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Australia condemns Myanmar military junta disbanding political parties ahead of election

Myanmar's military announced that 40 parties were automatically disbanded for failing to sign up under the new Political Party Registration law requirements by Tuesday's deadline.

ABC News

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party disbanded by Myanmar authorities ahead of election

The political party led by the ousted leader won a landslide victory in the November 2020 general election

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta dissolves ex-ruling party as election deadline passes

The ousted ruling party of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among 40 political parties dissolved on Tuesday, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military's political dominance.

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Suu Kyi's party dissolved

Myanmar’s election commission announced on Tuesday that the National League for Democracy (NLD) party would be dissolved for failing to re-register under a tough new military-drafted electoral law.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party

NLD led by Suu Kyi among 40 parties dissolved after failing to meet registration deadline, according to state TV.

Al Jazeera

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party dissolved

Party refuses to comply with tough new registration law proposed by military junta

The Guardian - UK

Suu Kyi's party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed election commission because it declined to register for a planned general election it denounced as a sham

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‘Becoming visible’: India’s first female Rohingya graduate

Tasmida Johar is happy she was able to study despite the odds but wishes other Rohingya women also had the opportunity.

Al Jazeera

Army mustn't dictate policy

The situation at the Thai-Myanmar border is becoming increasingly worrying following last week's intensified clashes between Myanmar's military government and armed ethnic rebel groups.

Bangkok Post

Beauty of Myanmar captured in art

A number of breathtaking images of terraced rice fields in vibrant colours are awaiting to capture many eyes at the exhibition space on the 4th floor of Central The Original Store, Charoen Krung Road, until April 16.

Bangkok Post

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia

Hundreds have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape desperate conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar junta leader urges foreign powers to back its return to democracy

Myanmar's military ruler on Monday urged his foreign critics to get behind his junta's planned return to democracy, instead of siding with a resistance movement he called "terrorists" bent on destroying the country.

Reuters

India to battle it out against Kyrgyz Republic in tri-nation football tournament title decider

NEW DELHI: Hosts India are all set to battle it out against Kyrgyz Republic, in the third and final game, for the tri-nation international football tournament trophy at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal on Tuesday.

The Times of India

There aren’t many players who are as hungry to score as I am, feels India captain Sunil Chhetri

NEW DELHI: Seasoned striker Sunil Chhetri has always one thing on his mind whenever he is out in the field is to score despite being flagbearer of Indian football for the last two decades.

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Britain targets suppliers to Myanmar junta in new sanctions

Britain on Monday sanctioned two individuals and a company in Myanmar for supplying equipment used by the country's military junta.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military pledges decisive action against opponents

At Armed Forces Day parade, Min Aung Hlaing says ‘terror acts’ of coup opponents need to be tackled ‘for good and all’.

Reuters

More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia's Aceh

More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Monday vowed no let-up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections -- weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote.

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The Independent UK

Myanmar army leader calls for decisive action to crush foes

Myanmar's top leader has told the nation's military forces they need to take decisive action against those fighting army rule

Bangkok Post

Army reacts to influx of drugs across North border

CHIANG MAI: The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal drugs flowing into the country from Myanmar, which is also said to harbouring a rise in opium-growing facilities.

Bangkok Post

Repatriation needs right conditions

Early this month, news broke about plans of Myanmar's military regime to start repatriating some 1,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar's Rakhine State. Myanmar's generals are in a hurry. Reportedly, they want to start repatriation by mid-next month, during Ramadan. The choice of that date is no coincidence.

Bangkok Post

Tak border crossing shut after Myanmar clash

Thai authorities on Saturday temporarily closed a border checkpoint between Mae Sot district of Tak province and Myawaddy in Myanmar, following clashes between the Myanmar military and opponents of the junta.

The Independent UK

Myanmar lawyer accused of helping army slain by guerrillas

A veteran corporate lawyer has been shot dead in Myanmar’s biggest city by self-proclaimed urban guerrillas, highlighting the bloody struggle between the military government and its foes

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s military jet fuel supplies hit by latest US sanctions

US Treasury Department sanctioned two people and six entities linked to military regime’s atrocities, air campaigns.

Reuters

U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Myanmar, targets jet fuel suppliers

The United States on Friday announced further sanctions against Myanmar, targeting the supply of jet fuel to Myanmar's military following air strikes in civilian populated areas, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

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