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Myanmar security forces intensify crackdown on anti-coup protesters
The forces are seeking to quell the large-scale demonstrations calling for the military junta that seized power earlier this month to reinstate the elected government
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Myanmar military coup: Internet restored amid ongoing protests
Internet access in Myanmar is returning to normal after a full-blown connection snap
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Aung San Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar
Suu Kyi will now be remanded until February 17, according to Khin Maung Zaw, a lawyer asked by Suu Kyi''s party to represent her
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US Embassy in Myanmar cautions citizens as armoured vehicles enter cities
The embassy also said there was a "possibility of telecommunications interruptions overnight between 1:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m"
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Myanmar junta rolls in armoured vehicles to major cities, cuts internet
According to local media, on Sunday evening the armoured vehicles were seen in Yangon, Myitkyina and Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state
Myanmar: Facebook to limit military-controlled pages over misinformation
The company has also "indefinitely suspended" the Myanmar government agencies from using special channels reserved for officials to send requests to Facebook to remove content
Myanmar amends law on protecting citizens' personal freedom, security
According to the order, Sections 5, 7 and 8 of the law will be suspended during the state of emergency declared on Feb. 1
Three wounded in Myanmar as hundreds of thousands of protesters defy junta
The United Nations human rights office said more than 350 people, including officials, activists and monks, have been arrested in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup
Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over military coup
A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy
Myanmar commander-in-chief urges safeguarding of constitution
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday urged citizens to safeguard the constitution
'Join hands' with the army for democracy, urges Myanmar coup leader
The military has said it was forced to step in because Suu Kyi''s government failed to properly investigate allegations of fraud in November elections
Myanmar coup: US slaps sanctions on 10 current and former military officers
hree Burmese entities, Myanmar Ruby Enterprise, Myanmar Imperial Jade Co and Cancri (Gems and Jewellery), are being slapped with American sanctions
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Myanmar military makes fresh arrests to verify voter fraud in Nov elections
The military government had arrested the chair and members of the Election Sub-Commission of Naypyitaw on Wednesday reported Myanmar Times
US govt slaps sanctions on Myanmar in response to military coup
"The February 1 coup was a direct assault on Burma's transition to democracy and the rule of law," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement
Myanmar coup: New Zealand severs diplomatic, military ties with Naypyidaw
A travel ban on Myanmar's military leaders would be formalised later in the week
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Joe Biden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar
Biden said he has approved a new executive order enabling US to immediately sanction the military leaders who directed the coup, their business interests, as well as close family members
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Myanmar faces wider business fallout from coup after Kirin Holding's move
Myanmar has been attracting more outside investment in recent years after posting double-digit economic growth in the early part of the last decade
Myanmar coup: Protesters march again, defy military ban on gatherings
Police were arresting protesters and using water cannons to try to disperse the crowd in Mandalay, and a crowd also gathered in Yangon despite a heightened security presence
Myanmar coup: Military abolishes NLD govt's peace process mechanism
The Tatmadaw (military) has informed the ethnic armed groups that future peace talks will be continued only with the military-formed peace committee
Myanmar: US concerned over military's restrictions on peaceful gatherings
Myanmar's military launched a coup on Monday morning and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Win Myint and other National League for Democracy (NLD) members
