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The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

UN migration agency suspends aid cut to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

International Organization for Migration confirms there will be no planned cuts in their aid work for Rohingya refugees

The Independent UK

Activist groups urge UN probe of its Myanmar envoy after report alleges ties to Chinese companies

Activist groups are urging the United Nations to investigate its special envoy to Myanmar over possible conflicts of interest, after a report claimed her consulting company has ties to Chinese mining and construction projects in the country

The Independent UK

283 Indians, lured by fake jobs in Myanmar, rescued

Indian embassies in Myanmar and Thailand have coordinated with local authorities to secure the repatriation of 283 Indian nationals. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts

There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible

The Guardian - UK

Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar's War-wracked Landscape

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.

International Business Times

Takeaways from the AP's reporting into what people face in Myanmar after release from forced labor

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and, some, their eyes

The Independent UK

Why thousands freed from forced labour face indefinite detention on Myanmar border

Thousands of young men and women, some of whom are highly educated, were initially lured to Thailand with promises of lucrative office jobs

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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding

Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create social and mental pressure

The Independent UK

Myanmar’s junta chief announces election by January 2026

The announcement comes as Myanmar’s military struggles to maintain control, with armed resistance from pro-democracy fighters and ethnic militias escalating across the country

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military leader announces dates for general election

State-run media in Myanmar say the head of the military government has declared the country will hold a general election within 10 months

The Independent UK

Myanmar Junta Chief Says Election To Be Held By January

Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.

International Business Times

How Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees feel about Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘She was a rag doll who never had absolute power’

ON THE GROUND: Rohingya Muslims tell of their changing view of Aung San Suu Kyi, seeing her as one of their own – a victim of the military – as she languishes in solitary confinement. Shweta Sharma reports from Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

The Independent UK

Money laundering plays a key role in every part of the illegal drugs industry – here’s how it works

The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the products (and precursor materials) are grown or made – principally Colombia and Bolivia,…

The Conversation

Thailand Repatriates Hundreds More Chinese Scam Centre Workers

Hundreds of Chinese nationals freed from Myanmar online scam centres flew home through Thailand on Thursday, as the kingdom said it aimed to repatriate 1,500 such workers a week.

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UN to halve Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh amid funding crunch

World Food Programme says ‘severe funding shortfalls’ to force cut in monthly food vouchers from $12.50 to $6.

The Independent UK

UN slashes food rations for Rohingya refugees to just $6 a month

Warnings of 'huge impact' on nutrition in Cox’s Bazar as amount allocated to each refugee is more than halved

The Independent UK

Putin thanks Myanmar for gift of 6 elephant calves as he meets junta leader

It is military general Min Aung Hlaing’s fourth visit to Russia since he directed military coup in 2021

The Independent UK

The head of Myanmar's military government is in Russia for cooperation talks with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West

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Myanmar's head of military government travels to ally Russia for talks with Putin

The head of Myanmar’s military government is traveling to Russia, a major ally of the Southeast Asian nation shunned by much of the West for overthrowing a democratically elected government and subsequent brutal repression

The Independent UK

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar have arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta

The Independent UK

The peaceful village that could be cut in half by a new border fence

Residents have lived in two countries for generations, but that’s changing

The Independent UK

84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources

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Thailand Cracks Down On Online Scam Centers

Joint operation cracks down on online scam centers in Myanmar border town, detaining 7,000 individuals. Efforts underway to repatriate victims from various...

The Independent UK

84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home

Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China

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