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Fifty-four Burmese migrants have been found dead after suffocating in a lorry smuggling them into southern Thailand.
More than 100 people were packed into a container measuring 6m by 2m. Many of the survivors are seriously ill from dehydration and lack..
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One of Asia's most notorious warlords, Khun Sa, has died in the Burmese city of Rangoon.
He had reportedly been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure.
After decades of guerrilla warfare against the Burmese government, largely funded by his..
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UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari has met detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for a second time, hours after talks with military rulers.
The meeting took place on Mr Gambari's return from the new capital, Naypyidaw, where he conveyed to..
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Reports from Rangoon suggest soldiers are mutinying. It is unclear the numbers involved. Reports cite heavy shooting in the former Burmese capital.
The organisation Helfen ohne Grenzen (Help without Frontiers) is reporting that "Soldiers from the 66th..
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Burmese soldiers have again fired shots as they attempt to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in the main city, Rangoon.
Witnesses said it was not clear whether shots were fired directly into the crowd or above their heads, but at least f..
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Thousands of Burmese Buddhist monks and other protesters have been marching in Rangoon despite a bloody crackdown by police. At least one death is reported.
Monks' shaved heads stained with blood could be seen at the Shwedagon Pagoda where police charg..
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