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Leading Myanmar opposition organization blames local resistance group for killing of Catholic priest

The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 members of a local resistance group suspected in the killing of a Catholic village priest last week in the country’s northwest

The Independent UK

Catholic priest knifed to death inside Myanmar church by anti-junta rebels

Roman Catholic leaders demand justice for priest killed in church

The Independent UK

Joint Efforts To Combat Online Scam Centers In Myanmar

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar intensify with joint actions by China, Thailand, and Myanmar to combat criminal syndicates and repatria...

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Myanmar Militia Says Ready To Deport 10,000 Cyber Scam Workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

International Business Times

Argentine Court Issues Warrants For Myanmar Officials Accused Of Rohingya 'Genocide'

An Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting the Rohingya minority group.

International Business Times

Guy Horton obituary

Other lives: Human rights activist and English teacher who highlighted the persecution of minority ethnic groups in Myanmar

The Guardian - UK

Scam Centre Survivors Tell Of Beatings, Abuse In Myanmar

At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.

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Thai Army Coordinates Repatriation Of Trafficked Scam Victims

Thai authorities rescue 260 trafficking victims from online scam centers in Myanmar, preparing for repatriation. Efforts to combat scam networks in Southea...

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Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated

Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar

The Independent UK

Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile

While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate something worthy: the use of thanakha, a yellowish-white paste made from ground tree bark as a traditional natural cosmetic

The Independent UK

Man who threw puppy into sea given 15 days in Thai jail

Myanmar national has visa revoked and is set for deportation by immigration authorities

The Independent UK

Over 250 People Held At Myanmar Scam Centre Released At Thai Border

More than 250 people rescued from online scam centres in Myanmar were handed over to Thailand on Wednesday, a senior Thai army official said, following a series of crackdowns on the illegal operations.

International Business Times

Four Japanese arrested at Myanmar border

Four Japanese nationals have been arrested in Mae Sot district of Tak province after illegally crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border to Myawaddy, police said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia

NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.

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Thailand Cuts Off Power To Myanmar Scam Networks

Thailand takes decisive action by cutting off power supplies to combat scams in Myanmar, impacting .8 million revenue.

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Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings

Thailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem

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Thailand Cuts Electricity To Myanmar Scam Sites

Thailand takes action against online scams in Myanmar by cutting electricity to Chinese-run scam compounds, amidst reports of forced labor and criminal act...

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Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar's ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders

A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been unsuccessful as the property in a country embroiled in a civil war failed to attract any bidders

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Myanmar Junta Bid To Sell Suu Kyi Mansion Flops For Third Time

Myanmar's junta failed in its attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader's home -- the third time the sale has flopped.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Myanmar, four years on: the army unleashed terror, but the people are defiant

Editorial: The junta’s brutality has failed to secure victory in the civil war, but is devastating the country

The Independent UK

Aung Sun Suu Kyi’s son demands her release outside Myanmar Embassy in London

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, made a direct plea to Myanmar’s military junta on Friday, 31 January, for the release of his mother on the fourth anniversary of her arrest.

Al Jazeera

‘Criminalised for politics’: Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire

AAP and challenger BJP ‘outdo’ each other in attacking mainly Muslim refugees to consolidate votes in February 5 polls.

International Business Times

Seeking Light In Dark Times Four Years After Myanmar Coup

Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup.

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son pleads with Myanmar's military dictatorship to free his mother

Kim Aris calls for release of ‘last flame of hope for democracy’ in the country

The Independent UK

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government

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