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War in Myanmar heartlands silences volcano shrine
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoA shrine perched on an extinct volcano in Myanmar once thronged with the bustle of pilgrims praying to flower-eating spirit Popa Maedaw, but civil war...
Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar's civil war
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoNew fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered...
Funeral for monk shot by soldiers highlights Myanmar army's delicate relationship to Buddhist clergy
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoHundreds of people attended the funeral on Thursday of a senior monk who was fatally shot by...
New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoRecently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic...
Supporters of Myanmar's jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoSupporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi carried out peaceful flower-themed...
'This poor, miserable life': new Myanmar clashes turn town to rubble
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoResidents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble...
Air attack in northwestern Myanmar kills 17, including children, but military denies responsibility
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoAirstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a village under the control of the pro-democracy resistance in...
Army in strife-torn Myanmar lifts curfew for New Year's Eve
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoAuthorities in military-ruled Myanmar announced a suspension of the normal four-hour curfew to allow...
Myanmar resistance claims first capture of a district capital from the military government
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoArmed resistance groups fighting Myanmar 's military government seized a district capital in the...
Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoMyanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for...