the Karen National Union holding a sign supporting the Committee for Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Myanmar's shadow...
Facing up to Myanmar realities
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By: Bilahari Kausikan
The military, or Tatmadaw, has always played a central role in the Myanmar polity.PHOTO: AFP
Myanmar (then called Burma) became in...
Myanmar sanctions could spark full-blown civil conflict, w...
April 7 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Russia said on Tuesday (April 6) it opposed sanctions against the junta in Myanmar, warning that punitive measures could spark a large-...
Myanmar regime’s thugs target doctors and clinics aiding t...
April 7 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Early Saturday morning, troops of Myanmar’s military regime stormed into a doctor’s home in Mayangone Township of Yangon re...
Four Myanmar soldiers killed in grenade attack in Sagaing...
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By: SAM Staff
Four soldiers died on Sunday afternoon when a grenade was hurled into a truck as local residents fought back after the soldiers had sho...
Myanmar activists launch radio program to promote federali...
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By: Tommy Walker
Faced with government efforts to completely cut internet access, some Myanmar pro-democracy activists are turning to radio to reach the...
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By: Thitinan Pongsudhirak
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Myanmar is leading Southeast Asia’s race to the political bottom. Since overthrowing a civil...
Myanmar's UN envoy calls for temporary halt to foreign inv...
April 5 ,2021
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By: Alex Fang
Myanmar's ambassador the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, has defined the junta by denouncing it to the United Nations General Assembly....
Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repe...
April 5 ,2021
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By: Simon Tisdall
In August 2011, Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s then foreign minister, made a “mercy dash” to Damascus. He appealed in pers...
Myanmar’s 10 peace signatories back elected govt
April 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Regime soldiers, police and thugs beat and kick anti-regime protesters in Monywa, Sagaing Region, in February. / CJ
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Myanmar villagers take up homemade weapons against Regime’...
April 3 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The protesters plan to conduct a defensive action after their peaceful anti-regime protest was cracked down by the junta's forces at...
Don’t wait for UN nod to punish Myanmar generals, Suu Kyi...
April 3 ,2021
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By: Bhavan Jaipragas
Anti-coup protesters burn copies of the 2008 constitution in Yangon. Photo: AFP
Dr Sasa, the exiled special envoy of Myanmar&...
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ amid internet...
April 3 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar activists held candle-lit protests overnight and scrambled to find ways to get around a deepening internet shutdown on Friday,...
Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge under Myanmar’s secrets...
April 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Myanmar has been rocked by protests on a near-daily basis since Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed in a coup
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Myanmar parallel parliament raises stakes in fight for eth...
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Attack by Myanmar’s Kachin minority signals deepening cris...
April 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Report
Kachin guerrillas attacked a police outpost in northern Myanmar early Wednesday, local media reported, in an indication of the deepenin...
Myanmar junta makes ceasefire offer, but not to protesters
April 1 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Ethnic Karen people take part in an anti-coup demonstration in Hlaingbwe township, in eastern Myanmar’s Karen state. Photo: K...
India, Thailand face looming refugee crisis as Myanmar vio...
March 31 ,2021
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By: Jitsiree Thongnoi and Sonia Sarkar
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Thailand 'prepared' to take Myanmar refugees, says Prayuth
March 30 ,2021
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By: Masuyuki Yuda
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Anguish in Myanmar after weekend of 'outrageous' bloodshed
March 30 ,2021
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By: Helen Regan
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