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 junta extends mandate by further six months, no date given for elections
Myanmar's military junta has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year ...
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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 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 ...
Daily Post Nigeria26d
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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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 ...
The Diplomat24d
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 ...
gulftoday26d
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 ...
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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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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.
The Straits Times24d
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 ...