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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Apr.23- Apr.29)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Macron visits left-l

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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison

A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe.The judge in the capital Naypyi

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Landslide Sweeps Away Jade Miners, Others in Myanmar, Leaves at Least 70 Missing

A landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar's northern state of Kachin has left one person confirmed dead and at least 70 missing as search and rescue efforts continue, offic

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity

Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing has been accused before the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing crimes against humanity for overseeing, as army c

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Chinese FM, ASEAN envoy to Myanmar exchange views on ties

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Haji Erywan, special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Myanmar orders 20-year jail terms for torching garment plants

A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced 15 people to 20 years in jail with hard labor for arson attacks and thefts of two factories in the township of Shwe Pyi Thar in Yangon on May 14, state media

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Myanmar junta chief to attend ASEAN summit on first foreign trip since coup

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia on April 24, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman said on Sat

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Opponents of Myanmar coup announce unity government

Opponents of Myanmar's junta announced a National Unity Government on Friday including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorit

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Fire damages Chinese factory in Myanmar, no casualties reported

A Chinese-invested clothing factory in Myanmar's Yangon was damaged by a fire on Wednesday morning. No casualties have been reported.Factory official said the incident could be arson because it first

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Myanmar protesters clap to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis

Protesters in Myanmar clapped together on Monday in the latest show of dissent against the military junta, as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has

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Myanmar protesters launch 'garbage strike' as death toll tops 500

Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy prote

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Breaking: 'At least 89 dead' as Myanmar security forces open fire

Protestors set fires in the streets of Yangon on Saturday. /AP Activists in Myanmar say at least 89 people including children have been killed by security forces who shot at people defying wa

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Shots fired at U.S. cultural center in Myanmar but no injuries

Gunshots were fired at the U.S. cultural center in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon on Saturday but caused no injuries, an U.S. embassy spokesperson said."We can confirm that shots were fired at the

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Myanmar's military leader reiterates promise to hold elections

Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday reiterated a promise to hold elections and said that violent acts were inappropriate.Addressing the annual Army Day parade, he said the army had

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Myanmar frees hundreds of protesters

Arrested protesters wave to people onboard a bus that is getting out of Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, March 24, 2021. /AP Hundreds of people imprisoned in Myanmar for taking part in demons

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Striking Myanmar rail workers move out as protests continue

Residents of Myanmar’s second-biggest city helped striking railway workers move out of their state-supplied housing Saturday after the authorities said they would have

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Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eye ICC probe as another protester killed

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least one opponent of military rule on Friday, a witness said, as ousted lawmakers explored whether the International Criminal Cour