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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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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 Hindu

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Hindu

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.

ABC News

‘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

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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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More illegal job seekers arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols arrested 75 Myanmar nationals who illegally entered the country into Muang and Sangkhla Buri districts on Monday and Tuesday, police said.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar defectors describe military culture of abuse, fear

Defectors say at least 2,500 soldiers have deserted Myanmar’s military since last year’s coup.

Bangkok Post

Women on the frontline of anti-junta resistance

One woman fled with her army officer husband who defected after the military coup of Feb 1, 2021, to Myanmar's borderlands. A mother prays for the safety of her son fighting the army with the People's Defence Forces (PDFs). An entrepreneur uses her business acumen to raise funds for the…

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Asean heads gear for summit with Biden

Can Asean and the US forge a "more united than ever" relationship for the future?

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An artist-in-exile's view of Myanmar

A personal perspective on Myanmar one year after the coup by Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, a Myanmar artist based in the Netherlands, is presented during "The Broken White Umbrella" exhibition, at Nova Contemporary, until April 30.

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Myanmar Families Divided Over Children’s Education Amid Political Turmoil

Millions of families are torn between education, safety, and loyalty to the pro-democracy movement when it comes to deciding whether to send their children back to public schools.

Reuters

Over 100 Rohingya refugees arrive by sea in Indonesia's Aceh province

Over 100 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar arrived by boat on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province in the early hours of Sunday, an NGO group at the scene said.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's plight still a global issue

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine dominates the headlines, the deteriorating situation in neighbouring Myanmar that has been dragging on for over a year must not be forgotten. In fact, there are still major issues that need reporting, such as the movement of refugees and regional efforts to secure peace.

The Independent UK

Myanmar military revokes citizenship of opposition members

Myanmar’s ruling military council has announced the revocation of the citizenship of top members of the main group coordinating resistance to army rule

Bangkok Post

Myanmar revokes citizenship of shadow government figures

The military junta in Myanmar has revoked the citizenship of several members of the opposition government dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi’s toppled administration, it said on Saturday.

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