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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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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.

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Myanmar regime says UN envoy illegitimate ahead of credentials decision

Myanmar's military-backed regime said Sunday their United Nations ambassador – loyal to ousted leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – is occupying the office illegitimately, as the organisation prepares to weigh his replacement.

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Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: thinktank

One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a thinktank said Thursday.

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China resists push at UN for Myanmar probe of Rakhine attacks

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Myanmar soldier arrested in Rakhine with $3.6 million meth cache

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Expanding political imagination beyond constitutional limits in Kachin

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US retiree accused of running 'sex tours' on Thai-Myanmar border

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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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