Lawyers Group Slams ‘Light’ Sentence for Ex-Officer Who Aided U Ko Ni Killers
Yangon court ignored prosecutor’s charges in handing Zeya Phyo a 5-year term, association says, calling the move unprecedented
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Indian Troops Seal Off India-Myanmar Border
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Suspicions mount that the Indian army, in sending troops to the border at Chin’s Paletwa Township, is working with the Myanmar military in its efforts to quash the AA.
Military, USDP, ANP Withhold Nominees For Constitution Amendment Committee
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"If those parties and that institution do not submit name lists, we can exclude them.... But we won’t do that,” NLD lawmaker U Myat Nyana Soe said.
Karenni Activists Threaten to Destroy Aung San Statue as Talks Collapse
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Statue implementation panel walks out of meeting, calls on state gov’t to intervene
Court Fines Weekly Journal Over Satirical Article
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A Tanintharyi Region court fined the Tanintharyi Journal 500,000 kyats on Monday for an article it published more than a year ago that offended the local chief minister.
Bodies of Three Murdered Ethnic Daingnet Found in Maungdaw
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After the three men failed to return home on Friday, their bodies were uncovered from a fresh grave near a neighboring village the following day.
Military’s Parliamentary Quota Necessary as Country Not Yet Stable: Army Chief
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Tatmadaw’s political role safeguards transition to democracy, Sen-Gen. Min Aung Hlaing tells Asahi Shimbun
Saudi Crown Prince Begins Asia Tour With $20B Pakistan Investment Pledge
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The crown prince said the $20 billion investment, far higher than expected, represents only the start of an economic tie-up that would bring the historic Muslim allies even closer.
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