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The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Myanmar's economy is deteriorating as its civil conflict intensifies, World Bank report says

The World Bank says Myanmar’s economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March

The Independent UK

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says.

Al Jazeera

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of world’s biggest opium producer

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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Myanmar's military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Myanmar’s military government has confirmed it's been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast

The Independent UK

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled Myanmar to escape a brutal counterinsurgency campaign are struggling to find a country that would accept them

The Independent UK

The best VPN for Myanmar

A Myanmar VPN is essential to stay safe from the government's surveillance and restrictions – but not every provider works. Here are the very best VPNs for Myanmar.

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For Myanmar’s generals, energy crisis threatens shaky grip on power

Min Aung Hlaing’s administration is facing energy shortages as it struggles to quell opposition to its rule.

Al Jazeera

Tensions rise as two more boats with over 300 Rohingya land in Indonesia

Since November, more than 1,500 refugees have arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province, triggering anger among the locals.

Al Jazeera

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea

Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for over weeks

The Independent UK

Myanmar' army is facing battlefield challenges and grants amnesty to troops jailed for being AWOL

Reports from Myanmar say its military government has been freeing soldiers and police who had been jailed for desertion and absence without leave as authorities seek to get them to return to active duty

The Independent UK

Morning Digest | All set for Revanth Reddy to take oath as Telangana Chief Minister; Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI during Citizenship Act hearing, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 06, 2023

The Hindu

India reminds Myanmar to return to ‘federal democracy’

India urges Myanmar to return to path of federal democracy; MEA expresses deep concern over conflict in Chin, Shan and Sagaing provinces. India supports people-centric socio-economic developmental projects, including connectivity projects, for benefit of people of Myanmar.

The Hindu

China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain

China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar

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13 slain Manipur youths identified, families seething over govt. failure

13 persons killed in gunfight near Manipur-Myanmar border identified; families express anger over govt's failure to protect lives; Congress slams BJP govt. for continued violence in State.

The Hindu

At least 13 bodies found in Manipur; another Meitei outfit joins peace talks

The Assam Rifles on December 4 found the bodies of at least 13 men in Tengnoupal district of Manipur, close to the Myanmar border

International Business Times

Myanmar Pro-democracy Fighters Battle To Take State Capital

Myanmar pro-democracy fighters in a battered pickup truck drive past abandoned and bombed-out houses in the eastern city of Loikaw, on their way to the front lines of the battle to capture their first state capital from the junta.

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The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun

Arriving at a pivotal political moment in Myanmar’s history, the diverse ethnic groups involved in the pro-democracy movement have proven that peace in Myanmar is possible

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The Independent UK

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

A major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack

The Hindu

Changing tide: On democracy and Myanmar’s civil war

The violence now and reverses suffered by the ruling junta in Myanmar point to a new phase in the civil war

International Business Times

'I Feel Safe': The School For Environmental Defenders

On a sun-dappled spot of sandy land along Thailand's east coast, class is in session, as a group of environmental defenders listens to local activists describe battling an industrial park.

The Independent UK

Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area

Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in the northeast to a coalition of armed ethnic militias that also has strong ties to Beijing

International Business Times

Young Rohingya Leave Bangladesh Camps For University Dream

Muhammed Hasson said a painful goodbye to his parents in a refugee camp in Bangladesh before embarking on a dangerous sea journey, refusing to let Myanmar's crackdown six years ago on Rohingyas like him crush his dream of attending university.

France 24

Elon Musk's visit to Israel met with anger by some, called a 'cynical betrayal of Jews'

IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, November 28: The Israeli press celebrates the release of 11 more hostages, as the media in the Arabic world focus on the Gaza ceasefire and release of 33 Palestinian prisoners. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's visit to Israel is met with disgust by one newspaper. We also…

The Independent UK

127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting

Malaysia's government says more than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups

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