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Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos

July 25, 2024 admin

(L-R) Myanmar Permanent secretary of foreign affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia Foreign Mohamad Hasan, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia Foreign…

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Myanmar’s civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say

July 20, 2024 admin

Smoke rises from debris and corrugated roofing of a school structure that was burned to the ground in Taung Myint village in the Magway region of Myanmar on October 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP An intensification of fighting in Myanmar’s civil war has brought a sharp increase in destructive attacks on schools, a group…

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UN expert warns of looming ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar

July 4, 2024 admin

This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows people rebuilding temporary homes near a destroyed building following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in Rakhine State. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up…

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Myanmar airstrike wounds around 20 at clinic: media, armed group

May 15, 2024 admin

A Myanmar military air strike on a medical clinic wounded around 20 people in western Rakhine state, according to an ethnic armed group, a resident and local media on May 15. Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since a military…

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Myanmar clashes stretch into second day

October 28, 2023 admin

This handout photo taken and released October 28, 2023 by the Kokang Information Network shows members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army walking past a Myanmar military base after seizing it during clashes near Laukkaing township in Myanmar’s northern Shan state. | Photo Credit: AFP Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched…

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Myanmar junta orders airstrikes to recover lost outposts

October 21, 2023 admin

Homes destroyed after air and artillery strikes in Mung Lai Hkyet displacement camp, in Laiza, Myanmar, on October 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s ruling junta ordered air strikes and troop reinforcements as it tried to recover lost outposts near the Chinese border from rebels, the military said. The toppling of Aung San Suu…

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Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis

September 14, 2023 admin

A video grab shows Kim Aris displaying an old photo of his mother and Myanmar’s ousted, detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Photo Credit: AP The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has said he’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar’s violent political crisis, which…

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