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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s biggest opium producer: UN

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released today.

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Released journalist urges Japan to pressure junta

A Japanese journalist recently released from Insein Prison called on Monday for Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and accept refugees from Myanmar.

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Turnell tells of jail squalor, torture fears

An Australian economist released last week after nearly two years in a Myanmar jail on Tuesday told of interrogations in leg irons, squalor and the sounds of screams from tortured cellmates.

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Military airstrikes kill around 50: KIA spokesperson

Myanmar military air strikes on a concert held by the Kachin Independence Army killed around 50 people and wounded 70, including civilians, the group said on Monday.

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Junta threatens to downgrade Australia ties over diplomatic snub

Myanmar's junta on Thursday threatened to downgrade diplomatic ties with Australia after it said Canberra would not replace its recently-departed ambassador to the military-run country.

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Junta-controlled court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi for corruption

The international community and human rights groups condemned the trial as unfair and the five year sentence as politically motivated.

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US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.

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TotalEnergies to leave Myanmar over human rights abuses

The French energy giant pulls out after expressing support for targeted sanctions against Myanmar's state-run oil and gas firm

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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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