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Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean leaders summit

The festering crisis in Myanmar will loom over talks between Southeast Asian leaders in Indonesia this week, as they renew calls for an end to the escalating violence.

Bangkok Post

Checkmate! Fabulous four land gold

Thailand picked up three more gold medals at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia following their success in men's quadruples 60-minute event of Chess Ouk Chaktrang, ju-jitsu and swimming on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Rohingya reject Myanmar repatriation plan

DHAKA: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation.

Bangkok Post

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Rohingya say will not go home to Myanmar to be stuck in camps

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to "be confined in camps" after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation.

Reuters

Indonesia works to rescue 20 trafficking victims in Myanmar

Indonesian officials say they are working to rescue dozens of their nationals who were trafficked to Myanmar to work as cyber scammers, amid an increase in human trafficking cases in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

Myanmar military commutes 38 death sentences as part of amnesty

Four coup opponents were executed last July and more than 100 people are on death row for political reasons.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia held multiple engagements on Myanmar, urges end to violence - minister

Indonesia's foreign minister on Friday confirmed her country had engaged with Thailand, China, India and the United Nations on the crisis in Myanmar, as well as Myanmar's key stakeholders, during which it called for an immediate halt to violence.

Reuters

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Indonesia quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar crisis

JAKARTA: Indonesia has for months been quietly engaging Myanmar's pro-democracy shadow government, its ruling junta and ethnic minority armies, its foreign minister said, in an effort to kick-start a peace process as violence intensifies.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar crisis - foreign minister

Indonesia has for months been quietly engaging key stakeholders in Myanmar's conflict, as well as neighbours India, Thailand and China in an effort to kick-start a peace process as violence intensifies, its foreign minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Behind Manipur flare-up, ST list clamour, migration anxieties

Manipur is on the boil again. The army and Assam Rifles have “deployed an adequate number of columns for area domination in all affected areas” since Wednesday evening and rescued more than 7,500 people overnight who had to be shifted to safe areas away from places where violence had broken…

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Rohingya, Bangladesh officials to visit Myanmar in repatriation effort

A team of 20 Rohingya Muslims and some Bangladeshi officials will visit Myanmar's Rakhine state on Friday for a day as part of a planned repatriation effort, a Bangladesh repatriation official told Reuters.

Reuters

‘Time for a new way’: Thais look for change as election nears

Analysts warn failure to honour the outcome could leave the country weak, divided and at risk of crisis.

Al Jazeera

Adani proposed coal ventures to sanctioned Myanmar military despite public vow to cut ties, leaked documents show

International pressure led to Adani vowing to cut ties with Myanmar's military junta in 2021. Now, leaked documents reveal how the resources giant had been privately negotiating coal ventures with the sanctioned regime leaders.

ABC News

Political prisoners among 2,000 pardoned by Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military government on Wednesday pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners, state media reported, among them a journalist and what activists and media said were numerous political detainees.

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Assam Rifles to tighten security along India-Myanmar border to stop influx in Mizoram

Assam Rifles will enhance vigilance along the 510-km stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram in a bid to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, officials said.

The Independent UK

Pardon frees more than 2,100 Myanmar political prisoners

Myanmar’s ruling military council says it is releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture

Al Jazeera

Myanmar to free more than 2,000 political dissidents

Military, which has used force to stamp out opposition to its rule, says amnesty is for ‘humanitarian’ reasons.

Reuters

China says Myanmar's sovereignty should be respected

China supports Myanmar in finding its own path to development and urges the international community to respect its sovereignty and help it achieve peace and reconciliation, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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China’s foreign minister touts ‘friendship’ on Myanmar visit

Qin Gang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing since his power grab two years ago.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post

Chinese foreign minister meets Myanmar junta chief

China’s foreign minister met Myanmar’s junta chief on Tuesday, the military said, the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet the country’s top general since a coup more than two years ago.

The Independent UK

China's foreign minister makes rare visit to Myanmar border

China's foreign minister has called for stability along the country's border with Myanmar and a crackdown on cross-border criminal activity during a rare visit to the volatile region

The Guardian - UK

Military construction on Myanmar’s Great Coco island prompts fears of Chinese involvement

Great Coco lies 55km from India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Beijing has denied it is involved in building a surveillance post there

The Times of India

Indian girls beat Myanmar 2-1 to qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2

BISHKEK: The India U17 women's team spent some anxious moments in the last 15 minutes before emerging 2-1 winners against Myanmar in its concluding AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 tie here on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Two migrant labour brokers found stabbed to death

Two men working as brokers for a migrant labour smuggling gang were found dead with multiple stab wounds in dense grass in Nonthaburi on Thursday after being reported missing from a house in Samut Prakan last week.

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