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Founder of Albany's Karen population reflects on finding a home far from Myanmar and conflict

The very first Myanmar refugee to establish a life in the Western Australian town recounts the long journey there after escaping conflict at home, then spending a decade in a Thailand camp where he and his wife raised four children.

ABC News

Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns

Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’ conditions on visit to Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

The Guardian - UK

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them

The Independent UK

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Giving a face to the forgotten

Inside, everything seems to be in order. Time goes according to schedule. You eat, work, play and sleep. Nothing strays from the course. There is no disorder, or if there is, it is kept under control. Here, you go by the book, not at anybody's whim. But you are not…

Bangkok Post

Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar

It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions…

Bangkok Post

Foreigners seeking luxury homes

Foreign interest in purchasing luxury residences in Thailand, including condominiums, houses and villas in prime locations, has surged since the return of international tourists in the second half of 2022, according to property consultancy CBRE.

Bangkok Post

NZ blocks Myanmar from Asean study tour

A diplomatic dance has led the Government to bar Myanmar officials from our shores - but invite them to an offshore trade event funded by New Zealand.

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Illegal migrants caught on western border

KANCHANABURI: Forty-nine Myanmar nationals were arrested and charged with illegal entry in Thong Pha Phum district early on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence

The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone-hit Myanmar, Bangladesh need $375 million in aid - UN

The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $375 million in funding to get food, medicine and other relief supplies to millions of people affected by a cyclone that devastated parts of Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Reuters

Royal relief supplies flown to cyclone-hit Myanmar

Humanitarian supplies donated by Their Majesties the King and Queen were sent to Myanmar on Tuesday morning to help residents affected by Cyclone Mocha.

Bangkok Post

Asean must reengage with Myanmar

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, was frank in saying that no progress had been made over the Myanmar crisis at the latest Asean summit in Labuan Bajo during a press conference after the event. Apparently, he was disappointed that the chair's efforts did not make the desirable outcome under…

Bangkok Post

Concern rising in Myanmar that supplies needed for recovery from Cyclone Mocha are coming too slowly

As residents of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states work to repair the devastation from last week’s Cyclone Mocha, concern is rising about whether the urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water and medical assistance can be met before the onset of seasonal monsoon rains

The Independent UK

Two million people dead from extreme weather since 1970, major report finds

Research by the World Meteorological Organisation found economic damages from events like floods, storms and wildfires totalled £3.5trillion since 1970.

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Deadly Storm Compounds Need for Aid in Myanmar

Residents at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons said cyclone Mocha had made hundreds of Rohingya refugees “disappear.”

Bangkok Post

Thai humanitarian aid for cyclone-hit Myanmar

Caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, on behalf of the Thai government, handed over humanitarian aid for victims of Cyclone Mocha to Myanmar ambassador U Chit Swe at Government House on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Official Cyclone Mocha death toll in Myanmar rises to 145

Official death toll surges as the UN says at least 800,000 people in need of emergency food aid and other assistance.

Reuters

Myanmar junta says 145 died in cyclone, NGOs fear higher toll

Myanmar's military-controlled media said on Friday 145 people were killed when Cyclone Mocha hit the country this week, in stark contrast to reports from rights groups and residents who fear hundreds may have died.

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The Guardian - UK

UN not given access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha

UNHCR says it’s awaiting permission from Myanmar government to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estimated 90% of Rohingya homes have been destroyed

France 24

Myanmar reports 145 deaths caused by Cyclone Mocha, most among Rohingya

The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority.

The Independent UK

Myanmar says official death toll from Cyclone Mocha at least 145, says aid is being provided

Myanmar says the death toll from a powerful cyclone this week has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 Muslim Rohingya

Al Jazeera

Official death toll in Myanmar cyclone rises to at least 54

India is sending more aid to Yangon, but communications remain difficult, hampering the disaster response.

The Independent UK

Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54, but full extent of damage still unknown

State media in Myanmar say at least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged by a powerful cyclone last weekend

Bangkok Post

Myanmar arms imports total $1bn since coup

UNITED NATIONS: The economy of Myanmar is in free-fall but its military has imported $1 billion worth of weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them “to commit atrocities", a new United Nations report says.

Al Jazeera

Survivors wait ‘in hell’ after Cyclone Mocha pummels Myanmar

Residents tell Al Jazeera of widespread destruction from the storm’s ferocious winds and say they have yet to get help.

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