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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» YANGON - Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» HPAKANT - The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with eight people still missing, rescuers said Wednesday.
Five dead, 40,000 evacuated in flood-hit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» YANGON: Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.
International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» BANGKOK - Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness contacted by AFP, as the United Nations and Western powers condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.
Teachers recount carnage of Myanmar school helicopter attack
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» Teachers at a Myanmar school hit by a military helicopter attack last week have spoken of the terrifying horror of the onslaught -- including watching a wounded child screaming in agony, begging to die.
Eleven schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» YANGON - At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, according to the United Nations children's agency, an attack the country's junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area.
11 schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: Unicef
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» YANGON: At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the UN children's agency said, an attack the country's junta said targeted rebels hiding in the area.
Myanmar junta wants peace talks with ethnic rebels
AFP, Published on 22/04/2022
» Myanmar's junta chief on Friday called for face-to-face peace talks with the country's established ethnic rebel groups, as the military struggles to crush newer anti-junta militias that have sprung up to fight the coup.