Yangon: Myanmar’s military government thanked Russia and China for their strong opposition to the U.N. Security Council’s recent move to formally put the Southeast Asian country on its agenda, official media reported Tuesday.
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Yangon: Myanmar on Tuesday accused the United States of fabricating allegations in order to haul the military-run country before the UN Security Council, state media said.
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Yangon: It is nearly a year since Myanmar’s military rulers abruptly abandoned their leafy, colonial-era capital in favour of a “command and control” centre in jungle-clad hills along the road to Mandalay.
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In an order that has taken many by surprise, the head and secretaries of districts through out Burma will be replaced with civilians, a reliable source said quoting an official announcement on Sunday.
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September 18, Burmese ethnic national groups inside, outside Burma warmly welcomed the UN Security Council’s decision to take up Burma issue.
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Mae Hong Son: For the past two decades, hundreds of ethnic Padaung “long-neck” people from military-ruled Myanmar have enjoyed relative peace and security as refugees in the hills of northern Thailand.
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The US on Monday said Burma is “failing demonstrably” to enact measures to counter the production and trafficking of drugs. In its annual letter of determination on narcotics to Congress, the White House for the second consecutive year said that Burma and Venezuela were the least cooperative nations in eradicating drugs.
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Yangon: Myanmar has significantly raised taxes on domestic and foreign energy firms in a bid to fill the state’s coffers, local media said.
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Bangkok: Military forces in Thailand have apparently taken control of the capital in a coup against the administration of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is in New York. The general commanding the armed forces announced the takeover on Thai television and declared martial law, news agencies reported.
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New York: Thailand’s prime minister said that he may step down as leader of the country after upcoming elections, but he will remain at the helm of his party, despite calls for him to give up the post.
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