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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai on Monday said the latest informal meeting with some representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the bloc's dialogue partners yielded "some progress", though he declined to say what steps were discussed at the meeting.

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Change tack with junta

Confidential Myanmar peace talks the Thai government held in Pattaya yesterday ended with unwanted consequences. Unlike previous clandestine meetings held by the Thai government, the latest effort courted negative press. Before the meeting started, meeting details were leaked to the foreign press. Some Asean members declined to attend in a…

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Govt hosts Myanmar junta official for talks; key Asean members stay away

The government on Monday hosts talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar's shunned military leaders though important Southeast Asian neighbours are staying away from a gathering critics view as undermining regional unity on the strife-torn country's crisis.

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Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals

Indonesia, Malaysia decline invite as critics condemn Thai effort, saying it undermines regional peace initiatives.

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Myanmar earthquake felt in Thailand

A series of earthquakes centred on the southern coastal area of Myanmar were also felt in Bangkok and surrounding areas on Monday morning.

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3 in hot water over B30m 'pink ID' case

Tak: Three Registration Department officials in Mae Sot district are under investigation after they allegedly took 30 million baht in bribes to issue identification cards to 700 Myanmar migrants in the past three months.

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Myanmar talks to go ahead

Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai has defended informal regional peace talks with Myanmar being hosted by Thailand, saying the kingdom has been affected by the crisis in the neighbouring country and needs to take urgent action to help with peace efforts.

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Mizoram bears burden of drug trade after unrest in Manipur

The ethnic unrest in adjoining Manipur appears to have led to a spike in the trafficking of drugs and other contraband items in Mizoram from Myanmar.

The Hindu

Inviting Myanmar junta to Bangkok was 'in regional interest': FM Don

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said the caretaker government held a forum for representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries to listen to delegates from the Myanmar junta for the sake of the regional interest, and was not acting on behalf of Asean.

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Key Asean members skip Myanmar talks in Bangkok amid criticism

Thailand's caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar's ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday, but key Southeast Asian counterparts were staying away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism.

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Move Forward fever grips SE Asia

The Move Forward Party's (MFP) triumph in the general election has sparked new hope for political change in the region, as experts expect the ascendance of an MFP-led progressive government will help shift the landscape of international relations in Southeast Asia toward a more liberal democracy.

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3,600 flee Kayah state in Myanmar

MAE HONG SON: Since June 13, over 3,600 people from Kayah state in Myanmar have sought refuge across the border in the province of Mae Hong Son following clashes that occurred in Mese township, located opposite Mae Hong Son's Ban Sao Hin in Mae Sariang district.

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Stay away from conflict, Myanmar refugees told

A large number of Kuki population of Kuki Chin and Sagaing regions of Myanmar have taken refuge in Mizoram and Manipur after the February 1, 2021 military coup.

The Hindu

Soldiers seize 81.6kg of opium following clash in Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: Soldiers seized over 80 kilogrmmes of opium following an exchange of gunfire with a group of drug smugglers along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Ai district of this northern border province on Friday.

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Singapore: 'Premature' for any Asean talks with Myanmar

WASHINGTON: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.

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Thailand promotes new Myanmar talks

The caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited Asean foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday in an effort to jump-start a stalled peace plan, Reuters has learned.

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Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations

YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.

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Myanmar drug smugglers caught, with 342,000 speed pills

CHIANG MAI: Two Myanmar drug smugglers were arrested and more than 300,000 speed pills were seized from them along the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Dao district of this northern border province on Thursday.

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After Manipur, Kuki groups caught in Myanmar civil war

After the ethnic conflict in Manipur, Kuki groups have reportedly been caught in the civil war in adjoining Myanmar.

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Myanmar’s NUG negotiates ethnic differences as crisis deepens

Administration set up after 2021 coup is also battling international indifference as conflict fades from headlines.

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Elements outfox junta

One month after Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc on Myanmar's western region, the world is watching the junta's response with grave concern.

The Independent UK

Fierce fighting in Myanmar between army, resistance groups kills at least 26, groups say

Reports say recent fierce fighting between Myanmar’s army and local armed resistance groups in an area east of the country’s capital has killed at least 26 civilians, including six children

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Refugees are living longer in exile than ever before, with complex consequences for them and their host communities

The number of people forced from their homes, primarily because of conflict or climate change, is on the rise, topping 100 million people in 2022 – more than double the number of displaced people in 2012.

The Hindu

Five Myanmar ‘refugees’ in Mizoram found possessing Indian documents

A drive by a local unit of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) in Kolasib district a few days ago revealed five of the 110 Myanmar nationals were in possession of documents to pass off as Indians.

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Myanmar's young pro-democracy activists fill up prisons

MAE SOT: Police in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, came for Min Thwe Thit before dawn on Feb 1, 2021. He did not know why they had come — or what was unfolding in the Southeast Asian nation.

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