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The junta has previously said it respected the role of the media but would not allow reporting it deemed false or likely to cause public unrest.
World

Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown

Last week, Myanmar celebrity Paing Takhon was sentenced to three years' jail with hard labour.
World

How Myanmar celebrity galvanised opposition to coup

Burned vehicles seen in Hpruso township in Myanmar's Kayah state, on Dec 25, 2021.
World

Myanmar rebels bury more than 30 people killed

Model, actor and singer Paing Takhon attended a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb 17, 2021.
World

Myanmar actor on junta wanted list jailed for 3 years

Cardinal Bo posted a photo from the meeting on his Twitter account, showing the pair with smiles on their faces as they jointly cut a Christmas cake.
World

Top Myanmar Catholic sparks outrage with Christmas cake photo

Ousted state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in a file photo from Sept 5, 2016.
World

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gets 4 years' jail

Ikhsan Fandi on the ball for Singapore in their opening 3-0 Group A win over Myanmar in the AFF Suzuki Cup at the National Stadium on Dec 5, 2021.
Football

Suzuki Cup: Ikhsan Fandi scores twice in 3-0 win over Myanmar

    Myanmar's Kyaw Ko Ko delivers a killer blow to the Lions.
    Singapore Football

    Sloppiness costs Lions dear again

    Rohingya can return if 'real Myanmar citizens' accept it
    World

    Rohingya can return if ‘real Myanmar citizens’ accept it

    Sanctions won't help Rohingya crisis: Tillerson
    World

    Sanctions won’t help Rohingya crisis: Tillerson

    Singaporean, Malaysian journalists get two months' jail in Myanmar
    World

    Singaporean, Malaysian journalists get two months' jail in Myanmar

    Suu Kyi falls seven spots in most powerful women list
    World

    Suu Kyi falls seven spots in most powerful women list

    Beauty queen dethroned 'over Rohingya video'
    World

    Beauty queen dethroned ‘over Rohingya video’

    Haley: Suspend arms supply
    World

    US envoy: Stop arms supply to Myanmar

    UN probe 'would only aggravate' Rakhine tension: Myanmar
    World

    UN agencies allowed to visit Rakhine for the first time

    A boy is pulled to safety as Rohingya refugees scuffle, while queueing for aid at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
    World

    UN experts urge Suu Kyi to meet Rohingya

    Aid workers face rising hostility in Myanmar state
    World

    Aid workers face rising hostility from ethnic Rakhine