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China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drills
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles along with bombers on Friday, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said, as part of exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te.
Myanmar junta may move Suu Kyi to house arrest
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2023
» NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar's military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, two media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, says Widodo
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.
In rare comments, Myanmar's Suu Kyi urges people to 'be united' - source
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2022
» Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her overthrow in a military coup last year.
Myanmar foreign minister visiting Cambodia after Suu Kyi sentencing
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Myanmar's military-appointed foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, held talks in Cambodia on Tuesday, a day after the junta drew global condemnation for sentencing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to jail for incitement and breaching Covid-19 rules.
Economy of coup-wracked Myanmar to contract 18%: World Bank
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2021
» Myanmar's economy is expected to shrink by 18% in 2021, the World Bank said Monday, as a result of massive unrest following a military coup and a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
Boycott and bombings mar Myanmar's new school year
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2021
» No more than a quarter of Myanmar's more than 12 million pupils enrolled for the new school year amid a protest boycott against military rule and in the wake of a series of bombings, an official of a teachers' group said.
Myanmar's junta approves B87bn investment, including gas power plant
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2021
» Myanmar's military rulers have approved new investment in projects worth about 87 billion baht, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant that will cost about 78 billion baht, the country's investment body said.
Myanmar's anti-junta unity government says forms defence force
Reuters, Published on 05/05/2021
» Myanmar's National Unity Government, set up by opponents of army rule, said on Wednesday it had formed a "people's defence force" to protect its supporters from military attacks and violence instigated by the junta.
Vietnam steps up 'chilling' crackdown on dissent ahead of congress
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2021
» HANOI: As Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gears up for its most important meeting in years, its leadership has presided over an intensified crackdown on dissent, according to rights groups, activists and data collated by Reuters.