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Air strike during Myanmar concert kills at least 50 - media, opposition

An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups and media said on Monday, an attack condemned by the United Nations and western embassies.

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Myanmar downplays blacklisting by money laundering watchdog

Myanmar's central bank has promised improvements and warned against currency manipulation after an international watchdog put the military-controlled country on a terrorism and financial crimes blacklist

The Independent UK

Illegal job seekers arrested near western border

KANCHANABURI: Government patrols arrested two groups of Myanmar job seekers, 45 in total, who illegally crossed the border into Muang district on Sunday, police said.

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Southeast Asian ministers to meet on Thursday for talks on Myanmar

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Indonesia on Thursday to discuss the Myanmar peace process, Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

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Southeast Asian ministers to meet on Thursday for talks on Myanmar -Cambodia

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Indonesia on Thursday to discuss the Myanmar peace process, Cambodia's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters

Widow of death riddle Briton: I fear Myanmar deportation

Wife of man from Inverness found dead in London flat is ‘traumatised’ after Home Office decides she can’t settle in UK

The Guardian - UK

Asean plans emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh in November, diplomatic sources confirmed on Friday.

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Myanmar rebels attack town near Thai border

Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes.

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Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher

Villagers say the decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a burned-out school in rural Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the military

The Independent UK

Friends of Australian Sean Turnell concerned after fatal bomb blast at Myanmar prison where he is being held

Amnesty International says the violence at the prison "is infuriating and heartbreaking because it shows how those detained and their visiting families are both at risk of serious harm".

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Citizen Journalists Face Challenges in Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar

They risk harassment, detention, and economic hardship for their work.

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Myanmar jail: Girl, 10, among eight dead after explosions and gunfire erupt at prison

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: An eyewitness said a number of civilians were present when the explosions occurred, as they were at the prison delivering food to their imprisoned relatives in Yangon, Myanmar

Daily Mirror

Blasts kill at least 8 at Myanmar's Insein Prison

A bombing near the front gate of Myanmar’s main prison for political detainees has killed at least eight people, including visitors and prison personnel

The Independent UK

Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back home: sources

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia deported 150 Myanmar nationals this month, including former navy officers seeking asylum, and plans to send back more despite the risk of arrest they face at home, four sources familiar with the matter said.

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Illegal migrants arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Police intercepted three pickups with 50 illegal Myanmar migrants on board in Rattaphum district on Wednesday.

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At least 8 killed in Myanmar Insein Prison blasts: Media reports

Parcel bombs are suspected in Insein Prison explosions that reportedly killed three staff and five visitors.

Reuters

Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back hom

Malaysia deported 150 Myanmar nationals this month, including former navy officers seeking asylum, and plans to send back more despite the risk of arrest they face at home, four sources familiar with the matter said.

Bangkok Post

Explosions at Myanmar main prison kill eight

At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured on Wednesday after at least two bomb explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

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At least 8 dead after explosions, gunfire at Myanmar jail -media, witness

At least eight people were killed and 13 others were injured on Wednesday after explosions and gunfire at Myanmar's biggest jail, according to media reports and an account from a witness.

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Myanmar job seekers arrested en route to Malaysia

Thirty illegal job seekers from Myanmar on their way to Malaysia were arrested at a sugarcane plantation in Muang district of Ratchaburi on Tuesday night.

The Independent UK

Myanmar court says Suu Kyi's last corruption trial to go on

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has ruled that the last trial for corruption of the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will go ahead

ABC News

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong avoids comments on Australia and China relations during meeting with Anthony Albanese

Lee Hsien Loong meets with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra for annual talks, where the green economy, national security and the regional response to the ongoing military crackdown in Myanmar were discussed, but not Australia's approach to dealing with Beijing.

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Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore

Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is…

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Jailed Australian economist moved to Yangon's Insein prison: source

An Australian economist jailed in Myanmar has been moved from the isolated military-built capital to a sprawling prison in Yangon, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar crisis will vex Asean meet

The 2022 Asean summit in Cambodia on Nov 10–13 is approaching. Because the crisis in Myanmar goes to the heart of questions about Asean's role in the region, this will no doubt be one of the more problematic issues on the leaders' agenda.

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