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BANGKOK, Thailand—Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organizers told Agence France-Press on Thursday.

BANGKOK, Thailand— Myanmar has been scrapped as the host of this year's Miss Grand International beauty pageant due to the civil war roiling the country, its organizers told Agence France-Press on Thursday.Dozens of contestants were slated to arrive in the commercial hub Yangon in October to compete in the pageant, hosted by Thailand-based Miss Grand International.

night-time curfew remains in place in the city of some eight million and security forces carry out regular raids and arrests of suspected dissidents.Power blackouts frequently plunge whole neighborhoods into darkness and access to ATMs and foreign exchange counters is patchy.Many Western embassies advise against travel to Myanmar.Australian football club Macarthur faced criticism in 2023 after traveling to play in Myanmar against official government advice.

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