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Mizoram CM wants Delhi to play peacemaker in Myanmar

Zoramthanga draws from his experience as member of Indian peace mission to the neighbouring country and mediator for the NSCN (I-M)

Myanmar junta court sentences Australian economist, Suu Kyi to 3 years

Myanmar junta court sentences Australian economist, Suu Kyi to 3 years

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta sentenced an Australian economist to three years in prison while also handing down another conviction to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, drawing global condemnation on Thursday.

Australia rejects Myanmar court ruling

Australia rejects Myanmar court ruling

The federal government has called for the release of Australian academic Sean Turnell from prison in Myanmar, where he was sentenced to three years.

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Australia calls for immediate release of economist jailed by Myanmar

Australia rejects the court ruling in Myanmar against Australian Professor Sean Turnell and calls for his immediate release, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday.

Wife pleads for release of Australian sentenced in Myanmar

The wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell pleaded for his release on Thursday, saying his jailing in Myanmar is “heartbreaking” for his whole family.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi and Australian economist sentenced to 3 years

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another three years in prison while also giving an Australian former government adviser the same term, a source told AFP on Thursday.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years

Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years

A Myanmar junta court sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in prison on Thursday while also jailing an Australian economist, according to a source with knowledge of the case.

Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economic adviser jailed in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi, Australian economic adviser jailed in Myanmar

Australia calls for immediate release of Sean Turnell who was tried alongside Aung San Suu Kyi over state secrets.

Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years

Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case along with Australian economist Sean Turnell

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Aung San Suu Kyi and Australian adviser handed three years’ jail after secret trial

Aung San Suu Kyi and Australian adviser handed three years’ jail after secret trial

Myanmar junta’s sentencing of ousted leader and economic adviser Sean Turnell described as ‘cruel injustice’

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Australian economist Sean Turnell sentenced to three years in prison in secret trial in Myanmar

Australian economist Sean Turnell sentenced to three years in prison in secret trial in Myanmar

Australian economist Sean Turnell has been sentenced to three years in a Myanmar jail for violating the country's official state secrets act.

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years - source

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years - source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday jailed deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, for three years for violating a secrets law, a source familiar with the proceedings said.

Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada

Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada

A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport, landed in Toronto on Wednesday.

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Meta owes Rohingya reparations for Myanmar violence, says Amnesty

Facebook owner failed to tackle hate speech against Rohingya despite repeated warnings, says rights group.

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Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre

For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was misused by malicious people and failed to moderate violent and hateful material adequately

Outspoken Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada, granted asylum

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - A Myanmar beauty queen who spoke out against the military coup in her homeland landed Wednesday in Canada, where she has been granted asylum after being stranded at an airport in Thailand for nearly a week.

Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada after Thai airport limbo

A Myanmar beauty queen, who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Thailand's airport, said she was relieved but remained defiant after landing in Toronto on Wednesday.

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U.S. has considered reinforcing arms embargoes against Myanmar military -State Dept official

(Corrects to make clear O'Brien said U.S. has considered reinforcing arms embargoes against Myanmar military)

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Model fearing Myanmar military heads to asylum in Canada

A fashion model from Myanmar who feared being arrested by the country’s military government if she was forced back home from exile has flown to Canada, which she says has granted her asylum

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Midwives review – a Muslim and a Buddhist grapple with childbirth in strife-torn Myanmar

Sombre documentary shot over five years follows two healthcare workers as they deliver babies in a brutally divided society

95 illegal migrants arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Ninety-five Myanmar migrants were arrested by Thai authorities after they illegally crossed the border into this western border province on Wednesday morning.

Two van loads of illegal migrants caught in Phatthalung

PHATTHALUNG: Highway police arrested 71 illegal Myanmar migrants travelling in two vans that were stopped and searched in Muang district on Monday.

Kamnan arrested for smuggling Chinese men

CHIANG RAI: A kamnan, or tambon chief, in Mae Fah Luang district of this northern border province was arrested while transporting nine Chinese men who had illegally entered the country from Myanmar, police reported.

Myanmar beauty queen granted asylum in Canada

A former Myanmar beauty queen held at Suvarnabhumi airport after she was barred from entering the country last week has been granted refugee status in Canada.

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