ASEAN
Cambodian PM Nominates Top Diplomat as ASEAN Envoy on Myanmar
Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn can be expected to pursue a strategy of pragmatic engagement with the military junta.
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Conflict
'I couldn’t kill innocent people': Myanmar soldiers defect to join resistance
'I couldn’t kill innocent people': Myanmar soldiers defect to join resistance FRANCE 24 English
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Myanmar streets emptied by 'silent strike' against military rule
Myanmar streets emptied by 'silent strike' against military rule NBC NewsMyanmar opposition movement calls 'silent strike' against junta La Prensa LatinaMyanmar anti-coup activists protest against junta with 'silent strike' ReutersMyanmar Set to Shut Down With ‘Silent Strike’ to Defy Junta The Irrawaddy News MagazineView Full Coverage on Google News
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National Unity Government (NUG), makes overtures to AA overthrow military
National Unity Government (NUG), makes overtures to AA overthrow military Mizzima News
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Myanmar military torches 100 homes in Sagaing Region village
Myanmar military torches 100 homes in Sagaing Region village myanmar-now
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Fighting Breaks Out at Lay Kay Kaw Village Following Burma Army Raid and Arrests of NLD MP
Fighting Breaks Out at Lay Kay Kaw Village Following Burma Army Raid and Arrests of NLD MP Burma News International
bnionline.net
Junta arrests Rakhine State social worker over accusations of funding PDF
Junta arrests Rakhine State social worker over accusations of funding PDF myanmar-now
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Regime threatens CDM health workers, demanding they return to work
Regime threatens CDM health workers, demanding they return to work Burma News International
bnionline.net
In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers
In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers The Wider Image
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Economy
Conflict Rubies: How luxury jewellers risk funding military abuses in Myanmar
As millions of brave people across Myanmar risk their lives to oppose the military junta which seized power in February 2021, and as Western countries impose economic sanctions aimed at cutting the regime off from key revenue sources, the country’s natural resource wealth is proving to be an economic lifeline for the generals[...]
progressivevoicemyanmar.org
Hotelier Uses Ties to Myanmar Junta Chief to Build Hospitality Empire
Hotelier Uses Ties to Myanmar Junta Chief to Build Hospitality Empire The Irrawaddy News Magazine
irrawaddy.com
MYANMAR Myanmar to use yuan as settlement currency
MYANMAR Myanmar to use yuan as settlement currency AsiaNews
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Myanmar’s economic turmoil is driving thousands to seek work abroad
Despite the threat of arrest for breaking curfew, residents of Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon gather each day in long lines for passport applications at the city’s immigration office in the hope of finding work abroad. Wage earners have found it harder than ever to make a living, one man from Yangon named Zeyar told RFA’s Myanmar Service as he waited in a queue with about 1,000 others applying for passports.
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Foreign Affairs
U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea
U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea NBC News
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U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea
U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea CNBC
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Biden Needs a Southeast Asia Policy to Counter China’s Pull
Despite a welcome flurry of diplomacy, Washington still has no clear strategy for the region.
foreignpolicy.com
General News
Burmese returning from Thailand barred entry by the military
Burmese returning from Thailand barred entry by the military Mizzima News
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Military
Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hliang accused of crimes against humanity
Myanmar’s military leader Senior General Min Aung Hliang Friday was accused of crimes against humanity in a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP). Article 15 of the Rome Statute empowers the ICC Prosecutor to initiate an investigation on receiving information on crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court. […]
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