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Myanmar man hangs self in detention cell

SAMUT PRAKAN: A Myanmar man detained pending deportation was found hanged in a cell at South Samrong police station in Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post

Revolutionary roads: how the army tried to crush Yangon’s most anti-coup district

The Hlaing Thayar district is at the centre of Myanmar’s protests, but brutal crackdowns and the collapse of the local garment industry have taken their toll

The Guardian - UK

More border-jumpers caught in Prachuap Khiri Khan

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Sixteen illegal migrants from Myanmar seeking jobs in Thailand were arrested after crossing into Muang district on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

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Myanmar villagers accuse junta of burning homes

Myanmar villagers and anti-coup fighters have accused troops of burning hundreds of homes in the country's restive northwest, as the junta seeks to crush resistance to its rule.

Bangkok Post

One year post-coup: Light ahead after darkness?

On 1 Feb 2021, the dreams of many people in Burma (Myanmar) were shattered overnight. Since then, I, along with everyone else in my country of over 55 million people, have been living in darkness.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar piles on 11th corruption charge against Suu Kyi

Police in Myanmar have filed an 11th corruption charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s elected leader who was ousted from power by a military takeover a year ago, State media reported that Suu Kyi was being charged under a bribery law that carries a maximum prison term of…

The Independent UK

138 Myanmar job seekers caught on western border

KANCHANABURI: Another 138 job seekers from Myanmar were caught for illegal entry in Kanchanaburi province on Friday.

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Myanmar court postpones hearings in Suu Kyi's trial

A court in military-run Myanmar postponed two hearings this week in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, a source with knowledge of proceedings said on Friday, after media reported the ousted leader had not been feeling well.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar court postpones hearing in Suu Kyi's trial-source

A court in military-run Myanmar postponed a hearing in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi this week, a source with knowledge of proceedings said on Friday, after media reported the ousted leader had not been feeling well.

Reuters

Mothers of the Myanmar revolution: ‘I worry about whether he has warm clothes’

Spurred on by military atrocities, young people are turning to armed struggle against the regime – leaving supportive but fearful families behind

The Guardian - UK

'Light' Cobra Gold without Myanmar

The annual Cobra Gold military exercise will be held from Feb 20 to March 5, but in a reduced format and without observers from Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar to have own digital currency

Myanmar’s military government plans to establish a digital currency to support domestic payments and boost the economy within the year and is assessing how to move forward, according to a top spokesman of the State Administration Council.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid fresh violence

New corruption charge announced as military forces reportedly burned down as many as 400 houses in northwest Sagaing region.

Al Jazeera

Businesses say 90,000 migrant workers needed

Business operators have submitted to the Labour Ministry requests for about 90,000 migrant workers under terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar last December.

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Myanmar military fails sovereignty test

After seizing power from an elected civilian government on Feb 1 last year, Myanmar's military junta under the State Administration Council (SAC) has fallen short of the four categories that constitute the definition of a sovereign state.

Reuters

Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new bribery charge in string of cases - state TV

Myanmar's military government announced a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, the country's state broadcaster reported.

The Independent UK

Myanmar villagers army say troops burned 400 houses

Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar say government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s UN envoy under fire for proposing ‘power share’ with military

Pro-democracy groups condemn Noeleen Heyzer’s comments in a TV interview, and maintain the junta is losing its grip

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Myanmar military barred from ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting

Regional bloc bars Myanmar’s military-appointed foreign minister from attending an upcoming meeting.

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t go home’: families hide in Myanmar’s forests as fighting rages

As the military targets civilians and blocks aid, those who have left home to avoid violence risk death finding food and healthcare

Bangkok Post

Cambodia says non-political Myanmar rep invited to Asean meeting

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers later this month rather than the country's military-appointed foreign minister.

Reuters

ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting, says Cambodia

Cambodia said on Thursday a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a regional ministerial meeting later this month instead of the country's military-appointed foreign minister.

Reuters

One year since Myanmar coup, U.N. Security Council backs 'will of the people'

The U.N. Security Council said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned by a continuing state of emergency imposed by the military in Myanmar and pushed for talks to resolve the situation in line "with the will and interests of the people."

The Independent UK

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country’s military coup enters a second year

Bangkok Post

Global Britain's Indo-Pacific tests

It is worth harking back to what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said when he was a foreign secretary: "We should have absolutely no shame or embarrassment in championing our ideals around the world and in this era of dithering and dubitation, this should be the message of Global Britain to…

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