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Man arrested for marrying two sex dolls in bizarre wedding at holiest Buddhist site

Cult leader Zarni Aung, 26, dressed the hyper-realistic sex dolls in traditional garb and married them to each other in a bizarre wedding at Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda - Myanmar's holiest Buddhist site

Daily Mirror

Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold special Myanmar talks

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are holding a special meeting on Thursday to discuss ways to deal with a growing crisis in Myanmar, where a military takeover last year set off violence that threatens to destabilize the region

The Independent UK

World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister

Official criticises international community for doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to press Myanmar’s junta to guarantee a safe return

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Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’

More than 13.2 million people do not have enough food in Myanmar and 1.3 million are displaced, UN envoy says.

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UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking 'catastrophic toll'

The U_N_ special envoy for Myanmar is warning that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.”

The Independent UK

Asean chair alarmed over escalating Myanmar violence

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc's chair Cambodia said, in remarks ahead of a special meeting of its foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss the crisis.

Bangkok Post

ASEAN chair warns over Myanmar violence; U.S. urges more pressure

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc's chair Cambodia said ahead of a special meeting of its foreign ministers on the crisis.

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Australia's Kachin community reeling after deadly attack on concert in Myanmar

In response to the attack, Independent federal MP Zoe Daniel calls on the government to impose immediate targeted sanctions against the military junta to prevent its "campaign of terror".

ABC News

Musicians and singers among 80 killed in air strike on concert amid war crime accusations

Three military jets flew overhead and dropped bombs on the outdoor concert in Myanmar on Sunday, it was reported, killing local singers and officers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

Daily Mirror

Malaysia's deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law - UN

The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying it had received reports of hundreds of such cases over the past two months.

Reuters

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

Myanmar's military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes.

Reuters

Death toll from air raids in Myanmar’s Kachin reported to hit 80

Myanmar military says the air raids targeted a Kachin armed group and dismisses reports of civilian deaths as ‘rumours’.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar: Junta Air Strike Kills Dozens, Rebel Group Says

The Kachin Independence Organization says the Myanmar military carried out air strikes on a concert to celebrate the group's founding. The attacks reportedly killed some 80 people, including musicians and civilians.

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Ethnic group says Myanmar air attack kills 80 at celebration

Ethnic Kachin rebels say air strikes by Myanmar’s military have killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the minority group’s main political organization

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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.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar army air raids on ethnic rebel group concert ‘kill 60’

Rebel group says civilians among those killed in attack on event marking founding of Kachin Independence Organisation.

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Bangkok Post

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

The Independent UK

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

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