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ASEAN envoy meets generals in controversial Myanmar visit

It is unclear whether Prak Sokhonn will meet members of the Natonal Unity Government or detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Al Jazeera

Preventing a proxy war in Myanmar

While it still can, Asean must prevent a proxy war in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Rohingya refugees welcome US calling repression genocide

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s sprawling camps have welcomed an announcement by the U.S. calling the repression on the minority group in Myanmar a genocide

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US confirms Myanmar 'committed genocide’ against Rohingya

The United States officially declared Monday that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an attempt to "destroy" the Muslim minority.

Bangkok Post

US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide

The Independent UK

Blinken says Myanmar army committed genocide in 'widespread and systematic' attacks on Rohingya

The United States formally determined that Myanmar's army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, warning that as long as a military junta was in power nobody in the country would be safe.

Reuters

'Kill more': Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya

A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform

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Biden administration rules Myanmar committed genocide against minority Rohingya

Myanmar’s junta has been accused of excesses against Rohingyas, including mass rapes and killings

The Independent UK

U.S. declares Myanmar's military committed genocide against Rohingya minority

Myanmar's military launched a bloody campaign against the ethnic minority in 2017.

Axios

Depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into cyclonic storm; moderate rain likely in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

NEW DELHI: The depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea has moved north-northeastwards, intensified into a deep depression at 0530 hours on Monday over north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. It lay centred at 0830 hours IST, over the same region near latitude…

The Times of India

Peace envoy begins Myanmar trip as opponents deride 'shameful' Asean

A special Southeast Asian envoy started meetings on Monday aimed at ending hostilities in Myanmar, a visit met with anger from opposition groups who said it showed deference to its military rulers and disdain for the will of the people.

Bangkok Post

ASEAN envoy for Myanmar crisis arrives on first mission

Cambodia’s foreign minister arrived Monday in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw on his mission as a special regional envoy seeking to facilitate peacemaking in the fellow Southeast Asian nation

The Independent UK

Peace envoy begins Myanmar trip as opponents deride 'shameful' ASEAN

Reuters

Explainer: Who are the Rohingya?

The United States will Monday officially declare that Myanmar military violence against Rohingya Muslims that sent more than 700,000 fleeing amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.

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Al Jazeera

US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

Antony Blinken says evidence shows military had ‘clear intent’ to commit genocide in Myanmar.

The Independent UK

US to declare Rohingya repression in Myanmar a 'genocide'

U_S_ officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a “genocide.”

Reuters

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

Bangkok Post

Japan’s Kishida, Cambodia's Hun Sen hold talks over Ukraine, Myanmar

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Sunday and is expected to seek further cooperation in dealing with Russia's intensifying aggression on Ukraine.

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The Times of India

Pankaj Advani enters Asian Billiards Championship final

DOHA: Ace Indian cuiest Pankaj Advani brushed aside stiff challenge from Pauk Sa of Myanmar to enter the final of Asian Billiards Championship here on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Asean envoy seeking favourable conditions for Myanmar peace process

PHNOM PENH: A Southeast Asian special envoy will visit Myanmar next week, his office said on Friday, to lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been accused of delaying while it tries to consolidate power and crush its opposition.

The Independent UK

Norway's Telenor gets go-ahead to sell Myanmar venture

Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor says regulators in Myanmar have approved its plan to sell its business there

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar Junta Approves Sale of Telenor Subsidiary to Lebanon’s M1

Myanmar's junta has approved the sale of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor's Myanmar subsidiary to Lebanese conglomerate M1 Group, both companies said on Friday, in a move activist groups warn could put sensitive customer data in the hands of the military. The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since a…

Reuters

ASEAN envoy seeking favourable conditions for Myanmar peace process

A Southeast Asian special envoy will visit Myanmar next week, his office said on Friday, to lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been accused of delaying while it tries to consolidate power and crush its opposition.

Bangkok Post

Junta gives final approval for sale of Telenor's Myanmar unit

SINGAPORE: Myanmar's junta has given the final approval for the sale of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor's operations in the country to a local company and Lebanese investment firm, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter.

Bangkok Post

Russia's war causes regional disarray

President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine from Feb 24 is deeply consequential for Southeast Asia, both as a region and Asean as a regional organisation. Even though this region is relatively far away from the cut and thrust of Russia's war in Ukraine, Asean has already encountered new internal…

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