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May 20, 2024 07:12 pm
Myanmar Dictator Seeks Russian Help to Develop an Aerospace Industry



Min Aung Hlaing and senior junta officials met a senior aerospace executive from Russian state firm to discuss cooperation in aerospace technology and human resources.
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May 20, 2024 06:27 pm
Myanmar's KIA Claims Big Gains in Lightning Kachin Offensive   



Ethnic army and allies announce seizure of a dozen more junta outposts in Waingmaw Township, bordering the state capital of Myitkyina.
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May 20, 2024 06:10 pm
War For Rakhine: Myanmar Junta Evacuating Govt Staff From Southern Towns



With fighting intensifying near Thandwe and Ngapali, the junta is moving government staff, equipment and documents out of both towns, residents say.
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May 20, 2024 04:26 pm
A Compelling Chronicle of Myanmar's Rich Cinematic History



Films have always provided Myanmar people with a way "to look at the past through a fancy new lens but also to consider revolutionary new futures", writes Jane Ferguson.
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May 20, 2024 04:06 pm
Two Towns Near India Border in Myanmar Captured by Chin Resistance Groups



The towns of Cikha and Tonzang in Chin State's northernmost township were captured after four days of attacks by a joint force of 14 Chin resistance groups, the Chin National Army said.
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May 20, 2024 03:42 pm
Myanmar Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar



Currency crisis deepens as economy battered by military takeover and civil war spirals out of control. 
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May 20, 2024 12:53 pm
Iran President Raisi's Helicopter Found With 'No Sign of Life'



Iran's Red Crescent said rescue teams were heading towards the site in a mountainous area of the country's northwest after the aircraft went down on Sunday afternoon.
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May 20, 2024 12:13 pm
UN Warns of Further Atrocities in Myanmar's Rakhine



Human rights chief Volker Turk said he was "deeply alarmed" by the violence in Buthidaung Township and the displacement of Rohingya and other civilians.
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