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21 February 2023
EU imposes sixth round of Myanmar sanctions
The funding agreement to contribute to operations of the Mizzima Media Training Institute (MMTI) was signed by H.E Patrick Hemmer, Ambassador of Luxembourg in Thailand and Mr Soe Myint, Editor In-Chief and Managing Director of Mizzima.
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09 February 2023
Luxembourg pledges support to train Myanmar...
Luxembourg, a founding member of the European Union, is stepping up its engagement to...
Afghan female university students stop by Taliban security personnel stand next to a university in Kabul on December 21, 2022. Photo: AFP
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25 December 2022
EU 'strongly condemns' Taliban ban on...
The EU on Saturday condemned the Taliban's ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference at the end of the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit at leaders' level in Brussels, Belgium, 14 December 2022. Photo: EPA
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15 December 2022
EU vows investment in push to boost SE Asia ties
The EU vowed billions of dollars of investment in southeast Asia Wednesday, as leaders...
Russian tourists walk at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 03 August 2022 (issued 09 August 2022). Photo: EPA
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08 October 2022
UN rights council to monitor Russia in historic...
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday agreed to monitor the rights situation in Russia,...
European Union flags outside of the EU Headquarters Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Flickr
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08 October 2022
EU resolution calls for Myanmar media freedom and...
This week the European Parliament issued a joint motion for a resolution calling for an...
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi listens to an address to the New Colombo Plan Reception at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-Australia special summit being held in Sydney on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP
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06 September 2022
EU condemns latest Aung San Suu Kyi prison...
The European Union has condemned Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence of three years in prison...
EU High Representative Josep Borrell prepares to preside a Foreign affairs Council meeting at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 18 July 2022. Photo: EPA
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26 July 2022
Myanmar executions globally criticised
The executions of four men including prominent democracy activists Phyo Zeya Thaw and...
A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Gas prices in California have surpassed $6.00 per gallon for the first time ever. The average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California is at $6.05 and $6.29 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photo: AFP
Business
04 June 2022
Oil price rises even as OPEC boosts output more...
Oil prices rose Thursday despite an agreement by major crude producers to boost output...
(FILE) In this file photo taken on January 27, 2021, Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) looks on as health workers receive a vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP
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28 April 2022
EU condemns Myanmar's 'politically...
The European Union on Wednesday slammed a five-year jail sentence given by a Myanmar...
Brussels shows the European Union flags fluttering in the aire outside the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: AFP
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22 April 2022
EU encourages reporting of EU sanction breakers
Campaign Group Justice for Myanmar is encouraging individuals to report people and...
A woman carrying a bag on her head walks past a Telenor showroom in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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08 March 2022
Telenor Group violating sanctions by installing...
According to the campaigning group Justice for Myanmar (JFM) the Telenor Group is...
European Union flags fly outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. (AFP Photo)
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25 February 2022
EU should enforce new sanctions on Myanmar junta...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) have issued a statement calling on the European union (EU) to...

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