AP Photos: “Shinbyu,” a rite of passage for young Buddhists in Myanmar
Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make their way to a Buddhist ...
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Myanmar election to be held by January, junta chief says
Myanmar’s junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. “We are planning to hold the ...
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Freed captives describe scam operations in Myanmar
How gamers are funding Myanmar's resistance After Myanmar’s 2021 coup, games like SpringBees turn virtual battles into real resistance. Conflicts 12/24/2024 December 24, 2024 03:19 min ...
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Vietnamese monk heads to Malaysia after Myanmar proves an insurmountable obstacle
A Vietnamese Buddhist monk on a barefoot pilgrimage from his homeland to India has given up on his attempt to walk across Myanmar and is heading to Malaysia for the next leg of his journey, a fellow ...
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Chaos, confusion and ice-covered wings: The WW2 mission that every pilot dreaded
Adjacent to this epic strife, and entangled with it, were the events of the little-known China-Burma-India arena, known as CBI, which are less likely to be the object of significant commemoration.
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Knowledge Nugget: How Ratnagiri is important to the ‘Diamond Triangle’ for UPSC
Historical evidence suggests that at its peak, the monastery was home to around 500 monks, who followed the Tantrayana form ... and Southeast Asian regions such as Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Burma ...
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84 Indonesians trafficked to Myanmar scam centres return home
‘We’re not scammers’: China, Thailand join forces to free thousands from Myanmar scam hubs ‘We’re not scammers’: China, Thailand join forces to free thousands from Myanmar scam hubs ...
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China deploys advanced radar near Myanmar border, poses security threat to India
China has deployed a powerful radar system near the Myanmar border, capable of tracking India's missile launches and monitoring vast areas of the Indian Ocean, raising security concerns for New Delhi.
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On a Lawless Tropical Border, the Global Scam Industry Thrives
A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing. By Hannah Beech Hannah Beech reported from Mae Sot, Thailand ...
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Taiwan condemns China for 'shooting' drills off Taiwanese coast
A three-time SOPA award winner, his reporting from Hong Kong, China, Myanmar and Taiwan over the past decade includes Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, Hong Kong protests and Taiwan's ...
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Myanmar Junta Shamelessly Dancing to Beijing’s Tune
China initially distanced itself from the regime after the Myanmar military ousted the elected government in a coup in 2021. However, during Wang’s visit, Beijing threw its weight behind the junta’s ...