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Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is shown dozens of photos of the luxurious Bahamas penthouse where the FTX founder lived with eight other employees who each paid $15k a MONTH - Prosecutors have filed into evidence photos of the Bahamas penthouse Sam Bankma... [1]

NAYPYIDAW — Burma’s new Parliament, packed with a majority of lawmakers from the National League for Democracy (NLD), will convene for the first time on the morning of Feb. 1. [3]

BAWLAKHE, Karenni State — A close ally of President Thein Sein has backed projects worth tens of thousands of dollars in his constituency, including satellite dishes, water distribution and a soccer competition ahead of Nov. [4]

MANDALAY — An argument between two policemen on duty in Mandalay Region Police Office turned violent on Monday, leading one policeman to shoot dead his superior officer in the office. [5]

NAYPYIDAW — President Thein Sein received various political stakeholders at his residence in the Burmese capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in an unprecedented conference of 48 leaders representing ethnic, military and political interests. [6]

RANGOON — The police are investigating allegations that a military general with close ties to former dictator Sr-Gen Than Shwe threatened to shoot two farmers in Naypyidaw as part of an ongoing land dispute. [7]

It is in a dictator’s nature to show no mercy when their power is challenged. Myanmar dictators both past and present provide the perfect example, the latest instance being the arrest of Dr. [8]

RANGOON — The Burmese actor and director Min Oak Soe was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for the brutal December murder of his former employee, Nu Nu Yin. [9]

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[1] MM dailymail.co.uk · 2023-10-05 · 50% match

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is shown dozens of photos of the luxurious Bahamas penthouse where the FTX founder lived with eight other employees who each paid $15k a MONTH

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is shown dozens of photos of the luxurious Bahamas penthouse where the FTX founder lived with eight other employees who each paid $15k a MONTH - Prosecutors have filed into evidence photos of the Bahamas penthouse Sam Bankma

[2] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 44% match

Remembering U Thant and His Achievements

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-02-01 · 36% match

Excitement, Emotion as New MPs Arrive in Naypyidaw

NAYPYIDAW — Burma’s new Parliament, packed with a majority of lawmakers from the National League for Democracy (NLD), will convene for the first time on the morning of Feb. 1.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-11 · 36% match

Soe Thane Backs Spending Splash in Karenni State

BAWLAKHE, Karenni State — A close ally of President Thein Sein has backed projects worth tens of thousands of dollars in his constituency, including satellite dishes, water distribution and a soccer competition ahead of Nov.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-04 · 36% match

Policeman Shoots Dead Superior in Mandalay Police Office

MANDALAY — An argument between two policemen on duty in Mandalay Region Police Office turned violent on Monday, leading one policeman to shoot dead his superior officer in the office.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-12 · 35% match

Burma’s Political Stakeholders Converge in Capital

NAYPYIDAW — President Thein Sein received various political stakeholders at his residence in the Burmese capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in an unprecedented conference of 48 leaders representing ethnic, military and political interests.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-15 · 35% match

Than Shwe’s Ex-Aide Under Investigation in Naypyidaw

RANGOON — The police are investigating allegations that a military general with close ties to former dictator Sr-Gen Than Shwe threatened to shoot two farmers in Naypyidaw as part of an ongoing land dispute.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2024-11-04 · 35% match

Purging Predecessors: Inside the Ruthless Playbook of Myanmar’s Dictators

It is in a dictator’s nature to show no mercy when their power is challenged. Myanmar dictators both past and present provide the perfect example, the latest instance being the arrest of Dr.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-07-30 · 35% match

Actor Min Oak Soe Sentenced to Life for Employee’s Murder

RANGOON — The Burmese actor and director Min Oak Soe was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for the brutal December murder of his former employee, Nu Nu Yin.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-01-21 · 34% match

The Day Hired Mobs Began Protesting the Military Proxy Party’s 2020 Election Loss

On this day last year, a series of demonstrations targeting the then Union Election Commission (UEC) over the results of the 2020 general election started in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon.

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