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US to announce more sanctions against Myanmar junta -State Dept official

The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Myanmar’s democratic struggle at stake in Thailand’s election

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Naypyidaw.

Al Jazeera

Dialogue: A step in the right direction

There were more divergences than convergences in views that emerged from the Track 1.5 Dialogue held between Asean members and dialogue partners, including representatives from Myanmar, in Bangkok on March 13.

Bangkok Post

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U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

Reuters

Myanmar's displaced close to Thai border dig to safety from junta air strikes

At a makeshift camp for Myanmar's displaced people, two young men hack away at the red earth with a hoe and machete to build a bunker before the next junta shelling or air raid.

Bangkok Post

Tin Hta Nu left Myanmar as a political refugee in 1991. Now her mission is to help her New South Wales community

With every shared meal, volunteering shift and fundraising project, Tin Hta Nu is determined to challenge stereotypes and show how much refugees contribute to their communities.

ABC News

The Guardian view on the forgotten Rohingya refugees: lives without futures

Editorial: More than five years after hundreds of thousands fled Myanmar, conditions in Bangladesh are deteriorating

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Atrocities rise as Myanmar army faces pressure

When the soldiers from Myanmar’s notorious army reached the village of Nanneint, the residents fled. Some took refuge in the basement of a nearby Buddhist monastery.

Bangkok Post

Tearful senator denies drug allegations

A tearful senator Upakit Pacharirangkun on Friday denied allegations that he had been involved in drug trafficking, saying his accusers had fabricated false evidence for political gain.

Bangkok Post

At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery, junta blames resistance groups

At least 22 people were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar, according to rebel groups and a member of the ousted government, but the junta denies it is increasing deadly attacks against unarmed villagers.

ABC News

UN envoy: Wide resistance to Myanmar military's repression

The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar says widespread popular resistance to the military's brutal repression shows no sign of abating across much of the country

The Independent UK

33 illegal migrants found crammed in abandoned pickup

KANCHANABURI: Thirty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar were left on their own in a pickup truck in Muang district in the early hours of Thursday, as the Thai driver fled after a left rear tyre burst.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar is a failing state, led by a junta fuelled by Russian arms, says UN rights envoy

Civilians are being killed by Russian weapons just like in Ukraine, says special rapporteur Tom Andrews in call for global action

The Guardian - UK

Army, resistance trade accusations over Myanmar killings

Myanmar’s military government has denied reports of a new mass killing of civilians by its troops, instead blaming pro-democracy resistance groups for the deaths of more than 20 people, including three Buddhist monks

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Activists urge UN Security Council to refer Myanmar to court

Human rights activists are urging the U.N. Security Council to refer Myanmar’s military rulers to the International Criminal Court and for neighboring Southeast Asian countries to support the opposition pro-democracy movement

Bangkok Post

Free-flowing Salween River needs protection

This morning at Sob Moei -- the confluence of the Moei and the Salween rivers on the Thailand-Myanmar border -- indigenous peoples and their supporters are attending a spiritual ceremony to express their collective stance to protect the Salween River from destructive dam projects.

Evening Standard

Monks among 30 people ‘brutally murdered’ by army in Myanmar monastery attack, insurgent group says

At least 30 people including monks have been brutally executed after soldiers burst into a monastery in Myanmar, resistance groups have claimed.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar rebels, junta trade blame for monastery killings

Myanmar's junta and anti-coup fighters traded accusations on Monday over the killing of around 30 people who were sheltering in a monastery.

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Probe into revoked drug arrest warrant for senator

The national police chief has ordered an investigation into the revocation of a warrant for the arrest of a senator suspected of involvement in a drug and money-laundering case allegedly connected to a Myanmar tycoon.

The News Lens

Could Myanmar Be Implicated in Russia’s War Against Ukraine?

The head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence says Russia is buying weapons via third countries, and Myanmar might be one of them.

Bangkok Post

Beatings of women in Myanmar jail alleged

In early February, four members of an anti-junta group in the Myanmar city of Mandalay said they received a secret, one-page, handwritten note spirited out of a prison that details two days of clashes and beatings of female political prisoners.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta hints at further election delay

Myanmar will hold a national census late next year, state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar migrant fatally stabbed by colleague

A Myanmar migrant worker was arrested for fatally stabbing a female compatriot in Bangkok’s Pratunam neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.

The News Lens

Crackdown, Financial Constraints Limit Myanmar Protests

Donations to anti-government organizations have gradually dropped, but living costs and expenses for protests are rising.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt

HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.

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