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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said. Also Read | FATF asks Myanmar to act against cyber scam threats, protect trafficking victims…

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Former junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s military has ​launched renewed offensives into several border regions, including a frontier area with critical rare earth deposits and other vital trade routes, a month ‌after a new administration took formal control of the war-torn country. New military chief Ye Win ​Oo, who…

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Pro-democracy guerrillas fighting alongside ethnic minority armies have won significant victories, but in recent months have become increasingly fractured and suffered setbacks. File | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s military claimed on Thursday (May 7, 2026) to have recaptured a key northern transport corridor towards China after a 15-month battle, touting a counterblow to rebels in…

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After the military snatched power in a coup on February 1, 2021, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s junta called on Sunday (February 1, 2026) for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over…

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