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Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters

YoopyaMar 3, 2021June 19, 20230

Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts

Myanmar rejects claims Indian forces cross border in pursuit of rebels

YoopyaJun 11, 2015July 1, 20230

Myanmar has rejected assertions that Indian armed forces entered the country earlier this week in pursuit of separatists, saying foreign fighters would never be allowed

From feared Myanmar spymaster to art gallery owner

YoopyaJan 2, 2014December 3, 20230

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former political prisoner Than Htay walked into a small souvenir shop, hoping to catch a glimpse of the owner: a man

Myanmar frees prisoners ahead of regional summit

YoopyaOct 8, 2013March 31, 20240

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government’s reforms ahead of a regional summit

Punks break Myanmar’s silence on religious attacks

YoopyaAug 5, 20130

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Punk rockers draw double-takes as they dart through traffic, but it’s not just the pink hair, leather jackets or skull tattoos

Indonesian president urges Myanmar to address Muslim violence

YoopyaApr 23, 20130

(Reuters) – The president of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, said on Tuesday he would urge Myanmar’s leaders to address Buddhist-led violence against Muslims

Private dailies re-emerge in Myanmar, face difficulties

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – Four private dailies hit the newsstands for the first time in almost 50 years in Myanmar on Monday, but many others failed to appear, hamstrung

Myanmar riots stoke fears of widening sectarian violence

YoopyaMar 22, 20130

(Reuters) – Unrest between Buddhists and Muslims in central Myanmar has reduced neighborhoods to ashes and stoked fears that last year’s sectarian bloodshed is spreading

Sweater knit by Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sells for $49K

YoopyaDec 28, 20120

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A hand-knit woolen sweater made by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has sold at an auction in Myanmar for $49,000.

Obama to speak at Myanmar campus scarred by past

YoopyaNov 19, 2012November 19, 20120

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as