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ASEAN foreign ministers meet dominated by Myanmar's absence

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have held their annual retreat without their counterpart from military-ruled Myanmar, who was blackballed from participating but allowed to attend online as an observer

The Independent UK

New Zealand won't engage Myanmar in largest free trade bloc

New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world’s largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power

The Independent UK

Asean talks in Cambodia focusing on Myanmar

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian nations were holding talks in Cambodia on Thursday, amid divisions in the bloc over how to restore stability in Myanmar after the military coup there a year ago.

Bangkok Post

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Australia and UK deepen security ties amid China worries

Two leaders say there has been ‘significant progress’ in AUKUS plan for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

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ASEAN envoy seeks Myanmar junta blessing to meet its opponents

A special Southeast Asian envoy to the crisis in Myanmar on Thursday said he was seeking to visit the country next month and appealed to its military junta to give its blessing for him to talk with a shadow government it has labelled "terrorists".

Reuters

Norway can't stop transfer of Telenor data to Myanmar rulers-minister

The Norwegian government would be unable to prevent a transfer of customer data from telecoms operator Telenor's Myanmar unit to the Asian country's military rulers, Norway's industry minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar military jet crashes after 'technical failure'

A Myanmar military jet crashed Wednesday morning after a "technical failure" while flying in the country's north, the junta's information team said in a statement.

Bangkok Post

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Telenor investors scrutinise Myanmar sale

OSLO: Several investors in Telenor are seeking assurances from the Norwegian telecoms company that customer data will be protected following the sale of its operations in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Japan's Kirin to sell China joint venture to investment fund

Kirin is selling its China joint venture to an investment fund, shortly after the Japanese beer and beverage maker decided to pull out of Myanmar, where it had a beer brewery

The Independent UK

Myanmar Issue Hardens Divisions in ASEAN

Analysts said a troika had emerged made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, which share religious sympathies with the Muslim Rohingya and have opposed bringing the Myanmar junta into ASEAN after it was banned from attending its summits in response to the coup.

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Future Fund forced to divest $5m from sanctioned Chinese weapons company

The investment was first revealed using freedom of information laws which the Coalition is trying to prevent happening again

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar to skip ASEAN ministerial meeting, Cambodia says

Cambodia said on Tuesday that Myanmar had confirmed its absence from this week's meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a day after its ruling military criticised neighbours for insisting its generals are not invited.

Reuters

Myanmar junta: 'Easy to substitute' Japan's Kirin

Myanmar's junta on Tuesday dismissed the latest exit from the country by a foreign company after last year's coup, saying beer brewed in partnership with departing Japanese drinks giant Kirin would be "easy to substitute."

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta says won't attend Asean summit after 'regrettable' snub

Myanmar's junta on Monday said it would not attend an upcoming Asean summit after the bloc's "regrettable" exclusion of its top diplomat over a lack of progress in defusing post-coup violence.

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Myanmar military atrocities may amount to war crimes, says rights group

A report by Fortify Rights claims soldiers have carried out massacres and used civilians as human shields

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military committed war crimes in Karenni state: Report

Fortify Rights says evidence shows military massacred civilians, as it urges ASEAN to support arms embargo on regime.

Bangkok Post

All not lost for Asean in Myanmar

We marked the one-year anniversary of the start of one of the worst crises in Southeast Asia's recent history on 1 Feb: the failed military coup in Myanmar. Led by Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the junta has now spent one year devastating the country, waging a campaign of extreme…

The Independent UK

Myanmar says it won't attend ASEAN foreign ministers meeting

Myanmar says it will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat

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The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s first literary work since coup reveals ‘courage and altruism’ of writers

Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editors

Bangkok Post

Japan brewer Kirin to exit Myanmar, seek sale of 2 units

TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings said on Monday it would withdraw from its business in Myanmar and terminate its joint venture with a military-linked partner.

The Independent UK

Japan's Kirin to withdraw from its Myanmar brewery venture

Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it has decided to withdraw from its joint venture in Myanmar

Bangkok Post

142 arrests on western border over weekend

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols arrested 142 job seekers who illegally crossed from Myanmar into three districts of this western province over the weekend, police said.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar poses Asean quandary

In the year following the coup in Myanmar which unseated Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and then State Counsellor (a position equivalent to prime minister), the country's military has continued to pursue a policy of violence against detractors, leaving the world aghast. It has also…

Reuters

Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty

Myanmar's junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year's coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign.

Bangkok Post

264 illegal migrants caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Another 264 illegal migrants from Myanmar seeking jobs in Thailand were arrested in four districts of this province on Friday and Saturday, and four guides were also caught.

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