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.

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Why Myanmar Rebels Retreated From Lashio

Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces.

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Ignoring Protests, Thailand Opens Door to Myanmar’s Military Leader

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who has long been treated like a pariah on the global stage, is visiting Bangkok barely a week after an earthquake that killed at least 3,000 people in his country.

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Military Fires on Chinese Red Cross Aid Convoy in Myanmar, Rebels Say

The army has also launched airstrikes against rebel groups as aid organizations struggle to reach parts of the country devastated by the earthquake.

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Soldiers Slow Rescue Efforts in a City Destroyed by Myanmar Earthquake

As the death toll rose past 2,000, some volunteers complained of being blocked by Myanmar’s military from reaching a rebel stronghold that was badly hit.

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In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents

New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.

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Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

Aid workers delivered the first shipments of help to Myanmar, but will have to cross a country buckled by the disaster and divided by civil war, arms dealers and drug syndicates.

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In Myanmar’s Earthquake, Some See Political Omens

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change.

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High Toll Is Feared After Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, in a country already torn by war, was felt across Southeast Asia, and experts warned there could be tens of thousands dead.

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I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar Junta Leader

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor accused Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of crimes against humanity toward the country’s Muslim Rohingya.

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