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‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point

As week of key meetings gets under way, Indonesia’s foreign minister tells counterparts the group must prove its worth.

Al Jazeera

A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar's military leaders

A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to a family member

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned for five offences – but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

Myanmar’s former leader still faces serving 27 years of arrest for 14 of the 19 cases the ruling military junta has brought against her

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Myanmar's generals unveil giant Buddha statue as they seek to win hearts and minds during civil war

The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar has unveiled a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1

The Independent UK

America's Myanmar policy is simply all wrong

A recent joint statement by US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar" and called for a constructive dialogue to aid the country's transition toward an inclusive federal democratic system. Unfortunately, the US-led sanctions policy has undercut this goal…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta hints at extending emergency

Myanmar’s junta chief has hinted the military may further extend a state of emergency and delay promised elections, saying greater efforts were needed to end unrest.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners

Prison officials accused of extrajudicial killings and torture with thousands arrested for their opposition to the coup.

Al Jazeera

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Thai foreign minister met Aung San Suu Kyi on secret Myanmar trip

Don Pramudwinai tells ASEAN foreign ministers he met jailed elected leader as well as coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.

Al Jazeera

Ex-UN head Ban calls for more diplomatic pressure on Myanmar's military leaders

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sys he's communicating with authorities in military-run Myanmar as well as members of the armed resistance following a surprise visit to the country last month

The Independent UK

Deadly Storm Compounds Need for Aid in Myanmar

Residents at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons said cyclone Mocha had made hundreds of Rohingya refugees “disappear.”

The News Lens

Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Rohingya families in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched the seashore for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity.

AFP

Under pressure, ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ at Myanmar violence

Regional bloc leading diplomatic efforts to end violence caused by the 2021 military coup but has made scant progress.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar aid convoy attack raises stakes for under-fire ASEAN

As leaders of regional bloc meet in Indonesia, crisis triggered by February 2021 military coup strikes close to home.

Al Jazeera

Pardon frees more than 2,100 Myanmar political prisoners

Myanmar’s ruling military council says it is releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture

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China’s foreign minister touts ‘friendship’ on Myanmar visit

Qin Gang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing since his power grab two years ago.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago.

AFP

China FM meets junta chief in Myanmar, vows support

Yangon (AFP) - China's foreign minister met Myanmar's junta chief in Naypyidaw on Tuesday, officials said, the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet the country's top general since a coup more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post

Chinese foreign minister meets Myanmar junta chief

China’s foreign minister met Myanmar’s junta chief on Tuesday, the military said, the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet the country’s top general since a coup more than two years ago.

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China FM meets Myanmar junta chief: military

Yangon (AFP) - China's foreign minister met Myanmar's junta chief on Tuesday, the military said, the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet the country's top general since a coup more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post

Ban Ki-moon: Myanmar military ‘must take first steps’ to peace

Former UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Myanmar after meeting the leader of its ruling military junta, which he said “must take the first steps”.

Al Jazeera

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon to do ‘all he can’ for peace in Myanmar

Ban calls for path to end violence and establish a ‘peaceful, democratic and legitimate government’.

Reuters

Former UN chief says Myanmar army must take first step to end violence

Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Myanmar after meeting the leader of its ruling military, which he said "must take the first steps".

AFP

Former UN chief Ban urges Myanmar junta to end violence

Bangkok (AFP) - Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged the Myanmar military to halt violence in the conflict-racked country and engage with its opponents to end the bloody crisis.

AFP

Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon meets Myanmar junta chief

Yangon (AFP) - Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon met for talks with top officials from Myanmar's junta on Monday as the bloody conflict engulfing the country spirals.

Al Jazeera

Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on surprise Myanmar trip

Ban Ki-moon visits military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of former leaders who engage in peacemaking.

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