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Myanmar army engaged in torture, mass killings, war crimes - U.N

Myanmar's military has engaged in systematic human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the United Nations said on Tuesday, in its first comprehensive human rights report since last year's coup.

Reuters

Myanmar OKs use of Thai currency in border trade

Myanmar's military-led administration has agreed to accept Thai baht as an official currency in border trade dealings and plans a similar arrangement for use of India's rupee

The Independent UK

Thai firm takes over Myanmar gas field after Total withdrawal

Bangkok (AFP) - Thai energy company PTTEP has said it will take over the running of Myanmar's vital Yadana gas field following the withdrawal of global giants Chevron and TotalEnergies in January.

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Myanmar to accept baht for border trade transactions

Myanmar will start accepting the baht for settling border trade transactions and is also looking at a similar plan to use the Indian rupee for such trade, the ministries of information and investment said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Border crossers caught in Tak

TAK: Police arrested 36 illegal Myanmar migrants in Mae Sot district early on Tuesday morning.

Bangkok Post

UN says women pay highest price in conflict , now in Ukraine

The head of the U.N. women’s agency says women and girls pay the highest price in all crises and conflicts from Myanmar and Afghanistan to the Sahel and Haiti

The Independent UK

Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades

A longtime relief worker says Myanmar's army is targeting civilians in fighting on a scale unmatched in the country since World War II

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Mastercard gears up for digital currency payment

Payments technology company Mastercard has been working closely with related parties everywhere, including Thailand, to prepare for the future of payments in which digital currencies will be a critical choice for consumers, said Aileen Chew, country manager of Mastercard for Thailand and Myanmar.

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PTTEP to operate Myanmar gas field after TotalEnergies exit

Thai oil and gas giant PTT Exploration and Production Plc said on Monday it would take over operations of the Yadana gas field in Myanmar from July following the exit of France's TotalEnergies.

Bangkok Post

Yangon residents queue for water as power blackouts bite

Yangon (AFP) - Clutching pails, tubs and buckets, residents of Myanmar's bustling commercial capital Yangon queued for water on Monday, as rolling power outages aggravate the economic misery sparked by last year's military coup.

AFP

Fisheries official sacked for smuggling illegal migrants in Kanchanaburi

A Fisheries Department official has been sacked after he was caught red-handed with three illegal Myanmar border crossers in a fisheries vehicle in Kanchanaburi province.

Bangkok Post

Illegal border crossers caught in Mae Sot

TAK: Fifty-three Myanmar nationals were arrested at a security checkpoint in Mae Sot district late on Sunday night and charged with illegal entry.

Bangkok Post

Today is a 'Day of Action for Rivers'

On a sandy beach by the Salween River on the Thai-Myanmar border in March 2006, boats carrying Karen villagers and other ethnic groups such as Karenni, Yintalai and Shan from various areas in the Salween Basin are arriving to join an important yet simple ceremony.

Bangkok Post

Fishery official caught smuggling migrants

KANCHANABURI: A fishery official assigned to a border checkpoint was arrested for smuggling three migrants from Myanmar into Muang district of this western border province on Saturday, police said.

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The Hindu

NIA busts human trafficking network, 6 arrested

National Investigation Agency officials have busted an inter-State human trafficking racket and arrested six people for allegedly helping Rohingyas, a community of Muslims in Myanmar who are facing persecution, cross the border into India from Assam, and other States. Simultaneous search operations were carried out in Assam, Meghalaya and Karnataka.

The Guardian - UK

Lessons from Asia’s outcasts: how isolation could hit Russian football

Russia has in the past been courted by Asia, but now it is set to get more than a taste of what Iran, North Korea and Myanmar have been dealing with

Bangkok Post

46 Myanmar job seekers caught near Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: A group of 46 Myanmar migrants wanting to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested in Sadao district near the Malaysian border on Friday evening.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar ministry blames gas prices for worsening power cuts

Many parts of Myanmar are suffering worsening power cuts that are affecting water supplies and halting online classes, compounding the misery for residents following the economic turmoil since the military seized power last year.

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Exclusive-UK urges ex-Myanmar ambassador to leave London home citing junta 'pressure'

Britain has urged Myanmar's former ambassador to leave the official London residence where he has continued to live since he was ousted for criticising last year's military coup, citing pressure from the junta, according to emails seen by Reuters.

The Independent UK

ASEAN members say summit with US is being rescheduled

Cambodian and Indonesian officials say the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is seeking to reschedule a summit meeting of its leaders with U.S. President Joe Biden

Bangkok Post

53 illegal job seekers arrested on bus

Highway Police arrested 53 illegal Myanmar migrants found aboard a Bangkok-bound bus on a highway in Ayutthaya province early on Thursday.

The Hindu

Relationship with China has to be based on '3 mutuals': Foreign Secretary

i India has made it clear to China that peace and tranquillity in border areas is essential for the development of overall bilateral ties and the relationship has to be based on the “three mutuals” of respect, sensitivity and interest, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on March 9.

ABC News

Russia becomes the world's most sanctioned country, surpassing Iran and North Korea

Russia is now subject to more targeted sanctions than Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar and Cuba combined, according to new data released by Castellum.AI.

The Guardian - UK

‘Courage and defiance’: female Guardian reporters on the women who inspired them

From an abortion rights campaigner in Poland to a protester in Myanmar, our correspondents choose some of the women they most admire to mark International Women’s Day

Bangkok Post

Illegal migrants en ruote to Malaysia caught in Ranong

RANONG: Fourteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar on their way to Malaysia were arrested in a forest in this southern province.

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