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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

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.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup

UN expert says Russia, China and companies in Singapore top list of those sending weapons to military accused of abuses.

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UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

A new U.N. report says Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians

The Independent UK

UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar's military

Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta's deadly campaign to crush its opposition.

Reuters

Australian farmers use Starlink satellite internet kits to access agtech for grain sowing program

An Australian farmer who has struggled with dodgy internet for years has strapped Starlink satellite internet kits to the roofs of his tractors for this year's grain crop sowing program.

ABC News

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

Why Myanmar’s opposition wants a ban on jet fuel

Myanmar military takes fight against coup opponents to the skies as it loses ground on the battlefield.

Al Jazeera

UN Rights Expert Warns Myanmar Military Planning Sham Elections

The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said the junta would try to spin a narrative to the population that the international community is accepting their regime.

The News Lens

UN expert: Myanmar junta will seek legitimacy in `sham' vote

The independent U.N. special investigator on Myanmar is warning that the country’s military rulers plan to seek legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this year and is urging all countries to reject the illegal vote

The Independent UK

Hobart Hurricanes to chase 132 for BBL win

The Melbourne Stars posted a modest 7-131 after stand-in captain Nathan Ellis led a disciplined Hobart Hurricanes attack in their BBL clash at Blundstone Arena.

AAP

58 Rohingya Muslims Land on Beach in Indonesia’s Aceh

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday after weeks at sea, officials said. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh Besar district, early Sunday, said local police chief…

Asharq Al-Awsat

58 Rohingya Muslims land on beach in Indonesia's Aceh

Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea

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UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

The United Nations and other groups are urging countries in southern Asia to rescue as many as 190 people believed to be Rohingya refugees aboard a small boat that has been adrift for several weeks in the Andaman Sea

Bangkok Post

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?…

Al Jazeera

Myanmar warns ASEAN that pressure would be counterproductive

Military-ruled Myanmar says it will not ‘be bound’ by outcome of meetings by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Reuters

As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar's junta, U.N. expert says

Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition - just as they have on Moscow over Ukraine - to target and pressure Myanmar's military junta.

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Al Jazeera

Malaysian PM laments lack of UN action on Myanmar crisis

Thousands have been killed since Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021 from Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.

ABC News

Australian economist Sean Turnell's fate in secret Myanmar trial to be known next week, reports say

Supporters of Australian advisor to former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Sean Turnell, are hopeful of his possible release as his secret trial concludes.

Al Jazeera

UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’

Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews says Myanmar people are frustrated with an international community they feel has failed.

The Independent UK

UN-appointed expert says better sanctions on Myanmar needed

A United Nations-appointed human rights expert is calling for governments and companies to coordinate efforts to cut off the military-led government of Myanmar from its sources of revenue and weapons, saying life in the Southeastern Asian nation has become a “living hell” for many since the generals seized power last…

ABC News

Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation

The executions of four men earlier this week has brought into sharp focus the fate of more than 100 people sentenced to death under the country's military junta since the coup in February last year.

Reuters

U.N. rights expert calls for sanctions against Myanmar's junta after executions

A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on countries to take steps against Myanmar's junta through economic sanctions and an arms embargo following the execution of four democracy activists.

Al Jazeera

International condemnation after Myanmar executes activists

The executions under the military-led government are the first in decades and raise fears of more to come.

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