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Myanmar genocide refugees take Meta to Irish court over disinformation claims
Rohingya refugees are taking Meta to Ireland’s High Court for the tech giant’s alleged role in the 2017 Myanmar genocide, one of the worst war crimes of this century. Friday (25 August) marked six years since the start of the ethnic cleansing, which saw more than 25,000 people of Muslim Rohingya descent killed by Myanmar’s
Myanmar national arrested for murder in Penang
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A Myanmar national has been arrested for the murder of a compatriot in a fight behind a hotel in Seberang Jaya here. Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Shafee Abd Samad said the suspect was picked up after a distress call from the public at 2.45pm on Tuesday (Feb 1), informing the police…
Myanmar junta threatens to nationalise businesses that join strike
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Wie die Militärjunta in Myanmar das Gesetz missbraucht
Das myanmarische Volk hat den Justizapparat jahrzehntelang beargwöhnt. Mit der Demokratisierung kam langsam das Vertrauen zurück. Doch dann kam der Putsch. Ein Anhänger zeigt den Drei-Finger-Gruss vor dem Porträt von Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar. ReutersDas Verfahren gegen die Ikone der myanmarischen Demokratiebewegung, Aung San Suu Kyi, lässt in die Abgründe der Militärjunta…
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi wegen Wahlbetrug angeklagt
Aung San Suu Kyi Foto: Michaela Øíhová / dpa In dieser Woche jährt sich der Militärputsch in Myanmar zum ersten Mal. Kurz vor dem Jahrestag hat die Justiz nun die entmachtete und unter Hausarrest stehende De-facto-Regierungschefin Aung San Suu Kyi formell des Wahlbetrugs angeklagt. Der ebenfalls im Zuges des Putsches entmachtete frühere Präsident Win Myint müsse…
Myanmar court postpones verdict in second case against Suu Kyi
A court in military-ruled Myanmar postponed its verdicts Monday on two charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in which she is accused of importing and possessing walkie-talkies without following official procedures, a legal official familiar with the case said. The case in the court in the capital, Naypyitaw, is among many brought against…
October 05, 2021published at 8:56 AMByKwok Kar PengAsiaOne In January this year, the world got into a tizzy over gorgeous Myanmar actor-model Paing Takhon when he went viral after posting photos of himself with a shaved head and in monk robes. Then 24 years old, he wrote that he had spent the new year by…
Since Feb 1 Coup in Myanmar, Over 15,000 People Estimated to Have Crossed the Border into India: UN Chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a high-level meeting to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration being held during the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021 in New York City. (AFP)The escalation of armed conflict in Thai, Chinese and…