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John Curry, businessman whose expertise was crucial as the All England Club entered the modern era
1 month ago

John Curry, businessman whose expertise was crucial as the All England Club entered the modern era

The Telegraph  

John Curry, who has died aged 86, was a popular and far-sighted chairman of the All England Club throughout the 1990s, transforming its fortunes through his financial acumen and strength of character. He led the Club successfully into a far more professional era, instigating major building projects and consolidating Wimbledon’s status as the world’s greatest tennis tournament. John Arthur Hugh …

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Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling \'without documents\'
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling \'without documents\'

Deccan Chronicle  

YANGON: Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia "without legal documents", state media reported Tuesday. The group were arrested last month in the southern Ayeyarwady region and sentenced on January 6, according to a report by the Global New Light of Myanmar, which …

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Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla
2 years, 2 months ago

Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead at his home in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, in the latest such killing attributed to militants opposed to army rule. Ohn Thwin is believed to be the highest-ranking active or retired military officer assassinated since February last year, when the army seized power from the elected government …

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Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary
2 years, 5 months ago

Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Scattered pro-democracy rallies were held across military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the assassination of the independence hero and father of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in last year’s military takeover. Since the army took power and detained Suu Kyi and thousands of supporters, 2,091 civilians including poets, …

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Fear and uncertainty for Myanmar dissidents in Thailand
3 years, 3 months ago

Fear and uncertainty for Myanmar dissidents in Thailand

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar dissidents who fled army crackdown are living in hiding in Thailand as they try to seek humanitarian protection in third countries. Over the next month, Kaung Latt sheltered with different friends in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, but when the military issued an arrest warrant accusing him of “using popularity to incite the people” through social media “to destroy the …

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The Americans locked up in Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison
3 years, 6 months ago

The Americans locked up in Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison

CNN  

It was supposed to be an exciting trip home to surprise his parents in the United States, his family said. Frontier Myanmar said they understand he is being held in Insein Prison, Myanmar’s infamous clock-shaped penitentiary north of Yangon known for holding political prisoners and having a decades-old reputation for mistreatment and brutal conditions. Fenster’s family does not know why …

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Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks finally rolled away, Shwe and her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother. “I had a feeling that he might be taken.” Across the country, Myanmar’s security forces are arresting and forcibly disappearing thousands of people, …

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People of Myanmar resist army rule
3 years, 7 months ago

People of Myanmar resist army rule

The Hindu  

If there were any lingering doubts about how far the Burmese military might go in its efforts to restore order in Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and every other corner of Myanmar following the coup of February 1, these have now been comprehensively quashed. In late March, sanctions were extended to include two military conglomerates—Myanmar Economic Corporation and Myanmar Economic …

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Myanmar Junta Leader Held Lavish Dinner Party While Troops Killed More Than 100 in Streets
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar Junta Leader Held Lavish Dinner Party While Troops Killed More Than 100 in Streets

News 18  

Military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing threw a lavish dinner party Saturday while his troops reportedly shot dead more than 100 people in the streets and forced thousands of people to flee into neighboring Thailand, during a weekend of indiscriminate terror and bloodshed that was widely condemned internationally. “Millions of children and young people have been directly or indirectly exposed …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

India TV News  

As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. “This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour,” the European Union’s delegation to Myanmar said …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. “We urge the Myanmar Armed Forces to cease violence and work to restore respect and credibility with the people of …

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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup

India Today  

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. "This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour," the European Union's delegation to …

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Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup

The Hindu  

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade on Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. “This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour,” the European Union's delegation …

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A ‘war zone’: Witnesses describe violence at Myanmar protests
3 years, 10 months ago

A ‘war zone’: Witnesses describe violence at Myanmar protests

Al Jazeera  

The country’s biggest city, Yangon, has seen the biggest anti-coup protests, but so far there has been no violent crackdown there. A doctor who was on the front lines of Saturday’s protests in Mandalay spoke to Al Jazeera on the condition of anonymity, describing scenes reminiscent of a “war zone”. A student activist in Mandalay, who also spoke on the …

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Myanmar Protesters Stage Biggest Rallies Since Troop Deployments
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar Protesters Stage Biggest Rallies Since Troop Deployments

News 18  

Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters returned to the streets in force on Wednesday, staging the biggest demonstrations since troops fanned out around the country to quell opposition to the new military junta. Much of the country has been in open revolt since the military deposed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s government at the start of the month and charged her under …

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Huge protests gain steam across Myanmar over military coup, UN expert fears violence
3 years, 10 months ago

Huge protests gain steam across Myanmar over military coup, UN expert fears violence

India Today  

Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered on Wednesday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military's seizure of power, as a UN human rights expert warned that troops being brought to Yangon and elsewhere could signal the prospect for major violence. Let's show our force against the coup government that has destroyed the future of youth and our country," Kyi …

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Huge rallies in Myanmar for ninth day as army steps up arrests
3 years, 10 months ago

Huge rallies in Myanmar for ninth day as army steps up arrests

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands take to streets as the military hunts protest backers and steps up arrests. Engineering students marched through downtown Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Sunday, wearing white and carrying placards demanding the release of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been in detention since the military overthrew her elected government on February 1. And in the …

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Myanmar Police Fires Water Cannons at Protesters, Coup Leaders Issue Crackdown Warning on State TV
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar Police Fires Water Cannons at Protesters, Coup Leaders Issue Crackdown Warning on State TV

News 18  

Myanmar’s generals issued a stern warning against further protests on Monday as a mass uprising against their coup gathered pace, with hundreds of thousands on the streets demanding the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military last week detained Suu Kyi and dozens of other members of her National League for Democracy party, ending a decade of …

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Myanmar protests: Army warn they will use live ammo on protesters
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar protests: Army warn they will use live ammo on protesters

Daily Mail  

Myanmar police have warned protesters to disperse or face force shortly after state television signalled impending action to stifle mass demonstrations against a military coup and the arrest of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Policeman stands behind a banner reading 'if this line is crossed, Myanmar police force will fire with live ammunition' during the protests against the military …

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Myanmar military ruler defends coup as protests intensify
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar military ruler defends coup as protests intensify

Al Jazeera  

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says the military will hold an election and hand over power to the winning party. Myanmar’s new military rulers have imposed a curfew in the country’s two biggest cities and banned gatherings of more than five people, as they seek to stamp out growing protests against last week’s military coup. The military ruler’s remarks were …

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In Myanmar, protesters urge police to join democracy fight
3 years, 10 months ago

In Myanmar, protesters urge police to join democracy fight

Al Jazeera  

As opposition last week’s coup intensifies, protesters hope police will join the cause. Yangon, Myanmar – As thousands of protesters again take to the streets across Myanmar in escalating protests against last week’s military coup, some have been met with force by the police for the first time. Videos on social media showed police firing water cannon at protesters in …

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Tens of thousands rally in protests against Myanmar coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Tens of thousands rally in protests against Myanmar coup

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of protesters poured onto the streets across Myanmar on Sunday in the biggest anti-coup rallies yet, as an Internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military's ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Backed by a din of car horns, chanting protesters in Yangon held up banners saying “Justice for Myanmar”, while others waved …

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Internet Blackout Fails to Dim Protests as Thousands Rally Again in Myanmar Against Military Coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Internet Blackout Fails to Dim Protests as Thousands Rally Again in Myanmar Against Military Coup

News 18  

Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “I completely despise the military coup and I am not afraid of a crackdown,” said Kyi Phyu Kyaw, a 20-year-old university student. “#Myanmar’s military and police must ensure …

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Tens Of Thousands Take To The Streets To Protest Myanmar Coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Tens Of Thousands Take To The Streets To Protest Myanmar Coup

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. Thousands more took to the streets in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay and its military-built capital Naypyidaw, home …

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