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YANGON--Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general election, capping a nearly monthlong process that has already ensured the country’s military rulers and their ...
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News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit Cambodia
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News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Thursday pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Opening ceremony of 23rd Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders Meeting held in Myanmar
YANGON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the 23rd Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Leaders Meeting was held in Yangon on Monday, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Myanmar faces rise in diarrhoea as monsoon flooding continue to worsen in many parts of the country
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News Myanmar » Yangon » Government: Myanmar Holds Its Last Election Round With the Army Already Certain to Keep Control Over Government
Myanmar Holds Its Last Election Round With the Army Already Certain to Keep Control Over Government YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voting was held Sunday in Myanmar in the final round of a three-stage general ...