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Myanmar s junta dissolves ousted leader Suu Kyi s party Friday, 21 May 2021 5:00 PM
[ Last Update: Friday, 21 May 2021 5:00 PM ] Protesters hold posters featuring ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in the northwestern town of Kale, in Myanmar, on May 20, 2021. (Photo via AFP)
Myanmar s junta has ordered the dissolution of the political party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, labeling her and fellow party members traitors.
A junta-appointed electoral commission was tasked with dissolving the National League for Democracy Party (NLD) due to alleged election fraud, local news outlet Myanmar Now reported on Friday.
The NLD committed election fraud in elections last year so we will have to dissolve the party s registration, said the chairman of the Union Election Commission (UEC), Thein Soe. Those who did that will be considered as traitors and we will take action.
Switzerland pledges CHF8 million for Rohingya refugees
The Cox s Bazar refugee camp, in Bangladesh. Keystone / Shafiqur Rahman
The Swiss contribution was made at a donor conference organised by the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday, which is hoping to raise almost $1 billion to help the Rohingya.
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May 18, 2021 - 15:52
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The Swiss offer of $8.7 million (almost CHF8 million) will mainly go towards the UN’s activities in Bangladesh, said Manuel Bessler, the head of the Swiss humanitarian aid corps.
The rest will go towards Swiss development projects in the region, which currently include anti-sexual violence campaigns and efforts to boost access to clean water and education.
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The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday more international support was needed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, a day ahead of a donor conference aiming to raise $1 billion to fund the response.
Close to a million Rohingya have been living in crowded camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world’s largest refugee settlement since fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state nearly four years ago.
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