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Myanmar junta to bring in mandatory military service
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2024
» Myanmar's ruling military plans to call up young people for mandatory service from April and also require retired security personnel to serve, media reports cited a junta spokesman as saying, as the army struggles to crush an anti-junta insurgency.
Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining with discomfort.
Myanmar junta media accuse ethnic army of killing 25 workers
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2021
» Myanmar's junta-controlled media on Monday accused an ethnic armed group of killing 25 construction workers in the east of the country after abducting a group of 47 people last month.
Asean envoys urged Myanmar junta to follow agreement
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2021
» Envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) called on Myanmar's junta to free all political prisoners and discussed implementing a regional "consensus" to end turmoil since the Feb 1 coup, the regional bloc said.
Myanmar cardinal speaks out after fatal church attack
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2021
» Myanmar’s Roman Catholic leader has called for attacks on places of worship to end after he said four people had died and more than eight were wounded when a group of mainly women and children sought refuge in a church during fighting this week.
Myanmar's war displaces new generation on remote river frontier
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2021
» MAE HONG SON: Myanmar's coup has brought war back to a remote frontier after 25 years, sending a new generation of villagers in both Myanmar and Thailand running for their lives from bullets and bombs.
Australia's central bank owns up to $50 banknote typo
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2019
» SYDNEY: Australia's new $50 (US$35) banknotes have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country's central bank before they were printed and circulated.
New Zealand PM gives birth to first child
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2018
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ms Ardern said in a posting on Instagram.
Putin mixes politics, sport to open World Cup
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia welcomed the world to the World Cup on Thursday as cheerful fans streamed into Moscow and 10 other cities and President Vladimir Putin's government derided Western efforts to isolate him.
Male artists win big but female singers dominate AMAs
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Pink, Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera led female pop artists dominating the American Music Awards stage on Sunday with powerful performances, despite being edged out by male artists in most award categories this year.