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People's Defense Force says junta troops told every household in the village to send one member to witness the double execution. A video of the crime was shared months later.
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Yangon, Bago, Tanintharyi and Mon civilians are being given weapons and forced into "people's militias" to defend Naypyitaw.
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The push to revive Beijing's stalled megaprojects comes amid a China-brokered ceasefire in northern Shan State, though fighting still threatens its interests in Rakhine.
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Rakhine media report that Minbya Township is now regime-free after the last remaining troops of its military surrendered to the Arakan Army on Tuesday.
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The Bangladeshi authorities refused a regime request to send the defeated troops and other personnel back to Rakhine State by ferry.
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The ethnic armed group downed the chopper at some point during the fierce fighting that raged in Paletwa Township late last year and early this year, its spokesman said.
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Travel advisory warns of "deteriorating security situation" in the western state, communications disruptions and a severe shortage of essential commodities.
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Kawlin, which was seized by the National Unity Government in November, has been under attack by the regime since Sunday.
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The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Rakhine State and Sagaing, Magwe, Mandalay and Tanintharyi regions.
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The health minister on Tuesday said a new bill prohibiting the recreational use of cannabis will be proposed to the cabinet meeting next week.
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Two civilians were killed on Monday in Bangladesh by mortar shells from fighting in Rakhine State as hundreds of defeated regime troops cross the border.
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U Kyaw Lwin ran his casino resort on the visa-free island for more than 10 years before facing arrest in Thailand for allegedly leading a crime gang involved in online gambling, tax fraud and smuggling.
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With war raging from the east to the west of Myanmar, the military regime has appointed a new general as its top negotiator with ethnic armed groups, including those it is bombing.
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Kachin Independence Organization chairman General N'Ban La said the failing regime is desperately trying to divide all opposition groups.
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The outposts in Hpakant and Mansi townships were captured on Feb. 2 and 3, the ethnic armed group and local residents said.
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The third anniversary of the military coup should not overshadow the fact that the world's oldest revolutionary group, the KNU, turned 75 on Jan. 31
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Losing limbs hasn't deterred many young fighters from rejoining the battle to overthrow military dictatorship.
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The AA says it has overrun a battalion headquarters in Mrauk U, which was shelling the historic monuments, and another in Kyauktaw.
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The nine countries, including the US, the UK and France, also demanded an end to attacks on civilian infrastructure and the release of all political prisoners.
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The Irrawaddy charts the country's economic decline under the junta as reflected in a number of key economic indicators.
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