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Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.

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Myanmar top court rejects Reuters journalists' appeal

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have their seven year sentences upheld by the country's Supreme Court.
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Myanmar Supreme Court Upholds Verdict Against Two Jailed Reuters Reporters

Two Reuters reporters who have been imprisoned in Myanmar since December 12, 2017, had their final appeal rejected by Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe..
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Myanmar’s Top Court to Rule On Jailed Reuters Journalists' Appeal

According to Reuters, Myanmar’s Supreme Court will rule on Tuesday on an appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law. Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo, have..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:38Published 10 hours ago

Families of jailed Reuters journalists feel proud after Pulitzer win

Wives of Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo say they were thrilled to hear their husbands had won Pultizer prizes for their reporting on the massacre of Rohingya men in Myanmar.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:54Published 6 days ago

Jailed Journalists Awarded Pulitzer Prize

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:42Published 6 days ago

Familes of jailed Reuters journalists feel proud after Pulitzer win

Wives of Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo say they were thrilled to hear their husbands had won Pultizer prizes for their reporting on the massacre of Rohingya men in Myanmar.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:54Published 1 week ago

Pulitzer Prizes Awarded To Reuters Journalists

According to Reuters, two jailed journalists won the Pultizer Prize for their international reporting. The Pulitzer administrator announced that one award is for an investigative report that revealed..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:39Published 1 week ago

How Journalists Uncovered a Rohingya Massacre in Myanmar

Before their arrest, Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo pieced together a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, in part by interviewing the suspects.

Credit: Newsy Studio Duration: 03:03Published 2 weeks ago

Reuters Jornalists Face Supreme Court Appeal in Myanmar

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are still in prison in Myanmar after they reported on a mass killing of Rohingya Muslims in the country.

Credit: Newsy Studio Duration: 03:08Published 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s Supreme Court Hears Appeal For Jailed Journalists

According to Reuters, Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard an appeal for two journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era law. Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were initially arrested in in December..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:39Published on March 26, 2019

Dalai Lama contemplates Chinese gambit after his death

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said on Monday it was possible that once he dies his incarnation could be found in India, where he has lived in exile for 60 years, and warned..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:57Published on March 18, 2019

Rohingya 'lost generation' fight for right to education in Bangladesh camps

Rohingya children in Bangladeshi camps are struggling to study, especially after the government issued letters to local schools banning their attendance. But some are still finding ways to get their..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:34Published on March 18, 2019

Myanmar land reform: Calls for new law to be scrapped

Karen state farmers speak to Al Jazeera about losing their land.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:32Published on March 14, 2019

Rakhine Rebels Kill Nine In Fresh Strike On Myanmar Police

According to Reuters, Arakan Army insurgents killed nine Myanmar police in the latest attack in the country’s western Rakhine State. Villagers heard gunfire as fighters from the armed group, which..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published on March 10, 2019

Myanmar destroys confiscated ivory, opens elephant museum

Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are displayed before being destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday.

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on March 4, 2019

Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees

Bangladesh has told the United Nations Security Council that it cannot take any more refugees from Myanmar, some 18 months after more than 700,000 mainly Rohingya Muslims started pouring across the..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:32Published on March 1, 2019