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Canadian pastor guilty of defying Myanmar’s coronavirus law

YANGON, Myanmar A court in Myanmar on Thursday sentenced the Canadian pastor of an evangelical church to three months imprisonment after finding him guilty of violating a law intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Myanmar-born David Lah was charged with flouting a ban on large gatherings by holding a religious meeting in Yangon on…

Myanmar attitudes to sex undressed in textbook row

Yangon, Myanmar Unchaperoned teens, gay partners and sex workers - fictional characters in a new curriculum for Myanmar schools are causing a real-world tussle over morality in a deeply conservative nation. In Myanmar, sex out of wedlock…

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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine kills at least 113 people

YANGON, Myanmar Rescue workers say at least 113 people have been killed in a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. At least another five people have been injured in Thursday’s accident, said Khin Maung Win, chairman of…

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Drug trafficking, terror activities on rise as Myanmar gears up for elections

Yangon,Myanmar Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Myanmar is scheduled to hold its third general election in six decades in a landmark development for the country's democratic transition. However, the country is facing a sudden rise in activities…

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Feeling the pressure

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and is commonly known as the world court. It settles legal disputes submitted by states and gives advisory opinions on legal questions referred…

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Myanmar gov’t doggedly continues with its genocide denial

After having co-presided with the visiting Chinese president Xi Jinping over the signing of 33 agreements, including bilateral trade deals, Memorandums of Understanding, strategic partnership agreements, and technical cooperation, Myanmar…

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