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One killed, 9 injured in Yangon bomb blast
AFP, Published on 31/05/2022
» A bomb blast killed one person and injured nine others in a busy district of central Yangon on Tuesday, a Myanmar police source told AFP.
Junta-appointed Myanmar central bank deputy head shot
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2022
» The deputy governor of Myanmar's central bank was shot and wounded in her home in the commercial capital Yangon on Thursday, a junta spokesman told AFP, in the latest high-profile attack on military-linked officials.
A year after Myanmar coup, growing surveillance threatens lives
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 31/01/2022
» A group of young men were recently stopped at a security checkpoint in Yangon and asked to hand over their mobile phones. After being questioned about social media apps on their phones, one was fined for using a virtual private network (VPN).
Telenor sale of Myanmar unit stalls as junta seeks local buyer participation
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2021
» Plans by Norway's Telenor to withdraw from Myanmar by selling its telecom operations there to a Lebanese firm have stalled after the junta indicated it favoured at least part-ownership by a local company, according to people familiar with the matter.
Telecom exec linked to Myanmar junta gunned down
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2021
» A top executive from a major Myanmar telecoms firm was shot dead on Thursday, the military said, the most senior figure to be hit in a spate of assassinations of junta-linked officials.
Air strikes reported in Myanmar battle, internet cut in more areas
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2021
» Myanmar's military launched air strikes at the weekend after clashes with fighters opposed to the junta in the Sagaing region, according to media and a militia member, as phone lines and the internet were also severed in some districts.
Myanmar junta blames internet blackouts on anti-coup fighters
AFP, Published on 26/09/2021
» Myanmar's junta has denied suspending the internet in conflict-wracked regions, blaming a recent spate of data blackouts on anti-coup protesters who had destroyed military-owned communications towers.
Myanmar military convoy hit by roadside bomb near Yangon: junta
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2021
» Myanmar anti-junta dissidents have carried out a bomb attack on security forces near Yangon, with several killed in an ensuing firefight, the military and media said.
Myanmar's junta bans telecom executives from leaving country
Reuters, Published on 05/07/2021
» SINGAPORE: Senior foreign executives of major telecommunications firms in Myanmar have been told by the junta that they must not leave the country without permission, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Japan’s refusal to sanction Myanmar undermines US strategy
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2021
» When hundreds of protesters gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Yangon during the height of nationwide anti-coup protests in February, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama emerged from the gates with a firm warning for the junta: Release the detained civilian leadership “immediately”.