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Suu Kyi marks 80th birthday in junta jail

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[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life. Suu Kyi was the figurehead of Myanmar’s decade-long democratic thaw, becoming de facto leader as it opened up from military rule. But as … Read more

At least 30 civilians killed by junta force in northern Myanmar in one month

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[ad_1] Listen to article At least 30 civilians have been killed in less than a month during military operations in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State, according to local reports. The junta forces carried out raids and artillery strikes in the jade-rich Hpakant township between May 27 and June 16, Myanmar Now reported, citing sources. The violence followed the … Read more