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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.

BY AFP

Norway raids Telenor HQ over suspected Myanmar rights abuses

Norwegian authorities said on Tuesday they had carried out a search at the headquarters of Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor, which is suspected of complicity in crimes against humanity in Myanmar.

BY AFP

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Pope shares solidarity with Myanmar youth as protesters decorate Easter eggs

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorated boiled eggs on Sunday, as Pope Francis in his Easter message expressed solidarity with the country's youth.

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In the line of fire: the deadly job of covering Mandalay’s protests

A Frontier reporter who was shot on March 27 recounts the growing brutality of security forces in Myanmar’s second-largest city and their efforts to stop anyone trying to document their bloody crackdowns.

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Total to continue gas production in Myanmar

Arguing against calls for foreign companies to halt operations that benefit the Tatmadaw, Total's CEO said the French energy giant has a duty not to cut power production that millions of people and hospitals depend on.

BY AFP

NCA-signatory armed groups back anti-coup protests

On Saturday, the 10 major rebel groups that are signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement met virtually to discuss the situation, condemning the junta’s use.

BY AFP

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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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