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French energy giant Total joins push for Myanmar sanctions

French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s oil and gas funds

The Independent UK

Illegal job seekers from Myanmar caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Eighty-three people were arrested after crossing the border illegally from Myanmar into Thong Pha Phum district on Thursday, police said.

Bangkok Post

Japan open women's Asian Cup title defence against Myanmar without COVID-infected star striker

PUNE: With a host of quality players in their ranks, two-time defending champions Japan would look for all the points when they open their campaign against Myanmar in the AFC Women's Asian Cup here on Friday.

The Times of India

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Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor

Myanmar's military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at the publication said on Thursday, the latest detentions under a media crackdown that has occurred since last year's coup.

Reuters

Myanmar job seekers caught on Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: Thirty-one illegal Myanmar migrants hoping to get work in Malaysia were caught at a rubber plantation near the southern border in Sadao district late on Wednesday night.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar anti-coup fighters claim attack in state capital

Anti-coup fighters attacked a government office in eastern Myanmar with rockets and grenades on Wednesday, killing over a dozen junta troops according to the rebels and local media.

Bangkok Post

Art exhibit chronicles Myanmar resistance

"Defiant Art: A Year of Resistance To The Myanmar Coup In Images" brings a series of 13 boards with artworks by artists from Myanmar and beyond to display on the curved wall on the 4th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, until Jan 30.

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Myanmar football teams withdraw from tournaments again

Two Myanmar football teams have pulled out of Asian tournaments for the second year running, officials said Wednesday, as the country faces ongoing turmoil after last year's coup.

Bangkok Post

Why Asean won’t boot out the generals in Myanmar

As the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations grapples with its biggest rift in years over how to treat Myanmar’s military regime, one thing is clear: Nobody actually wants the bloc to expel the generals.

Bangkok Post

Suspects in tiger hunt ordered to remove homes from national park

KANCHANABURI: Authorities have ordered the removal from Khao Laem National Park of the houses of five people charged with killing two wild tigers in jungle near the Myanmar border.

Bangkok Post

UN seeks Thailand’s help to halt Myanmar crisis deterioration

Discord within ASEAN over how to deal with Myanmar is delaying a crucial meeting of the region’s foreign ministers.

Al Jazeera

Norway's Telenor to sell stake in Myanmar's Wave Money

Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor says it plans to sell its stake in the Myanmar fintech company Wave Money to its main partner in the venture, Yoma Strategic Holdings

The Independent UK

More illegal job seekers caught on western border

KANCHANABURI: Three groups of Myanmar job seekers, 63 in total, were arrested after they illegally crossed the border into Thong Pha Phum, Sai Yok and Sangkhla Buri districts on Monday, according to police reports.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia's chair: trust and tasks ahead

Cambodia's reputation in regional and international affairs has long preceded Prime Minister Hun Sen's recent trip to Myanmar. Indeed, to be fair, the two-day visit was an ice breaker to create much-needed space for all the Asean 10 to get together once again.

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Reuters

U.N. envoy seeks Thai help to halt deterioration of Myanmar crisis

A United Nations envoy on Monday called on Thailand's support to prevent a deterioration in the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar and welcomed assurances that refugees fleeing military operations would be protected by the Thai government.

Bangkok Post

Prayut: No forced return for Myanmar refugees

Thailand will not push back refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.

The Hindu

Army denies operation inside Myanmar territory

In response to news story ‘Three killed in exchange of fire near International border’ published in The Hindu dated January 14, 2022, the Army on Monday denied that any such operation has taken place

Bangkok Post

Telenor to divest more Myanmar businesses

Norwegian cell phone operator Telenor said Monday it is also selling its stake in a digital payment service in Myanmar following the military coup in the Asian country.

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Reuters

Discord over Myanmar as ASEAN postpones year's first meeting

Unresolved differences about engagement with Myanmar's military rulers are causing discord among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), diplomats and government officials say, as a ministers' meeting set for this week was pushed back.

Axios

Myanmar police deploy water cannons and arrest protesters defying gathering banse

This week's protests are the biggest since 2007's "Saffron Revolution" that led to democratic reforms in Myanmar.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 263: Maharashtra phone tapping, Bhima Koregaon case, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest updates from New Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, China, and Myanmar.

Newslaundry

Survivors’ tale: This film shows how Myanmar planned ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya

Two years after hundreds of thousands of Myanmar’s Muslim ethnic minority were forced to flee in a military-led crackdown, a new film called Mechanics of a Crime, reveals their persecution was premeditated. It comes as thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh agreed to be relocated on Sunday.

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