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Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports
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Myanmar junta leader assumes presidential powers as president takes ‘sick leave,’ state media reports

CNN  —  General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, became the country’s interim president on Monday after figurehead…
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
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Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds

CNN  —  Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
‘I don’t want to kill’: Conscription law sparks fear in war-torn Myanmar
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‘I don’t want to kill’: Conscription law sparks fear in war-torn Myanmar

CNN  —  Anna wakes up about four times a night from dreams in which she is being sent to the…
How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta
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How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta

CNN  —  In the end it was the thriving online scam centers that finally forced China to lose patience with…
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says
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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says

CNN  —  Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban…
Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
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Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says

CNN  —  Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced more than 26,000…
UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing
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UN ‘deeply concerned’ over reports women and children killed in Myanmar bombing

CNN  —  The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed…
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
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Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism

CNN  —  A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August 8 for working…
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