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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Yangon, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 67 stories have been published about Yangon which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Yangon, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 67 stories have been published about Yangon which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Asia · YangonToru Kubota, 26, was arrested in the city of Yangon on July 30 for filming a small demonstration against the junta. The Japanese government and public alike must be more proactive in condemning human rights abuses by the military government in Myanmar, he says. Japan has a huge presence in Myanmar and has an extremely impactful economic relationship with the country.See the Story
Myanmar detention was 'hell', says freed Japanese filmmaker
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
Corruption · YangonDaw Aung San Suu Kyi denies further corruption charges in court appearance. Myanmar Junta Abandons Another Police Outpost in Magwe Region. Australia Economist Turnell says Myanmar Ruled by Fools. Russia Agrees to Establish Yangon Flights and Nuclear Energy Hub in Myanmar.See the Story
Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Latest Corruption Charges in Court Appearance
Coverage: 2 sources
Yangon · YangonMyanmar's ruling military announced in state media earlier on Thursday that 5,774 prisoners had been granted amnesty to mark national day. The witnesses said former ruling party spokesperson Myo Nyunt and prominent democracy advocate Mya Aye were among those seen leaving Insein jail.See the Story
Prisoners seen leaving Myanmar's Insein jail after amnesty - two witnesses
Coverage: 2 sources
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Asia · YangonTazaungdaing light festival marks the end of the rainy season with a fiery nighttime display of exploding hot-air balloons. The celebrations in the former British hill station of Pyin Oo Lwin have not been held for two years because of the Covid pandemic and unrest following a military coup. On Sunday night rival teams began launching 76 aerial artistic creations.See the Story
Myanmar hot-air balloon festival returns with a bang
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Europe · YangonAmnesty International says fuel supplies intended for civilian planes are being diverted to the country's ruling military junta. Both civilian and military planes were often provided jet fuel from the same storage facilites, the report says. Some foreign fuel shipments were also delivered directly to the junta, it adds.See the Story
Myanmar's Junta regime diverting civilian jet fuel to military, claims Amnesty International
58% Center coverage: 19 sources
Asia · YangonA Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Yangon, Myanmar, in July was sentenced on Wednesday to multiple years in prison. Toru Kubota was sentenced for sedition and violating a law on electronic communications.See the Story
Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years
46% Center coverage: 50 sources
Europe · MoscowThe head of Myanmar's military junta, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of an economic meeting in eastern Russia. It is the first time that the pair have met since last February's coup d'etat. Relations between Russia and Myanmar were good before the military coup, but the Myanmar coup in February 2021 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year later have cemented their partnership.See the Story
Putin meets Myanmar junta chief, hails 'positive' ties
50% Right coverage: 12 sources
Europe · LondonVicky Bowman and her husband, Burmese artist Htein Lin, sentenced to one year in jail. Bowman was detained after failing to declare she had moved from an address listed on her foreigner's registration certificate. Her husband was arrested for allegedly helping his wife reside at a different address than their registered home in Yangon.See the Story
Diplomat: Myanmar gives ex-British envoy 1-year prison term
41% Left coverage: 27 sources
Asia · YangonCambodia, which holds the rotating chair of the bloc, said it sent out invitations to all ASEAN member states except Myanmar. Myanmar has been asked to send non-political representatives, as the bloc imposed unprecedented punishment for the regime's failure to implement its peace plan.See the Story
Myanmar Junta's leader won't be allowed to attend upcoming ASEAN summit: Cambodia
50% Right coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · YangonA retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military has been shot dead at his home in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, the latest such killing attributed to militants opposed to army ruleSee the Story
Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla
56% Left coverage: 16 sources
Military · YangonMyanmar's military-ruled government denies reports it carried out an air attack on a school. At least seven children killed in airstrike in country's turbulent north-central region. Witnesses say two helicopters fired machine guns and heavier weapons at school. School administrator challenged military's account of the incident.See the Story
Myanmar's military government denies deadly air attack on school
53% Left coverage: 15 sources
