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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.

Bangkok Post

US declares Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

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

Al Jazeera

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.”

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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.

Reuters

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Times of India

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.

Bangkok Post

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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

The Independent UK

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…

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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.

Reuters

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…

Bangkok Post

The Guardian view on forgotten wars: we must not neglect conflict’s other victims

Editorial: In Ethiopia, Myanmar, Yemen and Syria, civilians are suffering. The parallels with Ukraine do not end there

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘Two Myanmars’ View the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The split mirrors Myanmar’s military and political differences.

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Supreme Court to hear case of Rohingya girl facing deportation to Myanmar

The girl is at an orphanage in Assam while her parents are in a camp in Bangladesh

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France's TotalEnergies leaving Myanmar, resists pressure to withdraw from Russia

French energy company TotalEnergies is leaving Myanmar without any financial compensation, handing over operation of the Yadana gas field to the Thai energy company PTTEP. The company is also under pressure to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

UN human rights council asked to act against Myanmar army

The main opposition organization in military-ruled Myanmar has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to act strongly to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation, saying that the international community should put sanctions and other pressures on the country’s generals

The Guardian - UK

Widespread abuses since Myanmar coup may amount to war crimes, says UN report

UN rights office warns military has shown ‘flagrant disregard for human life’ and has deliberately targeted civilians since it seized power on 1 February 2021

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TotalEnergies cedes Myanmar gasfield to PTTEP, seeks no compensation

PARIS: TotalEnergies on Wednesday confirmed PTTEP International, a subsidiary of the Thai national energy company PTT, would take over equity stakes in local units and resume some of its operations in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Six killed, 12 injured in highway crash

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Six illegal Myanmar migrants were killed and 12 injured when the pickup they were travelling in crashed into the median divider fence on Phetkasem highway in Muang district early on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Thailand seeks more LNG supply

A global energy crunch is sending liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices skywards, but Thailand needs to ramp up its purchases to offset a steep production fall at its largest gas field and as sanctions threaten supplies from Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

UN accuses Myanmar army of war crimes, torture, killings

In its first broad human rights report since Myanmar’s coup, UN says army has shown flagrant disregard for human life.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

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.

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