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Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses

Myanmar regime's military chief met Thursday with Thailand's top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces attempt to shake off their pariah status.

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Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar

Severe monsoon flooding has swamped villages and paddy fields in central Myanmar, forcing people out of their homes including those already displaced by war, an Agence France-Presse reporter and the United Nations said.

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Myanmar escalating aerial attacks on civilians: UN probe

The Myanmar military has escalated its aerial attacks against civilians, with the conflict ravaging the country showing no signs of abating, United Nations investigators said today.

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Myanmar ex-junta chief on first Thailand trip as ‘civilian’ leader

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing makes his first visit to Thailand as an ostensibly civilian leader on Thursday, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.

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Votes for the boys: How soldiers delivered USDP victories in ethnic states

Though soldiers cast ballots outside their bases for the first time in the November election, the military vote enabled the Union Solidarity and Development Party to clinch rare victories in borderland constituencies.

BY Kaung Hset Naing & Ben Dunant

Myanmar enters 2021 with a rare opportunity to heal

Myanmar has held together remarkably well amid the pandemic, and the government has a robust new mandate, but now is no time for complacency.

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Christmas, disrupted: COVID-19 moves worship online

A ban on gatherings of more than 30 people has forced churches to opt for virtual events, and pastors worry the most vulnerable members of their flock will be left out.

BY Ye Mon & Hkun Lat

USDP lawsuits target teachers who risked it all

Teachers risked their health to serve at polling stations on election day. Now several face lawsuits brought by the losing party.

BY Swe Lei Mon

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Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

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Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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