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CONFLICT1d agoMyanmar’s illicit economy fuels escalating violence, with civilians bearing the bruntUN News
POLITICS2d agoMyanmar official breaks down at UN as he urges world to ‘end our suffering’ under juntaMyanmar’s representative to the United Nations made an emotional appeal for the international community to end its silence over the country’s suffering on Wednesday (28 October).The Independent World
WORLD3d agoMyanmar: spectacular lantern festival lights up ancient temples in BaganHundreds of glowing lanterns floated into the night sky above Bagan's ancient pagodas. Thousands gathered to celebrate Thadingyut, Myanmar's Festival of Lights marking the end of Buddhist Lent.Africanews [en]
POLITICS3d agoMyanmar: Is the US undermining the EU's diplomatic blockade?With the US reopening talks with Myanmar's military-backed government, and several Southeast Asian countries restarting diplomatic contacts, the EU is facing uncomfortable questions about its own boycott of the junta.DW News [en]
CONFLICT3d agoArakan Army Firms Up Relocation Plan For Villages on Bangladesh-Myanmar BorderUnder pressure from ARSA and the Myanmar military, the AA is looking to simply move vulnerable villagers to new locations.The Diplomat
CONFLICT4d agoMyanmar refugee in Denmark demands justice over junta war crimesA Myanmar citizen living in Denmark on Monday filed a complaint with Danish authorities against the country’s ruling military junta for alleged war crimes committed against minorities. The complainant, Ngun Siang Dim, who is from the Chin minority, claims she saw 40 houses burn down in her village in Chin State, in western Myanmar, and that several members of her family and friends were killed or left permanently disabled by landmines laid by the junta. The military junta “has done so many...South China Morning Post