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53 illegal migrants from Myanmar arrested

KANCHANABURI: Fifty-three Myanmar nationals travelling in three vehicles were arrested at a checkpoint in Sai Yok district on Sunday, police said.

Bangkok Post · Dec 5, 2022

‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision

Geopolitical tensions have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Moscow has deepened ties with Myanmar’s generals.

Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2022

UN says Myanmar sentences 7 students to death

The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according to the United Nations.

Bangkok Post · Dec 4, 2022

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UN says Myanmar military uses death penalty to ‘crush’ opposition

UN rights chief Volker Turk said that more than 130 opponents of Myanmar’s military regime have been sentenced to death.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2022

Myanmar sentences 7 students to death, says UN

The Myanmar junta handed out at least seven more death sentences this week, taking the tally of those on death row to 139, according to the United Nations (UN).

Bangkok Post · Dec 3, 2022

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

The U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights says Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

25 years later, Bangladesh closer to peace in border region

Bangladesh is marking 25 years since the government signed a peace treaty to end decades of fighting by a tribal insurgent group seeking autonomy in the hilly southeast region bordering Myanmar and India

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

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Plugging the gap

Thailand has resumed importing legal migrant workers under memorandums of understanding signed with neighbouring countries after the Covid-19 pandemic eased.

Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022

Australian jailed in Myanmar applauded in Parliament

An Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar has received a hero’s welcome at Australia’s Parliament House

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Myanmar democracy leader says 2,000 dead fighting junta, urges military aid

At least 2,000 pro-democracy fighters have been killed in Myanmar battling a military junta that seized power last year, the head of a parallel civilian government said in an interview aired on Thursday, urging allies to provide military aid.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

Parliament pays tribute to freed academic

Economist Sean Turnell has been honoured in the House of Representatives after spending almost two years in a Myanmar jail.

AAP · Dec 1, 2022

Mekhong Explorer Festive Edition

From heart-warming Santa meet-and-greets to decadent dinners under the stars, guests staying at Anantara Golden Triangle this holiday season will find myriads of reasons to be merry while exploring one of the most picturesque parts of northern Thailand nestled on the border with Myanmar and Laos.

Bangkok Post · Dec 1, 2022

Indonesia takes 2023 Asean chair

Indonesia's 2023 chairmanship for Asean officially started earlier this month as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen symbolically handed over the hammer to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Phnom Penh.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022

How Australian economist Sean Turnell came to be in and freed from a Myanmar jail

Macquarie University economist Sean Turnell is free and living in Sydney after 650 days of imprisonment in Myanmar, for what appears to be the “crime” of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better – in this case the lives of the people of Myanmar.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022

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Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

Myanmar detention was 'hell', says freed Japanese filmmaker

A Japanese filmmaker jailed for nearly four months in Myanmar described some of his detention there as "hell" and called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the military-controlled country.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Japan filmmaker freed from Myanmar prison vows to tell story

Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist who was arrested while covering a protest in military-ruled Myanmar and detained for more than three months, says his experience has made him more determined to tell the story of people there

Bangkok Post · Nov 27, 2022

Study: Thailand a leader in digital payments

Thailand is at the forefront of digital payments, part of a trend throughout Asia, according to Aileen Chew, Mastercard's country manager for Thailand and Myanmar.

Bangkok Post · Nov 27, 2022

When art intersects human rights

Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form?…

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ABC News · Nov 27, 2022

Sean Turnell says he 'could never hate Myanmar' despite spending 650 days in 'horrible' prisons

While locked up in solitary confinement, Sean Turnell says he wondered how "a mild-mannered little professor from Australia" could end up "in one of South-East Asia's most notorious prisons".

Bangkok Post · Nov 24, 2022

Uncertainty set to sustain foreign interest

Following the withdrawal of the foreign land ownership proposal, global uncertainty is expected to continue to encourage wealthy foreigners, particularly from the US, Myanmar, Canada and Saudi Arabia, to purchase properties in Thailand.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

Report provides more detailed account of a Myanmar junta helicopter attack on school that left at least six children dead

A report from a Myanmar human rights group claims to shed new light on an air strike and attack on a school and Buddhist monastery earlier this year that left at least 11 people dead, including six children. Warning: This story contains descriptions of graphic violence that may distress some…

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

ANZ set to pull out of pariah state Myanmar after facing 'increasing operational complexity'

ANZ announces it will pull out of Myanmar, dealing a blow to the country's military junta and potentially ramping up pressure on other overseas banks to turn their backs on the regime.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Released Australian adviser supports sanctions against Myanmar officials

Australia should sanction Myanmar's military government and the regime's bankers, Sean Turnell, the Australian economist and adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said in his first interview since being released from a Myanmar jail last week.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Professor Sean Turnell thanks those who had his back 'even in the darkest hours'

The 58-year-old Sydney economist and former adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi thanks those who helped bring him home after 650 days in a Myanmar prison.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

UN expert question sincerity of Myanmar's prisoner release

A U.N. expert says the release of thousands of prisoners in Myanmar is likely an attempt by its military government to “create a veneer of progress” in the country to sway international opinion

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