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Special envoy for Myanmar to step down, confirms UN chief spokesman

The United Nations special envoy for Myanmar will step down in June, a spokesman for the UN chief said on Wednesday, after an 18-month tenure in which she was criticised by the junta and its opponents.

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Myanmar delegation visits Rohingya camps for repatriation scheme

A Myanmar junta delegation visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Thursday as part of a mooted pilot repatriation scheme.

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UN urges Myanmar junta to open up to Cyclone Mocha relief

The United Nations on Wednesday called for Myanmar to open up and ensure life-saving aid can get to parts of the country hit by deadly Cyclone Mocha.

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Rakhine residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine State capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

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Myanmar coup: six months of turmoil

By AFP Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leaders. More than 900 people have since been killed.

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Rivals struggle to take advantage of military beer boycott

A boycott campaign that has sent sales of military-owned beers plummeting has created shortages of rival products, with breweries unable to meet demand and facing a shortage of cans.

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Myanmar seeks international help as Covid bites

Junta authorities in Myanmar are seeking help from the international community to tackle the coronavirus, state-owned media said Wednesday, as the country looks beyond China in its struggle to beat back a new wave.

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With tales of torture, campaign seeks to divide armed resistance

Pro-military Facebook accounts are seeking to drive a wedge between ethnic armed groups and civilian resistance with disinformation, but are struggling to break the unity of the anti-coup opposition.

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Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

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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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