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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
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Myanmar's military leaders warn media, say 'don't call it a coup'
Meanwhile, vast numbers of people all over Myanmar flouted orders against demonstrations
Myanmar rattled by armoured army movements, expected internet cutoff
Sightings of armoured personnel carriers in Myanmar's biggest city and leaked orders of an impending internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday
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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
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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
India, US agreed to remain in contact on developments in Myanmar: MEA
India and the US have agreed to remain in contact as well as exchange assessments of the situation in Myanmar following the military coup, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
India, US agreed to remain in contact on developments in Myanmar: MEA
India and the US have agreed to remain in contact as well as exchange assessments of the situation in Myanmar following the military coup, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
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 protesters gather in Japan against military coup at home
Thousands of people from Myanmar sang songs and waved glow sticks as they gathered in Japan's capital on Thursday
US President Biden approves order to sanction Myanmar military leaders
Biden announced that he has approved a new executive order to immediately sanction leaders of the Myanmar military who directed the February 1 coup
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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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President Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this month staged a coup in the Southeast Asian country
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