Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
Myanmar is applying to add thanakha to UNESCO's world Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The use of thanakha is believed to ...
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Myanmar deports over 50,000 scam centre workers to China amid crackdown
Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Tuesday it had deported to China more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations since October 2023, as it made a rare call to ...
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Myanmar military, minority armed groups agreed ceasefire – China
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, MNDAA signed a formal ceasefire agreement. According to the ministry ...
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Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...
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Trade Resumes After Myanmar Military and Major Rebel Group Agree to Ceasefire
Troops from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) pose in front of the entrance to the Myanmar military’s Northeast Regional Command in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar, in a photo ...
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Prioritise peace, not polls, Myanmar junta told
Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar’s military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end ...
Hindustan Times22d
How Myanmar’s elections are shaped by conflict and control
As the crisis in Myanmar enters its fifth year ... continues to rule indirectly as it did in the previous decade (2010-2020). As per the 2008 constitution, the House of Representatives (lower ...
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Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay
The activists claimed Myanmar workers were pushing for a "600-700 Thai baht" (USD $17-20) minimum wage -- higher than the Thai minimum wage of 400 baht (USD$11.87) per day.
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ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
ASEAN urges unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar Malaysia appoints envoy for Myanmar crisis Bloc calls for South China Sea code to be expedited LANGKAWI, Malaysia, Jan 19 (Reuters ...
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Myanmar junta says it deported over 50,000 people linked to scam compounds to China
YANGON – Myanmar’s ruling junta has deported more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations to China since October 2023, as it made a rare call to neighbouring ...
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
LANGKAWI: The priority of Myanmar’s military government should be to reinstate peace and not hold elections that would further foster divisions in the war-torn country, said Malaysia’s Foreign ...