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Myanmar fireworks festival goers shun politics for tradition
“Frankly speaking, we felt happier in the past,” said one festival goer. “There was no politics. That kind of feeling is the best.”
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UN rights work facing ‘existential threat’ amid targeted cuts: report
The funding cuts’ effects may include termination of up to a third of the staff from the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, including the possible elimination of a team investigating sexual and gender-based crimes
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Myanmar junta opponents launch rocket attack on capital airport
The attack was the latest on Naypyitaw’s international airport since a series of drone and rocket assaults in April
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Myanmar temple city pines for tourists as conflict rages
As Bagan locals struggle to make ends meet in an area of relative calm, fighting continues just across the Ayeyarwady River
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Top Myanmar general in China for official visit: junta
The military council’s second highest-ranking official is reportedly attending a “Green Development Forum” in China two weeks after the breakdown of a Chinese-mediated ceasefire between the Myanmar military and anti-regime forces