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Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a coalition of militias that also has strong ties to Beijing. State-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said...
Myanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic
BANGKOK (AP) — Military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday allowed prisoners to have family visitors from outside, a right that had been suspended for 3½ years because of the coronavirus pandemic, the military’s information office and prison officials said. The rule allowing visitors...
Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people
BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. State television MRTV...
Myanmar guerrilla group claims it killed a businessman who helped supply arms to the military
BANGKOK (AP) — A guerrilla group claimed responsibility Wednesday for this week’s fatal shooting of a businessman accused of being an arms dealer for Myanmar’s military, in the latest assassination carried out by militants opposed to military rule. Gunmen fatally shot Nyan Lwin...
Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar's violent crisis
BANGKOK (AP) — The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always avoided talking to the media, but this time is different. He’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar's violent political crisis, which he calls...
Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday. Suu...
