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Myanmar's military government has arrested Hiroshi Kasamatsu, an executive with a Japanese supermarket chain with several stores in the country, for selling rice above the maximum price set by the government. In total, the government arrested 62 people for selling rice above the official price. Kasamatsu and 10 others face six months to three years in prison while the rest face possible fines. The post Brickbat: Too High appeared first on Reason.com.
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Cientos de personas asistieron el jueves al funeral de un monje de alto rango que fue asesinado a tiros por soldados de Birmania. El incidente podría socavar la acogedora relación que el Gobierno militar del país ha tratado de mantener con el clero budista. El cuerpo del monje Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, de 78 años, fue transportado en un vehículo con el diseño de una barcaza Karaweik: una embarcación ornamentada con una imagen dorada de un pájaro mítico en su proa. Una multitud observó cómo llevaban el cuerpo desde un templo en la ciudad de Pegu, donde había estado guardado durante la semana ...
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The incident revealed complexities in the military's relationship with Buddhism, central to Myanmar's cultural fabric. Initially blamed on resistance fighters, the monk's death was later confirmed as a military shooting, triggering public outcry and eroding military credibility among Buddhists. The episode underscores ongoing challenges for Myanmar's military government, grappling with widespread opposition since seizing power in 2021.
Euronews (English)
Japan secured a commanding 5-0 victory over Myanmar in Yangon on Thursday, sealing their status as Group B winners of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Hajime Moriyasu’s side took control with first-half goals from Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan in the 17th and 34th minutes. A double from Koki Ogawa in the final 15 minutes and Nakamura's injury-time strike sealed the win, moving Japan to 15 points - all but clean-sweeping their group. With advancement to the next phase already guaranteed, Moriyasu made extensive changes from the squad that narrowly defeated North Korea 1-0 back in March, re...
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By Hazel Gandhi A photo a utensil pierced with a bullet from Chattogram, Bangladesh, is being shared on social media with the false claim that it is from the ongoing farmers' protest. BOOM found that the photo was taken at Shahparir Dwip, an island in Teknaf, Chattogram, Bangladesh, near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, when gunshots hit several homes that were alleged fired by rebels in Myanmar. Indian farmers from several states including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh have begun marching to Delhi to demand a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP), in addition to farme...
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Yangon (Myanmar) (AFP) - In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash. For several years sites across Shwepyithar township have been filling up with trash that chokes fields, blocks the drainage of monsoon rains and causes fire risks. The trash is the runoff of global plastic production, which has more than doubled since the start of the century to reach 460 million tonnes per year. "In the past, during the rainy season I could pick watercress from this field ...
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By Srijit Das A video of a group of people including women and children relocating from one place to another by climbing mountains has recently been shared with a false claim that it shows a glimpse of people who are entering Manipur illegally from the neighbouring Myanmar. BOOM found that the video captures visuals of a nomadic family travelling in Iran. Several fierce clashes between the Hindu majority Meitei and minority Christian Kuki-Zo community have kept Manipur burning since May this year. The conflicts over prolonged demands have claimed the lives of at least 100 people apart from van...
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By Hazel Gandhi A distressing video from Myanmar showing a woman's beheading is viral online with the false claim that the incident took place in Manipur where Kuki militants dressed up as Meiteis and killed her. BOOM found that the video is from Myanmar and the incident took place on February 19, 2022. The video shows a man using a knife repeatedly to kill the woman lying down on the ground. The deathly conflict in Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei communities began in early May after the High Court asked the state government to consider including Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe list, a move...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video from Myanmar showing anti-Junta rebel groups operating drones to bomb buildings occupied by the Myanmar military is being shared with a false claim that it shows Kukis using drones to attack Meitei houses in Manipur Ethnic clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribe have rocked Manipur since May 3, 2023, with fresh violence erupting on July 26, 2023, in the North Eastern state's Moreh Bazar area, according to news reports. However, several unrelated videos are also going viral claiming to show the clashes in Manipur. The viral video, which is over three mi...
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By Srijit Das A video from Myanmar showing armed fighters of the Kawthoolei Army carrying guns is being shared with a misleading claim that the clip shows visuals of Kuki militants crossing the Indo-Myanmar border and entering Manipur to create further unrest in the state. BOOM found the video is from Myanmar and shows militants from the Kawthoolei Army, an ethnic armed group who are fighting for the independence of the Karen state. The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnic minority in the Karen/Kayin state bordering Thailand. Several unrelated images and videos from bordering My...
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