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Now playing Next no comment Mass destruction as Cyclone Mocha death toll rises in Myanmar More than 860 houses and 14 hospitals or clinics have been damaged across the country, the military junta said. 16/05/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon jail Buses carrying freed prisoners leave Yangon's Insein prison as Myanmar's junta releases over 7,000 people to mark the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain, without specifying whether the amnesty would include those jailed as part of its crackdown on dissent. 04/01/2023
Now playing Next Myanmar Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said. 30/12/2022
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Myanmar holds its Tazaungdaing light festival People gathered in the hills of central Myanmar to enjoy the annual Tazaungdaing light festival that marks the end of the rainy season in a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot air balloons. 07/11/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar At least 50 killed in Myanmar airstrike The target was a concert held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media reported. 24/10/2022
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Now playing Next Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to six more years in prison for corruption Analysts say the charges are an attempt to legitimise the military’s seizure of power. 15/08/2022
Now playing Next no comment Protest in Tokyo as Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar Dozens of protesters gather outside Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo calling for the release of a 26-year-old Japanese filmmaker, believed to have been detained in Myanmar on Saturday near an anti-government rally. 31/07/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar junta executes democracy activists amid international outcry The hangings are believed to be the first executions in the country for more than 30 years. 25/07/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison, says Myanmar military junta Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup. 23/06/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to further five years in prison Analysts say the conviction is an unjust move to legitimise the military junta’s seizure of power in 2021. 27/04/2022
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Myanmar's message to the EU amid Ukraine crisis: 'Don't forget us" Activists and exiles urge European leaders to keep up the pressure on the military junta even as the conflict in Ukraine dominates headlines. 15/03/2022
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Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar junta releases hundreds of prisoners on country's Unity Day In a customary gesture for national holidays, the country's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing also announced an amnesty for more than 860 prisoners, state-run newspapers reported. 12/02/2022
Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar opposition holds 'silent strike' to mark one year since coup The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country. 01/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Fire guts shelters in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroying about 1,200 houses. 10/01/2022
