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UN report: Over 1 million displaced in Myanmar amid violence

The United Nations' humanitarian relief agency says the number of people displaced within strife-torn Myanmar has exceeded 1 million for the first time

The Independent UK

Arrested illegal migrants, smugglers now suspects in murder

SONGKHLA: Nineteen illegal Myanmar migrants and two Thais arrested in Hat Yai district on Wednesday night were being questioned about the murder of a man whose bound and gagged body was found in a shallow grave beside a golf course earlier that day.

Bangkok Post

CLMV investors targeted to boost real estate market

Thailand Privilege Card Co (TPC), the operator of Thailand Elite Card, is targeting investors from CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam), particularly Chinese businessmen who have been naturalised, to invest more in real estate.

Bangkok Post

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Shadowy pro-military militias target Myanmar’s anti-coup movement

Lawmakers, activists killed amid concern over tit-for-tat retaliatory violence spiralling out of control.

Al Jazeera

More than 1 million people displaced in Myanmar: UN

Almost 700,000 people forced to flee their homes due to violence since February 2021 military coup.

Al Jazeera

Number of displaced in Myanmar tops 1 million: UN

Post-coup violence has pushed the number of displaced people in Myanmar over one million for the first time, the UN has said, warning of "dire" conditions as the monsoon approaches and fighting rages. Almost 700,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the toppling of Aung San Suu…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta likely using air strikes as 'collective punishment': Amnesty

Myanmar's military has likely used air strikes and artillery barrages as "collective punishment" against civilians opposing its coup, Amnesty International said Wednesday, accusing the junta of war crimes.

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Yangon bombing spurs accusations from Myanmar govt, foes

Myanmar’s military government and its opponents are trading accusations over a bomb that exploded Tuesday in the middle of the country’s largest city, Yangon, killing one and wounding nine others

The Independent UK

Rohingya refugee deported from Kashmir to Myanmar reunited with family

Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar military, coup opponents trade blame after deadly bus stop blast

State media in Myanmar on Wednesday blamed "terrorists" opposed to military rule for a deadly bomb blast at a bus stop in its biggest city of Yangon, an accusation denied by members of an exiled shadow government.

Reuters

World mustn't forget Rohingya refugees

The spotlight has moved away from the Rohingya; the issue of the ethnic minority facing a purge in Myanmar is no longer an emotive issue.

Bangkok Post

One killed, 9 injured in Yangon bomb blast

A bomb blast killed one person and injured nine others in a busy district of central Yangon on Tuesday, a Myanmar police source told AFP.

Bangkok Post

Two ULFA(I) militants nabbed at Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh

They sneaked into India from the ULFA(I) camp located in Myanmar

The Hindu

Boosting Thai-US ties in an age of crisis

The Thailand-US alliance is still alive and well but in order to move forward, both sides have to ramp up dialogues, sharpen their focus and enhance their cooperation. That was the conclusion from the nine hours of discussions from May 9-10 in Washington between their senior foreign affairs and defence…

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1 billion pills: The number of seized drugs reaches ominous record in Asia

A U.N. official calls for new policies across East Asia to halt the soaring production of methamphetamines.

Al Jazeera

In Thailand, Myanmar migrants’ illicit unions fight to be heard

Myanmar migrant workers are not allowed to form unions under Thai law, leaving them with little representation at work.

Bangkok Post

Record billion meth pills seized in East, SE Asia last year: UN

A record one billion methamphetamine pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year, the UN said Monday, as crime gangs exploited the Covid-19 pandemic and instability in coup-hit Myanmar to boost their activities.

The Independent UK

1B meth pills: East, SE Asia drug industry hits ominous peak

The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region

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Myanmar Foreign Minister may not get ASEAN meet call

In a departure from BIMSTEC meeting, New Delhi forges balance on ties with the military junta government

Bangkok Post

US urges dialogue on Myanmar

The United States has urged Asean to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar by entering dialogue with the military-ruled government and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is now in detention.

The Times of India

Cross-border land, sea routes can open new world, says external affairs minister in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said if land connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh become viable on a commercial scale, a world all the way to Vietnam and Philippines, from Haiphong to Hazira and from Manila to Mundra will open up, creating an east-west lateral with sweeping…

ABC News

Myanmar refugees overcome wet weather, floods to start farming co-operative on NSW Coffs Coast

Five refugee families from Myanmar have joined forces to start a farming enterprise on the New South Wales Coffs Coast, overcoming language barriers and environmental challenges in the process.

The Times of India

Routes via Myanmar, Bangladesh could transform Asia: EAM Jaishankar

GUWAHATI: India can overcome geography and rewrite history "if only we get the policies and the economics right", foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday while highlighting how land connectivity through Myanmar and sea connectivity through Bangladesh on a commercial scale could open up "a world all the way to…

The Hindu

Northeast’s neighbours India’s most trusted global partners: Jaishankar

Association with Japan, ASEAN underlined at the NADI3 Asian Confluence River Conclave in Guwahati

Bangkok Post

Eight drug runners killed in Chiang Rai gunfight

Eight suspected drug smugglers were killed and about one million speed pills seized following an exchange of gunfire along the Thailand-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai late Friday night.

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