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UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

A new U.N. report says Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians

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Myanmar minister to NZ: 'Attention is good, action is a must'

Human rights minister in exile calls on NZ to do more about abuses committed by the military regime in his home country.

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Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

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UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar's military

Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta's deadly campaign to crush its opposition.

Reuters

Aid groups seek green light from Myanmar junta to access cyclone-hit state

Relief organisations were awaiting clearance from Myanmar's military rulers on Wednesday to access areas of Rakhine State devastated by a deadly cyclone three days ago, and deliver food and medicine to communities in urgent need.

Reuters

How Myanmar’s Junta Uses Telecom Companies to Target Journalists

With Myanmar’s four mobile service providers now either directly or indirectly linked to the military, sensitive user data is more easily accessible and could be used to persecute opposition voices, experts say.

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Mizoram records new parachute gecko

The parachute gecko has been reported to be distributed across parts of Mizoram, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia

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Fighting Thailand's 'scamdemic'

The April 8 arrest in Bangkok of a Chinese woman with Thai citizenship alleged to be the leader of a criminal syndicate involved in fraud, surrogacy and human trafficking is just one recent example of an increasingly sophisticated crime wave inside Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Rohingya repatriation requires trust

Can the "pilot project" being undertaken to address the Rohingya situation in Myanmar offer any kind of resolution to their plight? Sadly, there is no chance for the Rohingya to return home right now, especially given what the delegation that returned from Myanmar on May 5 witnessed while in the…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar and Bangladesh begin cleaning up, counting casualties after devastating Cyclone Mocha

Recovery efforts are underway in Myanmar and Bangladesh after a powerful cyclone smashed into their coastlines, causing widespread destruction and at least 21 deaths, with hundreds of others believed missing

The Independent UK

Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 81 in Myanmar

Bu Ma (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to at least 81 on Tuesday, according to local leaders, officials and state media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support.

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Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Rohingya families in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched the seashore for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity.

AFP

Early warning, preparedness likely saved thousands of lives during Cyclone Mocha

Early warnings from weather agencies and better preparedness by local governments and aid agencies likely saved thousands of lives during a powerful cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh and Myanmar over the weekend

The Independent UK

Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 60 in Myanmar

Bu Ma (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to 60 on Tuesday, according to local leaders and junta-backed media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support.

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Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 41 in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Bu Ma (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told AFP, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support.

AFP

Cyclone toll in Myanmar's Rakhine state at least 41: local leaders

Bu Ma (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll in cyclone-hit villages of Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to at least 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told AFP.

Bangkok Post

Cyclone toll in Myanmar's Rakhine state at least 41

SITTWE: The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to at least 41 on Tuesday, local leaders said.

Al Jazeera

Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Communications problems are making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage caused by the massive storm.

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US imports of ‘blood teak’ from Myanmar continue despite sanctions

The harvesting of the luxury wood contributes to deforestation and profits from its sale support the country’s military regime

Reuters

Hundreds feared dead after cyclone hits western Myanmar

Hundreds of people, including Rohingya Muslims, were feared dead after a cyclone struck Myanmar at the weekend, residents and aid groups said on Tuesday, with rescue efforts hampered by damage to infrastructure.

The New Daily

Six dead, 700 injured as Cyclone Mocha hits Myanmar

Rescuers have evacuated about 1000 people after powerful Cyclone Mocha hit western Myanmar, killing six people.

AFP

Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 29 in Myanmar

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - The death toll from Cyclone Mocha which barrelled through the Bay of Bengal rose on Monday as contact was slowly restored to western Myanmar, with 29 people reported dead.

AFP

Vietnam's women get World Cup boost with football gold

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Vietnam's women scored a big pre-World Cup boost on Monday by beating Myanmar 2-0 to win gold at the Southeast Asian Games.

The Hindu

Cyclone 'Mocha' damages over 230 houses in Mizoram

Super cyclone ‘Mocha’ made landfall along the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts on Sunday, after intensifying into the equivalent of a Category-5 storm

AFP

Myanmar port city slowly reopens after deadly Cyclone Mocha

Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - Contact was slowly being restored on Monday with tens of thousands of people cut off in a major Myanmar port city as the death toll from a cyclone that tore through the west of the country and neighbouring Bangladesh rose to at least five.

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