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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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Malaysia to invite Myanmar regime leader over Rohingya repatriation push

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he will invite Myanmar's coup leader turned ostensibly civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit in a bid to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.

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Democratic Party leader U Thu Wai on second defeat: 'It's alright.'

Democratic Party (Myanmar) leader U Thu Wai is used to fighting uneven fights. In the 2010 election he unexpectedly lost in Yangon’s Mingalar Taung Nyunt, when pre-votes in favor of then Minister of Labour U Aung Kyi suddenly appeared after midnight. In Sunday’s election he had to battle it out with a National League for Democracy opponent.

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Aung San Suu Kyi requests talks with President, Speaker, military chief

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Democratic Party leader U Thu Wai on second defeat: ‘It’s alright.’

Democratic Party (Myanmar) leader U Thu Wai lost his second election in a row. But he vows not to retire from politics.

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Myanmar’s election receives mixed review from Carter Center observers

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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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