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Myanmar Issue Hardens Divisions in ASEAN

Analysts said a troika had emerged made up of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, which share religious sympathies with the Muslim Rohingya and have opposed bringing the Myanmar junta into ASEAN after it was banned from attending its summits in response to the coup.

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Future Fund forced to divest $5m from sanctioned Chinese weapons company

The investment was first revealed using freedom of information laws which the Coalition is trying to prevent happening again

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar to skip ASEAN ministerial meeting, Cambodia says

Cambodia said on Tuesday that Myanmar had confirmed its absence from this week's meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a day after its ruling military criticised neighbours for insisting its generals are not invited.

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Myanmar junta: 'Easy to substitute' Japan's Kirin

Myanmar's junta on Tuesday dismissed the latest exit from the country by a foreign company after last year's coup, saying beer brewed in partnership with departing Japanese drinks giant Kirin would be "easy to substitute."

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta says won't attend Asean summit after 'regrettable' snub

Myanmar's junta on Monday said it would not attend an upcoming Asean summit after the bloc's "regrettable" exclusion of its top diplomat over a lack of progress in defusing post-coup violence.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military atrocities may amount to war crimes, says rights group

A report by Fortify Rights claims soldiers have carried out massacres and used civilians as human shields

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar military committed war crimes in Karenni state: Report

Fortify Rights says evidence shows military massacred civilians, as it urges ASEAN to support arms embargo on regime.

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All not lost for Asean in Myanmar

We marked the one-year anniversary of the start of one of the worst crises in Southeast Asia's recent history on 1 Feb: the failed military coup in Myanmar. Led by Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the junta has now spent one year devastating the country, waging a campaign of extreme…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar says it won't attend ASEAN foreign ministers meeting

Myanmar says it will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat

The Independent UK

Myanmar’s first literary work since coup reveals ‘courage and altruism’ of writers

Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editors

The Guardian - UK

Japan brewer Kirin to exit Myanmar, seek sale of 2 units

TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings said on Monday it would withdraw from its business in Myanmar and terminate its joint venture with a military-linked partner.

Bangkok Post

Japan's Kirin to withdraw from its Myanmar brewery venture

Japanese beverage giant Kirin says it has decided to withdraw from its joint venture in Myanmar

The Independent UK

142 arrests on western border over weekend

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols arrested 142 job seekers who illegally crossed from Myanmar into three districts of this western province over the weekend, police said.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar poses Asean quandary

In the year following the coup in Myanmar which unseated Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and then State Counsellor (a position equivalent to prime minister), the country's military has continued to pursue a policy of violence against detractors, leaving the world aghast. It has also…

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Reuters

Myanmar junta holds parade on major holiday, announces prisoner amnesty

Myanmar's junta showed off its military strength with a parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Saturday, with its leader Min Aung Hlaing defending last year's coup as necessary to protect the country from enemies, both domestic and foreign.

Bangkok Post

264 illegal migrants caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Another 264 illegal migrants from Myanmar seeking jobs in Thailand were arrested in four districts of this province on Friday and Saturday, and four guides were also caught.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military marks 75th Union Day, announces prisoner amnesty

Military chief Min Aung Hlaing issues ‘pardon order’ to release 814 prisoners to commemorate Union Day anniversary.

The Independent UK

Myanmar marks anniversary of historic pact with minorities

The head of Myanmar’s military government has appealed for national unity among the country’s restive ethnic minorities as he presided over a parade marking the 75th anniversary of a historic agreement that sought but failed to ensure harmony

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Myanmar Junta Says to Free over 800 Prisoners

Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the country's Union Day, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital. The country has been in turmoil since last year's coup, with mass protests and a subsequent military crackdown that has…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta to pardon 814 prisoners in amnesty

Myanmar's junta said Saturday it would release more than 800 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's Union Day.

ABC News

Sean Turnell’s colleagues petition federal parliament to secure his release from Myanmar jail

Hundreds of academics are pressuring the federal government to explain what steps it has taken to secure the release of Sean Turnell from a Myanmar jail, and to step-up efforts to secure his release.

The Hindu

Quad meet focuses on Indo-Pacific cooperation

Differences emerge over stand on Russia, Myanmar.

Reuters

Situation in Myanmar is "deeply troubling" - Blinken

The junta in Myanmar has doubled down on repression and violence, and U.S. President Joe Biden will focus on the situation there when he meets with ASEAN leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Reuters

Exclusive-Myanmar army defector recounts heavy losses inflicted by Chin rebels

A Myanmar army officer who defected and fled the country has detailed battlefield losses to rebels in the southern part of Chin state, with at least 50 soldiers killed and 200 badly wounded in 2021 by opposition fighters with homemade weapons.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s internet gets pricier for dissenters, apolitical alike

Civil society watchers see price hikes as pretext to dampen organising of dissent against the military government.

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