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Bomb attack in Myanmar border hub kills 5 officials, wounds 11
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and wounded 11 policemen, sources told AFP on Monday.
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Myanmar rebels attack town near Thai border
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes.
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Hong Kong Sevens fans can drink, but not eat, in stands
AFP, Published on 01/08/2022
» HONG KONG: Rugby fans in the stands at November's Hong Kong Sevens will be allowed to drink, but not eat, with masks having to be worn between sips, an official said on Monday.
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Myanmar coup-fuelled poverty pushes thousands to Thailand
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» Trekking through dense jungle and mountainous terrain at night to avoid arrest, one couple from Myanmar endured a gruelling journey to Thailand -- grasping for an economic lifeline as jobs dry up in their coup-hit home.
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Hundreds flee to Thailand as Myanmar junta clashes with rebel group
AFP, Published on 16/12/2021
» Hundreds of Myanmar villagers have fled to Thailand after junta troops clashed with an ethnic rebel group, officials told AFP on Thursday.
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UN agency asks Thailand for 'urgent access' to Myanmar refugees
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» The UN's refugee agency on Monday called for Thailand to allow them "urgent access" to more than 3,000 Myanmar refugees who fled to the kingdom to escape fighting in conflict-wracked Karen state.
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First Hong Konger convicted of national security crime jailed for nine years
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong waiter was jailed for nine years on Friday after he became the first person convicted under a sweeping new national security law that Beijing imposed on the city to stamp out dissent.
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Hong Kong artists revive city's bygone era with miniatures
AFP, Published on 25/06/2021
» HONG KONG: In a packed metropolis where old buildings are frequently replaced by gleaming skyscrapers, two Hong Kong model makers are trying to preserve the city's architectural past -- in painstakingly detailed miniature form.
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Violence triggers exodus from Yangon
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» YANGON: Roads out of Myanmar's biggest city were choked on Friday with people fleeing the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-coup dissent, as authorities in neighbouring Thailand said they were preparing for an influx of refugees.
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Joshua Wong joins Hong Kong dissidents arrested for 'subversion'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2021
» HONG KONG: Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures charged under a new security law, as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's mounting crackdown in the finance hub.
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