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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months: statement

YANGON, Jan 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, as it struggles to quell widespread armed resistance in the wake of its 2021 coup. The ruling military council headed by army chief Min Aung Hlaing unanimously approved the extension, the junta's information team said in a statement.

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Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months

Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on Friday extended the state of emergency in the country for six more months, state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported. At the NDSC's meeting held in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday,

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Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months

Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of

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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

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MYANMAR-NAY PYI TAW-NDSC-STATE OF EMERGENCY-EXTENSION

Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) holds a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2025. Myanmar's NDSC on Friday extended the state of emergency in the country for six more ...

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Myanmar (Burma): 'Lion Dance' parades through Yangon’s Chinatown ahead of Lunar New Year

A parade preluding the Lunar New Year made its way through Yangon’s Chinatown, with the 'Lion Dance' performers as the main ...

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Life Without Power Spells Daily Misery for Yangon’s Residents

Lack of electricity affects every aspect of Yangon residents’ daily lives, from work to sleep, and now even hotter weather is ...

Yangon ranks 8th in global air pollution levels, says IQAir

YANGON: According to IQAir's air quality measurement on the afternoon of January 26 (pic), Yangon, Myanmar's commercial ...

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Myanmar marks beginning of year of the Snake in Yangon

People in Myanmar marked the beginning of the Year of the Snake on Wednesday as they celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also called 'Spring Festival', falls on Jan. 29, 2025 ...

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Myanmar Junta Registering Women Ahead of Possible Conscription

The regime says it has no plans to conscript women for military service but it is making lists of eligible women in Yangon ...

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Myanmar bans flights, travel from Yangon as virus spreads

YANGON--Myanmar on Friday reimposed its toughest measures so far to control the spread of the coronavirus, banning travel out of the country’s biggest city, Yangon, and grounding all domestic ...

Myanmar's Yangon Zoological Garden home more than 1,4000 animals marks 119th anniversary with carnival

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's oldest zoo, Yangon Zoological Garden, celebrated its 119th anniversary on Friday. A three-day ...

(Int'l Exchange)MYANMAR-YANGON-CHINESE NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

People watch a lion dance during the celebrations of the Chinese New Year in the Chinatown of Yangon Myanmar Jan ...

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Myanmar's Yangon attracts over 240,000 int'l visitors in 2024

YANGON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's major city, Yangon, welcomed over 240,000 international visitors in 2024, the official The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Monday.

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