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Tag: Myanmar Military Coup

September 17, 2024

Shortages in Myanmar Lead to ‘Socialist-Era’...

The queue for cooking oil stretches down a Yangon street. Householders turn up before dawn to fill a plastic bottle at a subsidized rate in Myanmar’s commercial capital – the latest evidence of a tanking economy.

August 30, 2024

Thailand Arrests, Deports 144,000 Myanmar Workers...

Thailand has detained and deported more than 144,000 Myanmar citizens over the past three months, its labor ministry said, in a crackdown aimed at weeding out “job seekers” who use the turmoil in their country as an excuse to seek opportunities in Thailand, a Thai police chief said.

August 23, 2024

Two Myanmar Reporters Among Four Killed...

Myanmar junta forces hunting insurgents raided a reporter’s home killing him, another reporter and two other people, one of whom was a member of a rebel group, associates of the victims, including a former employer, told Radio Free Asia. 

August 19, 2024

Photos: Refugees in Their Own Country,...

The camp has a basic clinic and a barebones school sitting on a hillside with bamboo classrooms topped by tin roofs where children can continue their education despite the circumstances.

August 12, 2024

Rebels Capture 9 Posts in Myanmar’s...

Rebel forces in central Myanmar captured nine junta army posts and opened a new offensive in three townships under junta control, they announced on Monday, in the latest setback for the ruling military after a string of battlefield losses since late last year.

August 11, 2024

Myanmar Junta Authorities Prevent Young Adults...

Myanmar authorities under the ruling junta are now preventing young adults who want to get jobs abroad from leaving the country via Yangon’s international airport, people with knowledge of the situation said.

August 10, 2024

Some 5,000 Rohingya Who Fled Recent...

Approximately 5,000 minority Rohingya Muslims attempting to flee from this week’s fighting in western Myanmar have been waiting for several days near the Naf River for an opportunity to cross into Bangladesh, residents said.

July 31, 2024

Landmine Casualties Becoming More Common in...

Landmines and unexploded ordnance are posing a greater threat to residents of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where intense fighting has caused junta troops to lay more landmines near their outposts.

July 29, 2024

Floods Force 20,000 People From Homes...

Flooding triggered by torrential downpours has forced about 20,000 people from their homes in the Myanmar city of Bago and they now face a dire shortage of water and food with more rain expected, aid workers and residents said on Monday.

July 4, 2024

Myanmar Floods Displace Thousands, Destroy Hundreds...

Heavy rain at the height of the monsoon is flooding large parts of northern Myanmar, destroying hundreds of homes and displacing tens of thousands of people, relief workers told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. 

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