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The Nobel laureate remains under house arrest on a minor charge of possessing unregistered imported walkie-talkies.

Large demonstrations were also held in Naypyitaw and far-flung corners of the country dominated by ethnic minorities.

The social media giant on February 12 released a detailed statement regarding the actions undertaken to protect free speech in Myanmar.

The military has said it was forced to step in because Suu Kyi's government failed to properly investigate allegations of fraud in November elections.

Biden demanded that military must relinquish the power it seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma as expressed in their November 8th election.

New Delhi never tied its knot with Suu Kyi in the manner it did in the case of the Dalai Lama

The military says it acted because November's election, which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won in a landslide, were marred by irregularities.

The protesters are demanding that power be restored to the deposed civilian government and seek freedom for the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Ministry's directive asked the operators to temporarily suspend the access of Twitter and Instagram under Section 77 of the country's Telecommunications Law

Netblocks, which tracks social media disruptions and shutdowns, confirmed the loss of Twitter service starting 10 PM.

MPT, a leading state-owned telecom operator, has blocked Facebook as well as Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp on its network, reports NetBlocks that tracks global internet usage.

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that it hopes the coup will not hamper the refugees' return.

It will be tragic if Myanmar’s political future is to be dictated by the US-China geopolitics

Myanmar's military has announced it will hold a new election at the end of a one-year state of emergency it declared Monday when it seized control of the country.

The Myanmarese military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election.

The 75-year-old Suu Kyi is by far the country's most dominant politician, and became the country's leader after leading a decades-long nonviolent struggle against military rule.

Frontline health workers and volunteers are given priority to be inoculated from Wednesday, followed by parliamentarians from Friday.

Interacting with Doctors at Begumpet here on Sunday, Sanjay expressed apprehension over the spread of Muslims in the new city

Her National League for Democracy (NLD) had already declared a landslide victory based on its own tallies, prompting street celebrations by supporters.

Five years ago Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory, but was forced by the constitution into an uneasy power-sharing agreement with the still-mighty military.