Myanmar, Independence Day

Myanmar pardons about 6,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday (Jan 4) pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th Independence Day anniversary, according to the council's orders, reported Xinhua.
Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day
Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.
Myanmar junta frees thousands of prisoners, including foreigners
STORY: Myanmar's military government has released thousands of prisoners under an amnesty marking the nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.Among the 5,864 people freed are 180 foreign citizens,
Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty
Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021,
Relatives Of Inmates Wait Outside Prisons For Myanmar's Independence Day Amnesty
Relatives of released prisoners await their loved ones outside prison after the country's junta government announced it would release almost 6,000 inmates as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day.
Myanmar Military Junta Releases Thousands of Prisoners Under Amnesty - TaiwanPlus News
Myanmar's state media reported the military government has released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreign nationals, under amnesty for the country's independence day.

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What are Chinese intentions for Myanmar?
Michael Martin is an adjunct fellow at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He served as a ...
Myanmar's police destroy over 500 acres of opium in eastern Myanmar
YANGON: Myanmar's police have destroyed 563 acres of opium fields in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma ...
26 Myanmar Nationals Who Entered India Illegally Deported: Manipur Chief Minister
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said 26 Myanmarese nationals, who had earlier entered India through the ...
Myanmar Is Ushering In A 'Spring Revolution' Against Years Of Junta Violence
Violence against civilians surged, with thousands jailed, tortured and killed. A UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) report estimates 5,350 civilian deaths and over 3.3 million ...
91kg of heroin blocks worth almost RM3mil seized in eastern Myanmar
Myanmar authorities have seized 91 kg of heroin blocks in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn ...
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Rakhine rebels capture key towns in Myanmar
China has much at stake. Its 771-kilometer oil and gas pipeline dissects Rakhine from its capital Sittwe through to Myanmar’s ...