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Than Than Swe was shot amid a public outcry over a new directive on foreign currency.

Abuses range from arbitrary detention and torture to restrictions on freedoms and the prosecution of critics.

The former officer had already been sentenced to 2 years for resisting police during the incident.

Families have lived in the area for decades.

The state calls them ‘honorable soldiers’ for their sacrifices but does not have the resources to support them.

Vice premier Sun Chunlan 'rushes' to the city as municipal officials promise greater freedom of movement.

Jimmy Lai’s international legal team call on the United Nations to investigate repeated criminal prosecutions.

Troops attempted to take the town of Lay Kay Kaw in Kayin state but were held off by anti-junta forces.

People living nearby have seen soldiers guarding debris taken from the site.

Chinese officials allegedly pay workers a pittance to make gloves, socks and other apparel.

Nicky Liow Soon Hee, who faces 26 counts of money laundering, was finally caught after a year on the run.

Chu Manh Son was arrested when he could not produce his passport.

Dialysis and chemotherapy patients are among the hardest hit, as hospitals are hampered by staff shortages.

The document may serve as a historical evidence of physical acts of administration on the islands.

The move comes as Beijing's anointed candidate and former security chief launches his bid for the city's top job.

Farms are still expected to be ‘self-reliant,’ despite losing the key line of credit.

Adults have not been able to fully shield their children from the emotional suffering of ongoing atrocities.

Donations have dried up after authorities targeted the center’s founder, a deposed former lawmaker.

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Sources say raid was retribution for an attack by anti-junta paramilitaries.

‘Any country’ opposing the invasion of Ukraine will not support Vietnam, analyst says

One resident says he’s afraid to go out because of frequent bomb blasts.

They draw ire from neighbors but are responsible for raising taxes and organizing free-labor efforts for the state.

According to Chinese Embassy in Manila, Xi said two countries “properly” handled disputed sea issue.

Some households have multiple family members behind bars, local officials say.

A man is detained over a 'rumor' that armed police would be moved into residential compounds to keep order.

Wen Guodong had allowed illegal mining in Tibetan areas for years, sources say.

Xing Wangli was detained in May 2021 after he tried to visit Jiang Tianyong under house arrest in Luoyang.

Decades after being injured by rural officials in pursuit of birth and sterilization quotas, women still suffer.