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Save the Children says staff missing after Myanmar massacre
The international aid group Save the Children said two of its staffers were missing in a massacre in eastern Myanmar that left more than 30 people, including women and children, dead and burned in …
Charity’s staff missing in deadly Myanmar attack that left bodies burnt
The two staff were travelling to their home villages for the year-end holidays when they were caught up in the violence in the eastern state, Save the Children said in a statement late on Saturday.
Save the Children says two Myanmar staff missing after burnt remains found
Save the Children said two of its Myanmar staff were missing on Saturday, after the charred remains of more than 30 people were found, in an attack a monitoring group and local media blamed on junta …
Report: Women, children among dozens killed in Myanmar
Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said Saturday. The purported …
Meet the Myanmar junta’s hi-so helpers
Three years ago, the Kyaw Thaung family partied at the Pegu Club. The venerable Burmese Irish clan had restored the teak-lined establishment to its 19th-century glory. The Pegu Club project befitted …
Myanmar rescuers call off jade mine landslide recovery operation
Rescuers in northern Myanmar said the confirmed death toll from a landslide at an illegal jade mine had risen to six on Friday as they called off the …
Japan Business Lobbyist Backs Coup, Urges Investment In Myanmar
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to …
Japan Business Lobbyist Backs Coup, Urges Investment In Myanmar
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to …
Myanmar landslip death toll rises to four, dozens still missing
The death toll from a landslip at an illegal jade mine in northern Myanmar rose to four on Thursday, rescuers said, warning that the dozens still missing are likely dead. Scores die each year working …