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Myanmar junta hits back at Asean after being barred from meetings

Myanmar's military leadership on Wednesday lashed out at the Asean grouping of Southeast Asian countries for excluding its generals from regional gatherings, accusing it of caving to "external pressure".

Bangkok Post

India denies it will provide homes to Rohingya in capital

Hours after a federal minister says refugees will be given apartments in New Delhi, home ministry denies media reports.

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Myanmar junta hits back at ASEAN after being barred from meetings

Myanmar's military leadership on Wednesday lashed out at the ASEAN grouping of Southeast Asian countries for excluding its generals from regional gatherings, accusing it of caving to "external pressure".

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Rohingya refugees in India's capital to be given flats, security

NEW DELHI: Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in India's capital will be allotted apartments and provided with police protection, a government minister said on Wednesday, signalling a change in the stance towards members of the Muslim minority.

Bangkok Post

UN Myanmar envoy begins talks with junta officials

The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar set out for meetings with junta officials on Wednesday but did not respond to questions about whether she would seek to meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Bangkok Post

India backtracks on support for Rohingya refugees, will deport them

India's home ministry said on Wednesday that Rohingya refugees in the capital New Delhi would be held at a detention centre and then deported, contradicting a minister's earlier statement promising flats and security to members of the Muslim minority.

Reuters

Top U.N. official presses Myanmar's junta leader in rare visit

A senior U.N. official said she had urged Myanmar's military ruler to release political prisoners and stop executions on Wednesday, in a rare, high-profile visit that comes amid growing violence in the country.

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‘Survival at any cost’: Myanmar generals move to cement power

Min Aung Hlaing firing military chiefs, senior politicians and moving against tycoons amid chaos triggered by 2021 coup.

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France condemns Myanmar jail sentence handed down to Aung San Suu Kyi

The French government condemned on Tuesday this week's decision by a Myanmar court to sentence deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison, adding that France also reiterated its calls for an end to violence in the country.

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UN special envoy to Myanmar arrives on inaugural visit

United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has arrived in Myanmar on her first mission to the country since her appointment last year

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Japanese filmmaker’s trial begins in Myanmar

The trial of a Japanese man has begun in Myanmar over his involvement in an anti-coup protest amid calls from Japan's government for his early release, Myanmar's ruling military said Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

U.N. special envoy to visit Myanmar amid 'deteriorating situation'

A senior U.N. official is visiting Myanmar this week, the United Nations said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar and its Southeast Asian neighbours.

Reuters

UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar

The UN's new special envoy for Myanmar began her first trip to the country Tuesday, a day after a junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in jail for corruption.

Bangkok Post

UN envoy travels to strife-torn Myanmar for the first time

U.N. says its special envoy for Myanmar has traveled to the Southeast Asian nation for the the first time since her appointment last October

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Ex-Myanmar leader Suu Kyi said to get six more years in prison

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment that could further anger supporters of the 77-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate.

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for six more years for graft

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Political Pulse / Authoritarian regimes need a neighborly nudge toward democracy

Authoritarianism now runs rampant in some parts of Southeast Asia. I was a correspondent in this region from 2006 through 2010, and then returned there in 2019. Compared to my previous experience, I strongly felt the spread of authoritarianism and the suppressed social atmosphere that it caused.

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets 6 more years in jail in corruption cases

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to six more years in prison on Monday in a judgment that could further anger supporters of the 77-year-old Nobel peace prize laureate.

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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges and sentenced her to an additional six years in prison

Reuters

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption - source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in four corruption cases, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said.

The Independent UK

Myanmar executions revive pressure for more sanctions

Recent executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar have reenergized efforts to get the U.S. and other governments to impose further sanctions on its army-controlled government

Bangkok Post

UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps housing nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar curbs parties' contacts with foreigners

Myanmar’s ruling junta has moved to restrict political parties from meeting foreigners or international organisations ahead of an election expected next year.

Reuters

Australian held in Myanmar pleads not guilty in closed court - media

Australian economist Sean Turnell, detained in Myanmar on charges of violating a law on official secrets, has pleaded not guilty in a closed court, Australian broadcaster ABC said on Friday.

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Jailed Australian economist testifies in secretive Myanmar trial

Sean Turnell, who was an adviser to elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pleaded not guilty as hearing got underway.

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