Junta set to reopen Myanmar to tourists
Yangon—Myanmar’s junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a break of more than two years, state media said ...
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Spox: Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption
Yangon—A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of ...
Read moreMyanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption: source
A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday found ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her ...
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Junta court delays Suu Kyi verdict
A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its first verdict in the corruption trial of ousted leader Aung San ...
Read moreMyanmar junta chief calls for peace talks with ethnic rebels
Myanmar's junta chief on Friday called for face-to-face peace talks with the country's established ethnic rebel groups, as the military ...
Read moreRohingya migrants escape detention
Hundreds of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar escaped a detention center in Malaysia on Wednesday after a riot broke out, with ...
Read moreMyanmar’s Suu Kyi expects first verdict in corruption case
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the first verdict in one of her corruption trials ...
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Myanmar political prisoners excluded from amnesty grant
Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people ...
Read moreMyanmar junta says to free 1,600 prisoners in new year amnesty
Myanmar's junta will release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country on Sunday to mark the Buddhist new year, ...
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Myanmar military’s beer sales tumble after junta boycott
When Japanese brewing giant Kirin called time on its Myanmar operations last month, the news made little difference to Kyaw ...
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