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Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland

One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies. Rare earths are a group of ...

23 Aug 2022 at 13:56

World

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison, a legal official said. The trial was held behind closed ...

15 Aug 2022 at 12:44

World

Witnesses: Myanmar air attack kills 13, including seven children

Government helicopters have attacked a school and village in north-central Myanmar, killing at least 13 people including seven children, a school administrator and an aid worker said. Civilian casualties often occur in attacks by the ...

20 Sept 2022 at 08:48

World

Myanmar leader announces state of emergency extension

The leader of Myanmar’s military-installed government has announced the extension of its mandate to rule for another six months in preparation for an election it has said will be held next year. The army seized power on February 1 ...

01 Aug 2022 at 12:48

World

Myanmar military revokes citizenship of opposition members

Myanmar’s military leaders have revoked the citizenship of top members of the main group coordinating resistance to army rule. The announcement broadcast on state-run MRTV television said 11 leaders of the opposition to military ...

05 Mar 2022 at 12:25

World

Rohingya Muslims found on beach in Indonesia after weeks at sea

More than 100 Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northern province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said. The group arrived on Jangka beach near Alue Buya Pasi, a fishing village in Bireuen district,...

06 Mar 2022 at 09:55

World

Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide, says US

Violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said. The declaration is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the ...

21 Mar 2022 at 15:55

World

Myanmar court gives go-ahead for Suu Kyi corruption trial

A court in Myanmar has ruled that a corruption trial for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and three political colleagues will continue after finding that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for their indictment. ...

24 May 2022 at 14:40

World

Energy giants Total and Chevron exit Myanmar over deteriorating conditions

TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, said it is stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the country’s military overthrew ...

21 Jan 2022 at 10:25

World

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar coup anniversary

Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people in a pre-emptive move to suppress plans for a nationwide strike on the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power, state-run media reported. ...

01 Feb 2022 at 07:55

World

Nationwide strike held as opponents mark year since army seized power in Myanmar

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have marked the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power with a nationwide strike. The “silent strike” sought to empty the streets of Myanmar’s cities and ...

01 Feb 2022 at 09:29

Local News

Tipperary woman recalls the scenes around Myanmar coup one year on

Tipperary woman Marie Starr, who moved to Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, in 2013, has recalled the first days of the coup in that country which happened exactly one year ago on February 1. ...

01 Feb 2022 at 17:35

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