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03.02.2021 / 00:13

EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and why the different names matter

This week, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar, with soldiers taking control of the country in a carefully orchestrated coup. The military said the seizure of power was necessary because the government had failed to act on its unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in November elections, which the party of the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, won in a landslide. It claims the takeover was legal.

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US calls detentions in Myanmar a coup, promises sanctions

The military detention of Myanmar’s civilian leaders was a coup, U.S. State Department officials said Tuesday, and promised sanctions and other measures targeting “the very small circle of military generals” responsible.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

BANGKOK – A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.

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Rohingya refugees fear returning to Myanmar after coup

DHAKA – Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Bangladesh condemned the military coup in their homeland and said it makes them more fearful to return.

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Biden tries to show US as democracy beacon post-Capitol riot

WASHINGTON – Less than two weeks in office, President Joe Biden is facing two critical tests of whether the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has damaged America’s standing as a beacon for democracy.

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Myanmar lawmakers say army guarding their housing after coup

YANGON – Hundreds of members of Myanmar's Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country's capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Myanmar, Russia pose early tests for Biden's foreign policy

WASHINGTON – A military coup in Myanmar and a mass crackdown on dissidents in Russia are presenting early tests for the Biden administration as it tries to reestablish American primacy as a worldwide pro-democracy leader.

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Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is threatening to slap new sanctions on Myanmar after a coup that saw the military arrest the civilian leaders of its government.

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Ousted Myanmar leader warned of possible army obstruction

YANGON – Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became Myanmar's leader in 2016 following five decades of military rule, has cautioned repeatedly that the country's democratic reforms would only succeed if the powerful army accepted the changes.

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A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in charge

BANGKOK – The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still powerful military leaders.

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EXPLAINER: Why is the military taking control in Myanmar?

JAKARTA – Myanmar's military has taken control of the country under a one-year state of emergency and reports say State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders have been detained. Here are some possible reasons why the military has taken over now:

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Myanmar’s military seizes control of country over election fraud allegations

Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.A presenter on military-owned Myawaddy TV announced the takeover and cited a section of the military-drafted constitution that allows the military to take control in times of national emergency.

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Myanmar’s military says it has taken control of country over election fraud allegations

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The Latest: Military says it is taking control in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW – The Latest on Myanmar after the military said it was taking control for one year (all times local):

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Reports: Military coup in Myanmar, Suu Kyi detained

NAYPYITAW – Reports says a military coup has taken place in Myanmar and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained under house arrest.

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Myanmar election commission rejects military’s fraud claims

NAYPYITAW – Myanmar’s election commission rejected allegations by the military that fraud played a significant role in determining the outcome of November’s elections, which delivered a landslide victory to Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party.

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Bangladesh sends 3rd group of Rohingya refugees to island

DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh sent a third group of Rohingya refugees to a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal on Friday despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process.

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Ghana buries former president Jerry Rawlings with honors

ACCRA – Ghana’s late president Jerry John Rawlings was buried at the country’s military cemetery in the capital after four days of commemorations to mark the death of the former leader who was loathed by some and loved by many in the West African nation.

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Afghanistan to receive 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from India soon

New Delhi: Afghanistan will soon receive 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine from India, said Tahir Qadiry, Afghanistan's Charge d'Affaires, on Monday.Qadiry said in a tweet, "In the continuation of admirable humanitarian gesture and bilateral bonhomie, India will soon send 500,000 doses of vaccine to Afghanistan.""This will expedite our efforts to tackle this medical emergency.

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India begins commercial shipments of covid shots

covid-19 vaccines to developing countries like Morocco and Brazil.They come on top of shipments to neighbouring countries that buttress India’s position as the first responder in times of crises in South Asia.Foreign ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava told reporters in New Delhi that contractual supplies are being shipped to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil and Morocco. Additional vaccines will also be exported to Bangladesh and Myanmar besides the consignments already sent to them as grants or gifts.“Keeping in view the domestic requirements of the phased rollout, India will continue to supply covid-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phased manner.

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Myanmar receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from India

COVID-19 vaccine supplied by India to inoculate 750,000 people, the first vaccine batch delivered to the Southeast Asian country as it fights one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the region.India is donating millions of doses of vaccines to a string of countries in Asia, drawing praise from neighbours and pushing back against China's dominating presence in the region.Shipments of AstraZeneca’s vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, the world's biggest producer of vaccines, have already gone to the Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.Myanmar was among the countries next in line to get free consignments as India moved before China which has also pledged to supply vaccines to its neighbour."This is a gift from India to

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Covid vaccine: Day after fire, Serum Institute dispatches Covishield to Myanmar, Seychelles, Mauritius

Serum Institute of India's (SII) site near Pune on Thursday, damaging equipment worth hundreds of crores at India's top vaccine manufacturer.The five who died were construction workers whose bodies were recovered by the fire department.However, the manufacturing of Serum's Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, which is produced at another site in Manjri, hasn't been affected by the major fire, Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has confirmed.A day after the fire, the SII has dispatched consignments of the Covishield vaccine for Myanmar, Seychelles and Mauritius.Maharashtra: Serum Institute of India's vaccine consignment to be dispatched to Myanmar, Seychelles and Mauritius arrive at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

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India starts supplying coronavirus vaccines to developing nations

coronavirus vaccines to its neighboring countries on Wednesday, as the world’s largest vaccine making nation strikes a balance between maintaining enough doses to inoculate its own people and helping developing countries without the capacity to produce their own shots.India’s Foreign Ministry said the country would send 150,000 shots of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine, manufactured locally by Serum Institute of India, to Bhutan and 100,000 shots to the Maldives on Wednesday. India surpasses 10 million coronavirus cases, but rate of infection slowing Vaccines will also be sent to Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and the Seychelles in coming weeks, the ministry said, without specifying an exact timeline.

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India starts supplying COVID-19 shots to neighboring nations

NEW DELHI – India began supplying coronavirus vaccines to its neighboring countries on Wednesday, as the world’s largest vaccine making nation strikes a balance between maintaining enough doses to inoculate its own people and helping developing countries without the capacity to produce their own shots. India's Foreign Ministry said the country would send 150,000 shots of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine, manufactured locally by Serum Institute of India, to Bhutan and 100,000 shots to the Maldives on Wednesday.

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These six countries will get Covid-19 vaccines from India from today

#VaccineMaitri https://t.co/9Czfkuk8h7Also Read | Why server stacks are the new realty playThe Ministry of External Affairs said India will supply COVID-19 vaccines to partner countries over the coming weeks and months in a phased manner keeping in view the domestic requirements.In a statement, the MEA said India has received several requests for the supply of Indian-manufactured vaccines from neighbouring and key partner countries."In response to these requests, and in keeping with India's stated commitment to using India's vaccine production and delivery capacity to help all of the humanity fight the COVID pandemic, supplies under grant assistance to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles will begin from January 20,"

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India announces supply of Covid vaccines to 6 countries under grant assistance

New Delhi: First supplies of vaccines to combat the covid-19 pandemic from India will be sent to Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles from 20 January, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday, with consignments to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius to commence after regulatory clearances from these countries come in.The move, which comes within days of India beginning its own immunization programme, underlines India’s primacy in the South Asia region besides reinforce its image as being “the pharmacy" of the world.

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India to supply Covid vaccines to 6 countries from tomorrow in a phased manner: MEA

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Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases

BANGKOK – Thailand has reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus, including 241 local transmissions, as the country grapples with an intensifying outbreak of the virus.After months of seeming to have the COVID-19 situation under control, Thailand has seen two major clusters developing since mid-December.

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Thailand imposes new restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak

Thailand has seen two major clusters developing since mid-December that threatened to undo its progress. One has mainly infected hundreds of migrant workers from Myanmar at a seafood market near Bangkok, the capital, while in recent days a cluster has grown connected to a gambling den in an eastern province.As part of the restrictions announced Monday, hostess bars, gambling venues and massage parlors in Bangkok were ordered by the city government to close from Tuesday until Jan.

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Florida hunter makes Christmas cookies with python eggs

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Burmese pythons may not be everyone’s first food of choice for festive holiday fare — or second, third or fourth either.For starters, it’s snake. Plus, because of potentially high mercury levels, there’s still a lot of uncertainty over the health risks posed by eating South Florida’s most destructive invasive species.But one South Florida python hunter has been experimenting with what some have dubbed “chicken of the Glades” — making meals, snacks and even sweets that could give the holidays that distinctive South Florida flavor.

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Thai seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000

coronavirus outbreak linked to a seafood market in Thailand surpassed 1,000 cases on Tuesday, as authorities weighed whether to introduce a wider lockdown.Thailand has been on tenterhooks since Thursday following the positive virus test of a 67-year-old prawn seller from Mahachai market, Samut Sakhon province, about 40 minutes southwest of Bangkok.As of early Tuesday morning, there were 1,063 confirmed positive cases out of 6,156 tested -- a major outbreak for a country which previously had 4,300 infections.The majority of the new cases are workers from Myanmar, who toil on shrimp boats and in processing factories linked to the multi-billion-dollar Thai seafood industry.Migrant Workers Rights Network coordinator Suthasinee Bik said Myanmar

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Thailand to test 10,000 after virus outbreak linked to seafood market

Thailand will test more than 10,000 people for coronavirus after an outbreak linked to its biggest seafood market, officials said Sunday.Nearly 700 new infections have been linked to Mahachai market and port since a 67-year-old female prawn seller tested positive on Thursday -- most cases among Myanmar workers who toil in the kingdom's multi-billion-dollar seafood industry.Authorities ordered Myanmar workers around the market not to leave their residences."We are locking and banning them from moving," the health ministry's permanent secretary, Kietphgum Wongit, said Sunday -- adding authorities would provide them with food and water.By Sunday officials had confirmed 689 cases linked to Mahachai."The (Department of Disease Control) will do

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Good boy! Florida’s new python-sniffing dogs track down first snake

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida is using to eradicate the invasive species.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently began training Truman and another dog named Eleanor to detect a python's scent and alert handlers when they've come across one. The first success was last week when Truman found an 8-foot (2.4-meter) Burmese python in the Rocky Glades Public Small Game Hunting Area in Miami-Dade County.[TRENDING: Manatee found decapitated | Santa, Mrs. Claus spread COVID-19 | Grammy winner saves Fla. theater with $20,000 donation]“We've got to stay innovative.

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Snake and eggs? Floridians could soon eat invasive pythons

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Donna Kalil estimates she’s eaten a dozen pythons in the last three years or so.That’s not including the python jerky, says Kalil, a python hunter for the South Florida Water Management District. “I eat that several times a week because I take it out with me on python hunts and I eat it out there.”State officials would like to see more people like Kalil putting pythons on the menu — not because of their nutritional value but as another way to encourage hunting to control their population.Burmese pythons are considered an invasive species in Florida.

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Thousands of invasive pythons removed from Everglades

reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Southwest Florida Water Management District removed nearly 2,000 invasive pythons in the first eight months of 2020, surpassing 2019 totals. As of mid-October, the teams removed nearly 4,000 snakes bringing the total snakes removed since the program’s inception in 2017 to 6,278.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]“That’s also bad news by the way, I just want to point out that there’s that many snakes,” said FWC Executive Director Eric Sutton, during a recent meeting.Invasive Burmese pythons pose a great risk for small mammal populations in the Everglades.

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Official Myanmar vote count affirms Suu Kyi's party control

YANGON – Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won enough seats in Parliament to return to power for a second five-year term, official results released by the election commission showed Friday.The NLD won 346 seats in the combined lower and upper houses of the legislature, far above the 322 needed to secure a majority, the Union Election Commission announced on television and in social media, even many seats from Sunday’s election have yet to be declared.The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, the main opposition party, won 25 seats, and the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, representing the ethnic Shan minority, won 15 seats.

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Suu Kyi's party claims to have won majority in Myanmar polls

YANGON – Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy party claimed Monday that it has won enough seats in Parliament to constitute an absolute majority and retain power. It made the claim even though the state Union Election Commission has not yet completed releasing results from Sunday’s election.“I can now confirm that we’re now securing more than 322 seats,” said Monywa Aung Shin, a spokesperson for the NLD information committee.

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Suu Kyi party set to win Myanmar vote with little opposition

YANGON – Voting was underway in Myanmar’s elections on Sunday, with the party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi heavily favored to retain power it had wrestled from the powerful military five years ago. More than 90 parties are competing for seats in the lower and upper houses of Parliament, while there are also elections at the state and regional levels.With the opposition in disarray, Suu Kyi remains Myanmar’s most popular politician.

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A look at Myanmar's election and Suu Kyi's expected victory

YANGON – Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power.Here's a closer look at the vote:THE BASICSMore than 37 million of Myanmar's 56 million people are eligible to vote. More than 90 parties are fielding candidates for seats in the upper and lower houses of Parliament.

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Yangon uses media mix to boost solidarity against COVID-19

Yangon, Myanmar is known for its architectural mix of colonial architecture alongside traditional pagodas covered in gold leaf and studded with jewels. Now, it is using an innovative media mix to raise awareness on COVID-19 and protect its citizens.

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Suu Kyi's party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.There are about 37 million registered voters, though turnout is expected to suffer because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases.In 2015, excitement was high over the opportunity to end more than five decades of army-directed rule.

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WWII jungle fighting unit approved for congressional medal

The soldiers spent months behind enemy lines, marching hundreds of miles through the tangled jungles and steep mountains of Burma as they battled hunger and disease between firefights with Japanese forces during their secret mission.In February 1944, the American jungle fighting unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders set out to capture a Japanese-held airfield and open an Allied supply route between India and China.

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Massive 18-foot python wraps around hunter during capture in Florida Everglades

python to date from the Florida Everglades.Hunters Ryan Ausburn and Kevin Pavlidis snagged the 18-foot, 9-inch female python last Friday.RELATED: Record-breaking capture: Hunters snag 18-foot, 9-inch Burmese python in Florida EvergladesThe massive reptile began to coil around Ausburn as he and Pavlidis carried the 104-pound snake to a dirt road.Photorgrapher Angela Scafuro recorded the impressive capture, saying there was a "rush of adrenaline" to watching the men catch the python.(Courtesy: FWC) AdvertisementThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed the snake broke the state record."The removal of this female snake is a triumph for our native wildlife and habitats," FWC said.RELATED: Petco stops selling dog shock

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Record-breaking capture: Hunters snag 18-foot, 9-inch Burmese python in Florida Everglades

(Courtesy: FWC) Python hunters in South Florida made a record-breaking catch.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said their Python Action Team and South Florida Water Management District captured an 18-foot, 9-inch Burmese python in the Florida Everglades.Hunters Ryan Ausburn and Kevin Pavlidis snagged the snake, which weighed a whopping 104 pounds.RELATED: Petco stops selling dog shock collars, asks its competitors to do the sameFWC said the female python is the largest snake ever captured by their hunters.While this python is the longest snake ever caught in Florida, it's not the heaviest.

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Record-setting 18-foot, 104-pound Burmese python captured in Everglades

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Myanmar says militants hampering return of Rohingya refugees

TANZANIA – A top Myanmar official on Tuesday accused a militant group and its supporters of hampering the repatriation of over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown in 2017 and are now in camps in Bangladesh.Kyaw Tint Swe, Myanmar’s minister for the office of the state counselor, also said the militant group — the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, known as ARSA — and another insurgent group, the Arakan Army guerrilla force, have used Bangladesh as a sanctuary in their separate campaigns against the government.He delivered a prerecorded address Tuesday to the U.N.

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New US citizen refugees excited for first presidential vote

PHOENIX – They came fleeing war and persecution in countries like Myanmar, Eritrea and Iraq, handpicked by the United States for resettlement under longstanding humanitarian traditions. Now, tens of thousands of refugees welcomed into the U.S.

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Coronavirus driving discrimination against foreigners in Asian countries: Red Cross

coronavirus is driving discrimination towards vulnerable communities in Asia, including migrants and foreigners.The humanitarian agency surveyed 5,000 people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Pakistan and found about half blamed a specific group for spreading the coronavirus, with many mentioning Chinese people, immigrants and foreigners.

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