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The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Thirteen Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area rescued

Last month, 32 Indians were rescued from Myawaddy following joint efforts by Indian missions in Myanmar and Thailand

The Hindu

Myanmar junta leader not invited to Asean summit: Cambodia

Myanmar's junta leader has not been invited to a regional summit next month, host Cambodia said Wednesday, in a fresh diplomatic snub for the isolated military regime.

Bangkok Post

Young, rebellious and the Myanmar military’s ‘worst enemy’

Young people are leading opposition to the coup and have not been deterred by the military’s harassment and brutality.

Al Jazeera

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Brickbat: Obviously Not Fans

A military court in Myanmar has sentenced Nang Mwe San to six years in prison after find her guilty of posting nude photos and videos on OnlyFans and other sites. More than 15,600 people have been arrested since a coup by the military in February 2021.

Reason

Plane passenger shot mid-air after bullet fired from the ground pierced through fuselage

A shocking poto shows a man on a Myanmar National Airlines plane holding a tissue to his face and surrounded by blood soaked issues after he was struck by the bullet

Daily Mirror

Myanmar’s military accuses rebels of firing on passenger plane

Domestic flight from capital Naypyidaw to Kayah state hit by bullets at a height of about 1,000 metres (3,280 feet).

Al Jazeera

Myanmar accuses rebels in east of shooting passenger plane

A passenger plan has been shot in Myanmar as it was preparing to land, injuring one on board

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Facebook accused of promoting violence against Rohingya in Myanmar

Amnesty International accuses Facebook of exacerbating human rights violations in Myanmar. It claims the social network proactively "amplified" anti-Rohingya content back in 2017, when the country's military launched a deadly crackdown on the ethnic minority. Patrick de Brun, a researcher at Amnesty International who wrote the report, tells us more…

France 24

Myanmar: A Desperate Junta Trying, and Failing, To Shore up Its Legitimacy

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Australian economic adviser was sentenced to three years in prison. It won’t help the Myanmar junta’s international isolation or its domestic problems.

The News Lens

Wife of Australian economist imprisoned in Myanmar says family is heartbroken by three-year sentence

Ha Vu pleads for Prof Sean Turnell’s release after secret trial which Australian diplomats and journalists were banned from

The Guardian - AU

A sham sentence after a secret trial for Aung San Suu Kyi's Australian economic adviser

Australian Sean Turnell, economic adviser to Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in prison since the military coup of February 2021, awaiting trial for the supposed crime of stealing state secrets.

The Conversation

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Myanmar -EMSC

An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck Myanmar on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Reuters

TPCH preps two projects in the region

TPC Power Holding (TPCH), the renewable power generation arm of construction firm Thai Polycons Plc, expects to conclude soon its new clean energy projects in Myanmar and the region.

Bangkok Post

Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again in Myanmar, alongside an Australian adviser

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

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Dynamite News

Indian pulses industry makes pitch for Rupee-denominated trade with Myanmar

To further the trade relationship between India and Myanmar around pulses, the industry body India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has made a pitch for import and export between the two neighbouring countries in Indian currency Rupee. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

6,195 Myanmar students in Mizoram schools

Mizoram University to launch diploma course in Burmese language to prepare locals for opportunities in the neighbouring country

Benzinga

'Genocide Against Rohingya Was Possible Only Because Of Facebook,' Says Refugee, As Amnesty Highlights Meta's Role In Myanmar Violence

Rohingya refugees are seeking reparations from Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) after a report revealed that its algorithms “proactively amplified and promoted content,” inciting hatred against the community on Facebook.

Daily Mirror

Model sentenced to six years in prison for posting racy pictures on OnlyFans

Nang Mwe San was sentenced to six years by a Myanmar military court, where she was denied the right to legal representation, after posting nudes and other racy pictures on OnlyFans

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Bangkok Post

Border patrols increased, fighting in Myanmar

KANCHANABURI: Soldiers have increased security checks along the border in Sangkhla Buri district amid fresh fighting between government troops and ethnic forces in Myanmar.

The Hindu

Mizoram CM wants Delhi to play peacemaker in Myanmar

Zoramthanga draws from his experience as member of Indian peace mission to the neighbouring country and mediator for the NSCN (I-M)

AAP

Australia rejects Myanmar court ruling

The federal government has called for the release of Australian academic Sean Turnell from prison in Myanmar, where he was sentenced to three years.

Reuters

Australia calls for immediate release of economist jailed by Myanmar

Australia rejects the court ruling in Myanmar against Australian Professor Sean Turnell and calls for his immediate release, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Wife pleads for release of Australian sentenced in Myanmar

The wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell pleaded for his release on Thursday, saying his jailing in Myanmar is “heartbreaking” for his whole family.

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Australian economist jailed for 3 years

A Myanmar junta court sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further three years in prison on Thursday while also jailing an Australian economist, according to a source with knowledge of the case.

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