Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before
In February 2024, Myanmar’s junta declared mandatory military service for men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27. Those who do not comply face up to five years in prison.
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Myanmar Junta’s Farcical Plans for Elections
Myanmar’s junta leader, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced during a visit to Belarus that the country would hold national ...
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What we know about the Myanmar junta's promise of elections
Myanmar's military junta has announced plans for elections in December or January -- scheduling the first poll since it ...
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Myanmar Junta Chief Says Election to be Held by January
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows Myanmar elections in Dec 2025 or Jan 2026, but critics warn of a sham vote amid ongoing ...
The Diplomat7d
Federal Social Democracy: The Right – and Only – Path Forward for Myanmar
History suggests that resistance will not end when the military falls. It will only end when real systemic justice is achieved.
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Proposed tax on foreign ships could increase costs in Hawaii
The Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Wonder, above left, which sails under the flag of the Bahamas ... “We are closely monitoring this and other proposed taxes and tariffs that may impact energy ...
Euronews16d
New 'Buy Canadian' apps released as boycott of US goods in response to proposed tariffs grows
Some consumers in Canada are looking to buy locally-made products as a way to boycott items coming from the United States. Well, now there are half a dozen apps, all developed within the last ...
Voice of America16d
Thousands in limbo on Thai-Myanmar border after scam center crackdown
Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centers in Myanmar are stuck in limbo ... Reuters is a news agency founded in 1851 and owned by the Thomson Reuters Corporation based ...
Arab Times16d
Myanmar overtakes India in 2024 as worst offender for internet shutdowns
and China’s involvement in Myanmar. These disruptions had serious consequences for affected populations, especially in regions already facing severe humanitarian crises. A concerning new trend in 2024 ...
Chinook Observer16d
Committee proposed to lead state flag redesign
Is Washington’s state flag a relic of days gone by and should it be redesigned ... The Washington State Journal is a nonprofit news website operated by the WNPA Foundation. To learn more, go to ...
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Broadalbin-Perth among four new area schools to offer girls' flag football
Following the area’s inaugural season of girls’ flag football last year, this spring the league is expected to grow from 12 teams to 16, with the addition of four new schools participating in ...
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Myanmar returns more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers
Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud are escorted by Chinese police after being repatriated from Myawaddy in Myanmar via Thailand on arrival at the airport in Nanjing in eastern ...