A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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A spate of clashes between resistance forces has led to calls for a conflict resolution mechanism, with some demanding immediate justice while others say it should wait until after the revolution.
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Political prisoners across Myanmar have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.
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Resistance forces have humiliated coup leader Min Aung Hlaing but victory may require a lengthy struggle, and society must stay resilient in the meantime.
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Dozens of jade miners were buried Friday in a mass grave after a landslide in northern Myanmar killed over 170, most of them migrant workers seeking their fortune in treacherous open-cast mines near the China border.
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COVID-19 travel restrictions have stranded thousands of Myanmar seafarers abroad, while thousands more are languishing at home and eager to return to work.
The battered bodies of more than 160 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar's Hpakant Township on Thursday.
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The bodies of at least 113 jade miners were pulled from the mud on Thursday after a landslide in Kachin State, fire services said, in one of the worst accidents ever to hit the perilous industry.
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Parties accuse the commission of bias towards the ruling NLD party after it dismissed requests to ban images of Aung San from the campaign trail.
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Three Myanmar military officers were found guilty by a court martial investigating atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, the army said.
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The National League for Democracy’s ostensibly bottom-up candidate selection process should not be mistaken for the real party decision-making ahead of this year’s election.
The National League for Democracy is keen to avoid a repeat of the in-fighting that dogged candidate selection in 2015, but its recruitment of “elders” for the task has made some cry foul.
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