There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
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Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low and others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future.
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The Bangladesh government’s decision to deny Rohingya refugees access to mobile phone networks is exacerbating suffering in the camps by isolating residents from their families and support networks.
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Myanmar’s recent retail and wholesale trading reforms have effectively blocked foreign SMEs from investing in trading activities and could even be encouraging illicit trade.
The Gambia condemned Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over the plight of Rohingya Muslims on Thursday after she defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN's top court.
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Nearly 100 Rohingya appeared in a Myanmar court after being arrested for trying to flee persecution, as Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the UN's top court to deny allegations of a genocidal campaign against the ethnic minority.
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