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Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
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Mekong women pressed into marriage in China

Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from…
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
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Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling…
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
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Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go

  COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because…
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
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‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award

  Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defense of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
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Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing

YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
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Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal

  Lawyers for two Myanmar Reuters journalists filed an appeal Monday against their seven-year jail sentence linked to their reporting…
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
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Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya repatriation by mid-November

DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by mid-November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of…
China fails to stop U.N. Security Council Myanmar briefing
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China fails to stop U.N. Security Council Myanmar briefing

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China, backed by Russia, failed on Wednesday to stop a United Nations Security Council briefing by…
UN Security Council asked to meet on Myanmar atrocities report
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UN Security Council asked to meet on Myanmar atrocities report

The United States and eight other countries on Tuesday requested a UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar to hear from…
Myanmar newspaper journalists held after handing themselves in to police
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Myanmar newspaper journalists held after handing themselves in to police

  Three senior journalists at Myanmar’s largest private newspaper were remanded in custody after handing themselves in to police on…
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