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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by 6 months
By AFP and published by CNA Yangon – Myanmar’s junta on Wednesday (July 31) extended the state of emergency by six months, again delaying fresh polls it has promised to hold as it battles opposition to its coup. The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the February 2021 coup which ended a […]
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Facing battlefield setbacks, Myanmar’s junta activates conscription law
By AP and published by ABC News MYANMAR’S military government on Saturday (Feb. 10) activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. The announcement of the measure on state television amounts to a […]
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