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UN-backed investigators allege torture and sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities

A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts

The Independent UK

Voices: Myanmar’s bloody history can point the way to a future free of tyranny

COMMENT: By commemorating the ‘8888’ uprising of August 8 1988 – when Myanmar’s military regime turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters – we not only mark the past, but cast new light on the country’s decades-long struggle for freedom, says Benedict Rogers

The Independent UK

Myanmar military junta using European technology for drone attacks, report says

Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering calls for tighter sanctions

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Satellite images show surge in rare earth mining in rebel-held Myanmar

Satellite images reportedly identify 26 mines in rebel-held Myanmar next to China and two near Thailand.

Al Jazeera

Figurehead president of military-ruled Myanmar dies aged 74

Myint Swe headed Myanmar as president from 2021 to 2024 following the military’s power grab.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar's acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness

Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi more than four years ago, died on Thursday, the military said

The Independent UK

As Trump lifts sanctions on Myanmar elites, is he eyeing the country’s rare earth reserves?

The military junta that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021 is preparing the ground for national elections in December and January.

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Myanmar military courts sentence 12 to life for human trafficking, including Chinese nationals

Myanmar military courts have sentenced a dozen individuals, including five Chinese nationals, to life imprisonment for human trafficking

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Dangerous Mekong River pollution blamed on lawless mining in Myanmar

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar ends state of emergency and junta chief switches roles ahead of December elections

The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

Euronews

Myanmar ends state of emergency and military leader switches roles to prepare for polls

Myanmar’s military government has announced it is ending the state of emergency it declared after seizing power 4 1/2 years ago

The Independent UK

Myanmar ends state of emergency in some parts before planned elections

General Min Aung Hlaing to lead an 11-member commission to supervise the elections, expected in December and January.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar Junta Ends State Of Emergency In Election Run-up

Myanmar's junta ended the country's state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up preparations for a December election being boycotted by opposition groups and criticised by international monitors.

International Business Times

Myanmar's military government enacts a tough new electoral law ahead of year-end vote

Myanmar’s military government has enacted a new electoral law that imposes punishments of up to the death penalty for anyone who opposes or disrupts the elections it has promised to hold this year

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US quietly lifts sanctions on Myanmar junta allies after general hails Trump as ‘true patriot’

Decision comes after junta leader writes to US president for sanctions and tariffs relief

The Guardian - US

Why the reluctance to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza?

A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

The Conversation

The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature

During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in action.

Euronews

Myanmar's military leader appears at event honouring Aung San Suu Kyi's father

The country’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was absent from the event for a fifth consecutive year since her arrest in February 2021 following a coup d'état.

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Myanmar's military leader puts in rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi's father

The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi

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First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise

A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military claims recapture of strategic town from rebel force

Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebels did not acknowledge the loss of Nawnghkio, saying they moved to ‘safe locations’.

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military government recaptures strategic town from rebels - report

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic rebel militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in…

The Independent UK

What is a pig butchering scam and how might it lose you money?

ANALYSIS: Bing Han takes a look at the rise of ‘pig butchering scams’ and how you can avoid them

The Conversation

‘Pig butchering’ scams have stolen billions from people around the world. Here’s what you need to know

At the beginning of 2025, panic about fraud and human trafficking erupted on Chinese social media. It started when a Chinese actor called Wang Xing was tricked into travelling to Thailand for an audition, where he was abducted by criminals and taken to a scam centre in Myanmar.

The Guardian - US

US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

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