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Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
Myanmar Military Paraglider Bombs Buddhist Festival, Killing Dozens
The junta targeted a festival in the Sagaing region where people were also protesting army rule, according to witnesses and the civilian government in exile.
Missing From a U.N. Meeting on Helping Refugees? The Refugees.
World leaders will discuss how to assist the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement. But no one living there is attending the conference at the United Nations.
A Curator Flees Bangkok After China Deems His Art Show Too Provocative
A museum’s directors said Chinese and Thai officials pressured them to remove the names of artists whose works criticized China. The curator flew to London, fearing arrest.
A Curator Flees Bangkok After China Deems His Art Show Too Provocative
A museum’s directors said Chinese and Thai officials pressured them to remove the names of artists whose works criticized China. The curator flew to London, fearing arrest.
U Myint Swe, Acting President of Myanmar Installed by Military, Dies at 74
A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their rule after a 2021 coup.
Myanmar Lifts State of Emergency, Paving the Way for Disputed Vote
The military government hopes elections can bring more international legitimacy. But the generals will still rule, and opposition groups are boycotting.
How This River in Thailand Was Poisoned
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects.