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Bangladesh probes deadly fire at Rohingya camp, 400 missing

At least 15 people have been killed and thousands left homeless after a major fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. It swept through the Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Bangladesh #Rohingya

Myanmar: Protests continue as ousted politician seeks revolution

0 At least four more people have been killed during anti-coup protests in Myanmar. Earlier, the acting leader of Myanmar’s overthrown civilian government urged supporters to keep up pressure on the military. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Myanmar

Huge rallies in Myanmar for ninth day as army steps up arrests

0 Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Myanmar’s big cities for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations, as the country’s new military rulers rolled back laws protecting freedom and stepped up the arrests of politicians and activists. The military is also bringing back repressive laws used by the previous military government – including a requirement for people to report overnight guests in their homes to authorities. More than 380 people have been arrested since the military seized power in a coup on February 1. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on […]

Myanmar police join protest movement

0 Myanmar’s junta leader has urged government workers to return to work after six days of mass demonstrations. Min Aung Hlaing also asked people to avoid gatherings due to COVID-19. But protesters are demanding the release of their elected leaders and that the junta step down. Earlier, the United States announced it is imposing new sanctions on those behind the military takeover. Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar

Myanmar protests continue after violent crackdown

0 Protesters in Myanmar returned to the streets for a fifth consecutive day and a day after rallies were violently broken up by security forces. They are calling for their elected leaders to be freed and the military government to step down after last week’s military coup. The army cited election fraud as the reason for the takeover. For more on the protests, Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Bangkok. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup, internet blackout eased

0 Tens of thousands of people rallied again in Myanmar’s biggest city Yangon on Sunday denouncing a military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Protesters marching in Yangon for a second consecutive day on Sunday carried red balloons – the colour of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) – and chanted, “We don’t want military dictatorship! We want democracy!” They walked in the bright sunshine down the middle of the road, waving NLD flags and making the three-figure salute that has become a symbol of protest against the February 1 coup. Drivers honked their horns and passengers held up photos of […]

Myanmar in turmoil over disputed election

0 A day ahead of the opening of a new parliament in Myanmar, fears of a possible military coup linger. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won November’s elections by a landslide, but accusations of electoral fraud, protests and an increased security presence have put the country in a state of uncertainty. Al Jazeera’s Ali Fowle reports from Yangon, Myanmar. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Myanmar

Indonesians seek return of artefacts stolen by Dutch

For more than 300 years, the Netherlands colonised what is now modern-day Indonesia and took thousands of cultural and religious artefacts. After years of negotiation, the Dutch government returned some items last year. Indonesian historians want more to be returned – but say it is a long and complicated process. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Netherlands #Indonesia

North Korea leader makes rare admission of economic failure

0 North Korea’s leader has made a rare admission of failure. Speaking during the country’s largest political event, Kim Jong Un said its economic plan had failed significantly and acknowledged painful lessons have been learned. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Seoul, South Korea. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #NorthKorea

Pakistanis celebrate release of ‘world’s loneliest elephant’

Activists in Pakistan are celebrating the release of an animal dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant”. After decades of mistreatment in an Islamabad zoo, he’s being moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from the capital. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Pakistan