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This year marks the 7th anniversary of the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation understanding. As a new sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly established by the riparian countries of China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation has developed rapidly and achieved remarkable results in the past seven years, making…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta accused of planting weapons on corpses to cover up massacre of civilians in Nan Neint

According to human rights group Myanmar Witness — which analysed photos and videos of a horrific attack centred around a Buddhist monastery — there are multiple indications of an attempt to hide the truth of what happened. WARNING: This story contains images and descriptions of graphic violence that may distress…

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Anirudh Thapa scores winner as India beat Myanmar 1-0 in tri-nation opener

NEW DELHI: Anirudh Thapa scored the all-important winner to give India a 1-0 win over Myanmar in the opening match of the tri-nation international football tournament in Imphal, Manipur on Wednesday.

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US plans more sanctions against Myanmar junta

JAKARTA: The United States plans to impose more sanctions against entities in Myanmar in the coming days to make it harder for the country’s military junta to purchase weapons, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Stimac's boys all set for Myanmar test

Players who were part of ISL final to be rested for opener in Imphal

The Times of India

US to announce more sanctions against Myanmar junta -State Dept official

The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar’s democratic struggle at stake in Thailand’s election

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Naypyidaw.

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Dialogue: A step in the right direction

There were more divergences than convergences in views that emerged from the Track 1.5 Dialogue held between Asean members and dialogue partners, including representatives from Myanmar, in Bangkok on March 13.

Bangkok Post

U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

Reuters

Myanmar's displaced close to Thai border dig to safety from junta air strikes

At a makeshift camp for Myanmar's displaced people, two young men hack away at the red earth with a hoe and machete to build a bunker before the next junta shelling or air raid.

Bangkok Post

Tin Hta Nu left Myanmar as a political refugee in 1991. Now her mission is to help her New South Wales community

With every shared meal, volunteering shift and fundraising project, Tin Hta Nu is determined to challenge stereotypes and show how much refugees contribute to their communities.

ABC News

The Guardian view on the forgotten Rohingya refugees: lives without futures

Editorial: More than five years after hundreds of thousands fled Myanmar, conditions in Bangladesh are deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

Atrocities rise as Myanmar army faces pressure

When the soldiers from Myanmar’s notorious army reached the village of Nanneint, the residents fled. Some took refuge in the basement of a nearby Buddhist monastery.

Bangkok Post

Tearful senator denies drug allegations

A tearful senator Upakit Pacharirangkun on Friday denied allegations that he had been involved in drug trafficking, saying his accusers had fabricated false evidence for political gain.

Bangkok Post

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At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery, junta blames resistance groups

At least 22 people were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar, according to rebel groups and a member of the ousted government, but the junta denies it is increasing deadly attacks against unarmed villagers.

The Independent UK

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military's repression

The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar says widespread popular resistance to the military's brutal repression shows no sign of abating across much of the country

Bangkok Post

33 illegal migrants found crammed in abandoned pickup

KANCHANABURI: Thirty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar were left on their own in a pickup truck in Muang district in the early hours of Thursday, as the Thai driver fled after a left rear tyre burst.

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar is a failing state, led by a junta fuelled by Russian arms, says UN rights envoy

Civilians are being killed by Russian weapons just like in Ukraine, says special rapporteur Tom Andrews in call for global action

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The Independent UK

Army, resistance trade accusations over Myanmar killings

Myanmar’s military government has denied reports of a new mass killing of civilians by its troops, instead blaming pro-democracy resistance groups for the deaths of more than 20 people, including three Buddhist monks

The Independent UK

Activists urge UN Security Council to refer Myanmar to court

Human rights activists are urging the U.N. Security Council to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and for neighboring Southeast Asian countries to support the opposition pro-democracy movement

Bangkok Post

Free-flowing Salween River needs protection

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

Evening Standard

Monks among 30 people ‘brutally murdered’ by army in Myanmar monastery attack, insurgent group says

At least 30 people including monks have been brutally executed after soldiers burst into a monastery in Myanmar, resistance groups have claimed.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar rebels, junta trade blame for monastery killings

Myanmar's junta and anti-coup fighters traded accusations on Monday over the killing of around 30 people who were sheltering in a monastery.

Bangkok Post

Probe into revoked drug arrest warrant for senator

The national police chief has ordered an investigation into the revocation of a warrant for the arrest of a senator suspected of involvement in a drug and money-laundering case allegedly connected to a Myanmar tycoon.

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Could Myanmar Be Implicated in Russia’s War Against Ukraine?

The head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence says Russia is buying weapons via third countries, and Myanmar might be one of them.

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