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Myanmar villages burn as Rakhine unrest rages

SmokebillowedfromatleastthreeburningvillagesintheremotesectionofRakhinestatewhereMyanmar'smilitaryiscarryingoutsweepsformilitants,anAFPreportersawWednesday.Thev

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Thousands more Rohingya flee to border as Myanmar violence flares

Nearly9,000RohingyaMuslims,manysickandfearingfortheirlives,havefledtheworstviolencetogripnorthwestMyanmarinatleastfiveyears,whilethousandsmorearestuckattheBangl

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Aung San Suu Kyi faces biggest challenge as tensions rise

MyanmarsecurityforcesintensifiedoperationsagainstRohingyainsurgentsonMonday,policeandothersourcessaid,followingthreedaysofclasheswithmilitantsintheworstviolence

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Turkey concerned over plight of Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar

TurkeycondemnedTuesdaythedisproportionateuseofforcebysecurityforcesagainstMuslimRohingyaminorityinMyanmar."AttacksatRohingyaMuslimsarenotacceptable,"TurkishFore

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Thousands of panic-stricken civilians flee fighting in Myanmar's northwe

ThousandsoffearfulRohingyaMuslimandRakhineBuddhistciviliansfledtheworstfightingtogripMyanmar’snorthwestinfiveyears,with104peoplekilledandtheUnitedNationsandinte

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Thousands of civilians flee fighting in Myanmar's northwest

ThousandsoffearfulRohingyaMuslimandRakhineBuddhistciviliansfledtheworstfightingtogripMyanmar’snorthwestinfiveyears,with104peoplekilledandtheUnitedNationsandinte

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Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingya despite violence

Bangladeshdetainedandforciblyreturned70RohingyamigrantstoMyanmar,policesaidSunday,justhoursafterMyanmaresetroopsontheothersideoftheborderhadopenedfireonpeoplefl

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Myanmar calls for legal action against violent assault in northern state

Myanmar'sparliamentaryHouseofNationalities(UpperHouse)hascalledforlegalactionagainstviolentattackersoperatinginnorthernRakhinestate,MyanmarNewsAgencyreportedThu

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India in talks with Myanmar, Bangladesh to deport 40,000 Rohingya

India is in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar about its plan to deport around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally, a government spokesman said on Friday, with state governments told to form task forces for the purpose.

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India in talks with Myanmar, Bangladesh to deport 40,000 Rohingya

IndiaisintalkswithBangladeshandMyanmaraboutitsplantodeportaround40,000RohingyaMuslimsitsaysarelivinginthecountryillegally,agovernmentspokesmansaidonFriday,withs

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Myanmar detains another journalist amid press freedom concerns

PoliceinMyanmarsaidonMondaytheyhaddetainedoneofthecountry'sbestknownjournalists,monthsafterasocialmediaclashwithfirebrandBuddhistmonkWirathu,asconcernsriseoverf

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Myanmar's parliament denounces UN human rights envoy's statement

Myanmar's House of Representatives (Lower House) on Tuesday unanimously denounced the statement of UN envoy Yanghee Lee which criticized the country over its human rights situation.

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Myanmar's private sector to build agronomy service center with China

TwoMyanmarprivateorganizationshavesignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withChina'sCITICConstructiontoimplementanagronomicsservicecenterproject,MyanmarNewsAgency

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31 terrorist suspects arrested in Myanmar's northern state

A total of 31 suspects have been arrested by the Myanmar security forces in Maungtaw township, northern Rakhine state over the weekend for holding a secret meeting in Kyauk Hlaykha village to commit terrorist acts, Myanmar News Agency reported Monday.

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

InvestigatorshaveconcludedthataMyanmarmilitaryplanethatcrashedlastmonthwith122soldiers,familymembersandcrewonboardstalledandnosedivedintotheAndamanSeaduetobadwe

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.

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Rohingya villagers tell media of abuses during army crackdown

RohingyaMuslimwomenlineduptotellreportersofmissinghusbands,mothersandsonsonSaturdayasinternationalmediawereescortedforthefirsttimetoavillageinMyanmar'snorthernR