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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 2, 2023

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 2, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Empty streets on Myanmar coup 2nd anniv

Empty streets on Myanmar coup 2nd anniv

EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 02 09:54 AM

Anti-coup groups urged the public to participate in the Silent Strike to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's military coup. Read more »

Explosions at Myanmar prison kill eight, including child

Explosions at Myanmar prison kill eight, including child

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 20 12:41 PM

At least eight people, including a child, were killed and 18 others injured Wednesday when parcel bombs exploded at a prison in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, the country's ruling military said. Read more »

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 02:15 PM

The Security Council condemned the executions and called for the immediate release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more »

Myanmar junta executes 2 pro-democracy rivals

Myanmar junta executes 2 pro-democracy rivals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 04:09 PM

Myanmar's junta has executed a former lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, in its first use of capital punishment in decades. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 04:57 PM

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built Naypyidaw. Read more »

Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos

Myanmar marks 1 year since coup, remains in chaos

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 01 01:12 PM

Myanmar on Tuesday marked a year since the military ousted the democratically elected government, with the Southeast Asian country left in chaos. Read more »

Hun Sen 1st foreign leader to visit Myanmar since coup

Hun Sen 1st foreign leader to visit Myanmar since coup

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 07 01:26 PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Myanmar on Friday marking the first visit by a foreign leader to the Southeast Asian country since the military ousted the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more »

1 dead, 70 missing after landslide in Myanmar jade mine

1 dead, 70 missing after landslide in Myanmar jade mine

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 23 07:24 PM

At least 70 people were missing and 1 confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar. Read more »

Five dead after Myanmar security forces ram car into Yangon protest - media

Five dead after Myanmar security forces ram car into Yangon protest - media

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 05 06:04 PM

(UPDATE) Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged with electoral fraud

Myanmar's Suu Kyi charged with electoral fraud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 04:27 PM

Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported Tuesday. Read more »

U.S. journalist held in Myanmar charged with terrorism, sedition - lawyer

U.S. journalist held in Myanmar charged with terrorism, sedition - lawyer

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 01:41 PM

An American journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar accused of incitement is facing new charges of sedition and terrorism, his lawyer said on Wednesday, in a setback for U.S. efforts to secure his release. Read more »

Myanmar to release over 5,000 anti-coup protesters

Myanmar to release over 5,000 anti-coup protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 03:49 PM

Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup, which ousted the civilian government. Read more »

Myanmar currency drops 60 percent in weeks

Myanmar currency drops 60 percent in weeks

Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 08:50 PM

Myanmar's currency has lost more than 60 percent of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices. Read more »

'Like martial law': Pinoy chef reveals life in Yangon

'Like martial law': Pinoy chef reveals life in Yangon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 07:35 AM

A Filipino chef living in Myanmar said life in the capital city of Yangon remains quiet despite news of air strikes and bombings in parts of the country. Read more »

Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar

Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar

Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 12:43 PM

Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced a record tally of coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Pinoy sa Myanmar nasawi sa COVID-19

Pinoy sa Myanmar nasawi sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 07:04 PM

Isang Pinoy ang namatay sa Myanmar noong nakaraang linggo dahil sa COVID-19 sa gitna ng lumalalang kaso ng sakit doon, ayon sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Yangon. Read more »

'Dead body carrier': COVID surge overwhelms Myanmar burial volunteers

'Dead body carrier': COVID surge overwhelms Myanmar burial volunteers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 11:08 AM

YANGON - With hospitals in junta-run Myanmar empty of pro-democracy medical staff and coronavirus cases surging nationwide, volunteers are going house-to-house to collect the fast-rising number of victims dying in their homes. Read more »

In Myanmar, COVID-19 disaster adds to a confluence of crises

In Myanmar, COVID-19 disaster adds to a confluence of crises

Johanna Son and Ko Thet Paing*, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Jul 16 07:28 PM

Hospitals and quarantine areas are having to turn away patients, including those who need to be on oxygen support or ventilators. Ambulances queue up outside the Yangon general hospital, yet another sign of the crumbling health system nearly six months after the military took power in a Feb 1 coup. Read more »

Birthday message for Myanmar’s junta leader

Birthday message for Myanmar’s junta leader

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 04 12:58 PM

Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar as they mark the birthday of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing Saturday by burning his portrait and staging mock funerals.   Read more »

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