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Facebook-owner Meta releases first human rights report

Facebook owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.

Bomb in Myanmar's Yangon kills 2, wounds 11

Bomb in Myanmar's Yangon kills 2, wounds 11

A bomb blast near a shopping mall in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon has killed two people and wounded eleven, rescue workers and local media said on Wednesday.

Migrant worker killed, 10 injured in Songkhla crash

Migrant worker killed, 10 injured in Songkhla crash

SONGKHLA: One Myanmar worker was killed and 10 injured when the minibus they were in was hit by a trailer truck while making a U-turn in Sadao district on Tuesday evening, police said.

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RTAF tries to salvage reputation with clip

The air force has released a video clip to try to rebut criticism about the country's airspace defence capabilities following the incursion by a Myanmar fighter jet at the end of last month.

Russia says it will deepen defence cooperation with Myanmar

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Myanmar junta chief visits Moscow

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing visited Moscow Tuesday, Russian media reported, as the US vowed to put pressure on his military regime over a 2021 coup.

Film director's mum seeks son's release

The mother of famous action film director Ramai "Danny" Moriphan asked police to investigate his alleged abduction in Myanmar.

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Film director Ramai's mum seeks son's release

Film director Ramai's mum seeks son's release

The mother of famous action film director and fight choreographer Ramai "Danny" Moriphan filed a request at Royal Thai Police Headquarters on Monday, pleading with officers to investigate his alleged abduction in Myanmar.

Myanmar's junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities

Myanmar's junta rolls out Chinese camera surveillance systems in more cities

Myanmar's junta government is installing Chinese-built cameras with facial recognition capabilities in more cities across the country, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Six days on, families await bodies of Tamil men killed in Myanmar

Six days on, families await bodies of Tamil men killed in Myanmar

The two were reportedly shot by members of a militia aligned with the military junta at Tamu, about seven km from Manipur’s border town Moreh

Prohibitory orders lifted in Manipur border town Moreh

Prohibitory orders lifted in Manipur border town Moreh

Prohibitory orders were imposed after a mob from Manipur entered Myanmar following reports that two Tamil men were killed in the neighbouring country

VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories July 8

VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories July 8

This week: hotel dual-pricing, 'rich tourists only', Myanmar jet apology and a thief in underpants

Myanmar refugees in Thailand endure resettlement wait

Myanmar refugees in Thailand endure resettlement wait

Refugees who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar face a precarious situation in Thailand as they wait for resettlement.

Myanmar, Thai militaries in cahoots

Myanmar, Thai militaries in cahoots

The recent incursion by a Myanmar MiG-29 fighter jet into Thai airspace is par for the course in the intimate ties between the militaries of both countries. Myanmar's military, also known as the Tatmadaw, in fact wants to be more like its Thai counterpart. The Royal Thai Armed Forces, on…

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Teenage trainee doctors ‘slaughtered’ in Myanmar amid mounting reports of atrocities

The spokesperson confirmed that among the dead were four women, with the youngest at 14 and the oldest at 34 as well as five men, aged between 17 and 27

Security beefed up in Manipur town after mob torches Myanmar sentry post over killing of Tamils

Their bodies are now in Tamu hospital.

Activists accuse Thai officials of conspiring with Myanmar after air intrusion

Activist groups on Thursday called on parliament to investigate whether Thai officials had conspired with the Myanmar military, which led to the intrusion of a Myanmar fighter jet on June 30.

Japanese beer giant Kirin, linked to Australian brewers, cuts ties with Myanmar junta in what activists call an 'irresponsible exit'

Kirin is the parent company of Lion, which boasts Australian brews including Tooheys, Furphy, XXXX and Little Creatures. Its departure from Myanmar has been both praised and criticised.

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Myanmar job seekers caught in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: Forty-one illegal migrants from Myanmar were caught on Tuesday as they boarded pickup trucks in Hat Yai district to take them to the southern border with Malaysia, where they had been promised there would be jobs.

Two Tamil youths gunned down in Myanmar’s Tamu

Shops pull down shutters, life comes to a standstill in India-Myanmar border down of Moreh

Myanmar to offer official apology for air intrusion, says Don

Myanmar will send a letter of apology to Thailand for an air intrusion by a MiG-29 fighter jet over the Thai soil in Tak's Phop Phra district on June 30, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar hosts 1st regional meeting since army takeover

Myanmar’s military government has hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations

Job seekers arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Nineteen Myanmar nationals who illegally crossed the border into Thailand in four districts of this western province were arrested by army-police patrols on Monday, police said.

Refugees head for border

Tak: Local authorities led by governor Somchai Kitcharoenrungroj visited and extended moral support to about 250 Myanmar villagers taking shelter at an evacuation centre in Ban Wao Lay Nua village in Tak's Phop Phra district on Sunday.

NZ to boycott counter-terrorism meeting over Russia, Myanmar roles

Kiwi defence officials will have no involvement in an upcoming meeting in Moscow, saying they don't want to legitimise the approaches of Russia and Myanmar.

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