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Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia returned to their war-ravaged home country on Sunday under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety.

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Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home

Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants by returning them to the war-torn country.

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Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in market area

A regime airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people on Monday and wounded 36 more, the Arakan Army, which controls the area, said in a statement.

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Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya

As a Rohingya exile who abandoned his life in Malaysia to return to Myanmar, Ismail's bleak prospects may portend what awaits others caught in Kuala Lumpur's migrant crackdown.

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Military involvement in politics is the real barrier to Rohingya citizenship

Only when the Tatmadaw is brought under civilian control can the government address Rohingya citizenship claims. Until then, international pressure tactics won’t help. By SITHU.

BY Sithu Aung Myint

Election leaves Zomi Congress for Democracy demoralised and divided

Bitter infighting threatens to fell the Chin State Hluttaw’s only ethnic party, which suffered devastating losses amid the National League for Democracy landslide on November.

BY Pyae Sone Aung

Informal ceasefire raises new hopes for Rakhine vote – and an end to fighting

Hopes are rising that elections can soon be held in the nine Rakhine State townships where voting was cancelled on November 8, but the National League for Democracy seems unconvinced.

BY Kaung Hset Naing

Election results the latest target of disinformation

A wave of disinformation that engulfed social media on November 8 and the days after the election sought to raise doubt about the result and send some sinister messages.

BY Andrew Nachemson, Phone Htet Naung & Alex Beatson

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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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