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Myanmar’s Military Has Banned Period Pads Forcing People To Use Leaves And Rags For Their Periods
Sanitary pad prices in black markets have tripled to 9,000 kyat (about US$4) per pack, which is more than a day's wages for most people.
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Myanmar’s Pro-Military Parliament Has Elected The Junta Chief Who Led The Coup As President
The military has also made it illegal to criticize the elections, arresting at least 229 people under a new law that makes it a crime to speak out against the elections.
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Gambia Is Suing Myanmar At The ICJ Over Its Genocide Of The Rohingya Muslim Minority
Gambia’s foreign minister told the court that the Rohingya “had suffered decades of appalling persecution and years of dehumanizing propaganda".
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Myanmar’s Pro-Military Party Has Claimed A Huge Lead In A "Sham" Election Held By The Military
Opposition parties have been excluded from the ballot, and people living in 65 rebel-held areas will not be allowed to participate, leaving at least 20% of Myanmar unable to vote.
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63 Reasons Why 2025 Wasn't All Bad
Here are just 63 reasons why 2025 wasn’t all bad.
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Myanmar Has Arrested This TikTok Astrologer For Falsely Predicting An Earthquake
The Myanmar government said John Moe The had made "false statements with the intention of causing public panic", and his account has since been taken down.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In April 2025
Here’s what happened around the world in April 2025.
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After Bombing The Country Despite The Earthquake, Myanmar’s Military Has Finally Declared A Ceasefire
The military government had conducted at least 21 airstrikes in civilian areas held by rebels in the earthquake's aftermath.
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These Nurses In China Stayed To Protect Newborn Babies When The Huge Myanmar Earthquake Struck
"All I could think of was that I must protect the baby in my arms," a nurse said.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In March 2025
Here’s what happened around the world in March 2025.
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Over 2,000 People Have Now Been Killed In The Huge Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake That Struck Myanmar
The earthquake, the strongest in Myanmar in more than 100 years, wreaked havoc across the country, destroying many buildings including hospitals and damaging roads and bridges.
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Myanmar’s Military Is Still Bombing The Country Even After The Huge Earthquake That Killed 2,000
In recent years, the military government has increasingly been carrying out airstrikes as an attempt to crush the resistance but these have attacked