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Myanmar invited to military meeting in Thailand

WASHINGTON: The Myanmar military has been invited to take part in a regional military meeting in Bangkok co-chaired by Thailand and the United States, the US military confirmed on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar invited to Asian military meeting co-chaired by US

Next month’s meeting is focused on maritime security and will include exercises to tackle smuggling.

Al Jazeera

UN chief backs democracy for Myanmar 2 years after coup

Two years after Myanmar’s military seized power, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is voicing support for the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s people

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Rohingya refugees risk death at sea to escape Bangladesh camps

In early December, a video showing Rohingyas on an overcrowded makeshift boat made the rounds on social networks. It was drifting in the Andaman Sea, between Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand, but no country came to its rescue – despite appeals from NGOs and the UN. Many boats meet the…

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World Bank: Myanmar economy to grow 3%, dragged by conflict

World Bank economists say Myanmar's economy grew 3% last year and will likely achieve the same pace in 2023, but still lags far behind where it stood before the army seized power in early 2021

The Independent UK

Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?

Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country.

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Myanmar's military government enacts new political party law

Myanmar’s military-controlled government has enacted a new law on registration of political parties that will make it difficult for opposition parties to mount a serious challenge to army-backed candidates in a general election set to take place later this year

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Japan firm got U.S. sanctions exemption to pay Myanmar military company - Japanese official

A Japanese construction firm was granted an exemption by the U.S. government to make payments to a Myanmar military-owned company despite sanctions aimed at cutting off the Myanmar junta that seized power in a coup from sources of revenue, a Japanese official said on Friday.

Reuters

UN: Myanmar situation ‘catastrophic’

Nearly two years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has plunged into catastrophe, the UN rights chief says, calling for the military to be brought under civilian oversight.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election criteria

Myanmar's ruling junta on Friday announced tough requirements for parties to contest an election this year, including a huge increase in their membership, a move that could sideline the military's opponents and cement its grip on politics.

Reuters

Myanmar junta plans poll with strict rules for political parties

Myanmar’s military government took an early step toward holding parliamentary elections, but it did so by imposing strict rules on political parties that may make fair balloting difficult.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military announces strict new election law ahead of polls

New rules, published in state media, appear designed to ensure there is no meaningful opposition to the military.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha footprint temple

MAGWAY, Myanmar: Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Lord Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar women target of online abuse by pro-military social media

Women threatened for expressing views opposing military rule with their online abusers calling for off-line punishment.

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8 Confirmed Dead in Ship Sinking off Japan and South Korea

A Chinese official said Thursday that eight people have died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea. Lyu Guijun, the consul general in the western Japanese city of Fukuoka, told state broadcaster CGTN that six of the eight victims were Chinese, The Associated…

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Opium farming surges in Myanmar since the military coup, the U.N. says

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule: UN report

Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in the strife-torn country, a United Nations report said on Thursday.

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Myanmar opium cultivation surging under military rule - UN report

Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in the strife-torn country, a United Nations report said on Thursday.

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Report: Myanmar opium cultivation surges 33% amid violence

The United Nations says the production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power

Al Jazeera

Opium cultivation surges since Myanmar military seized power: UN

Opium poppy was cultivated on more than 40,000 hectares in Myanmar last year, a 33 percent increase compared with 2021.

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Australian government 'deeply concerned' after Myanmar military junta revokes Sean Turnell's prison amnesty

The Australian government and friends of Professor Sean Turnell have criticised the Myanmar military for revoking his prison pardon and summoning him to face court.

AAP

Junta amnesty backflip concerns Australia

Concerns have been raised after Myanmar's junta cancelled the amnesty of Australian Professor Sean Turnell, who was imprisoned there for 650 days.

Al Jazeera

China, India firms dropped by Norway fund over Myanmar weapons

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has divested from the two firms over sales of weaponry to Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

World’s biggest fund cuts more firms linked to Myanmar

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, has dropped two companies from China and India for selling weapons to Myanmar, the Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Fears of escalation after Myanmar air raids near India border

Five people were killed in the attacks, which struck the headquarters of the Chin National Front, an ethnic armed group.

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