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Escalating evidence of crimes in Myanmar: UN investigators

UN investigators said Tuesday there was mounting evidence of crimes being committed in Myanmar, including since a military coup last year.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar shadow embassy opens in Canberra to champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted government

Not far from the imposing, official embassy is a welcoming space in a rented house where Australian and Myanmar flags fly alongside symbols of the resistance

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar generals banned from ASEAN until peace plan progress

Foreign ministers express disappointment at military administration’s failure to implement crisis plan.

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Sergei Lavrov says Russia backs Myanmar junta’s efforts to ‘stabilise’ country on landmark visit

Sergey Lavrov expresses ‘solidarity’ with military junta who took power in coup last year, leading to political turmoil

The Independent UK

Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean foreign ministers meeting

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states are working to come up with additional steps or adjustments to measures dealing with Myanmar, which has been ruled by the military since a coup in February 2021, following the junta's execution of four people including two pro-democracy activists late last month.

Bangkok Post

Why is the Myanmar crisis such a challenge for ASEAN?

ASEAN ministers meet a week after the military hanged four activists, but look unlikely to take a tougher line.

Al Jazeera

Asean foreign ministers to push for tougher action on Myanmar

Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet this week, as anger mounts at the junta for stonewalling crisis resolution efforts.

Bangkok Post

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Myanmar’s military leader extends state of emergency

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing quoted stressing need to strengthen ‘genuine’ and ‘disciplined’ democratic system.

Al Jazeera

Defiance in Myanmar even as executions prompt fears for detained

More than 70 political prisoners are on death row and analysts fear a desperate military regime could step up killings.

Al Jazeera

Human rights group calls for Australia to 'get off the fence' amid fears of further executions in Myanmar

An international human rights organisation is criticising the Australian government's response to the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military, accusing Canberra of being a "laggard" and out of step with its allies.

ABC News

G7 calls on Myanmar to refrain from more ‘arbitrary executions’

The group was the latest to condemn the execution of pro-democracy activists by Myanmar’s coup leaders.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The UN Security Council has condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four prisoners, drawing praise Thursday from a shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers.

Bangkok Post

UN Security Council Condemns Myanmar Executions

The UN Security Council has condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four prisoners, drawing praise Thursday from a shadow government of ousted Myanmar lawmakers. In a rare consensus on the post-coup crisis, the Security Council on Wednesday released a statement condemning the executions -- Myanmar's first in decades -- and…

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Fears for more than 100 dissidents sentenced to death in Myanmar after executions spark condemnation

The executions of four men earlier this week has brought into sharp focus the fate of more than 100 people sentenced to death under the country's military junta since the coup in February last year.

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Reuters

U.N. Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar's ruling military and called for the release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including President Win Myint and leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How four executions could embolden Myanmar’s resistance

In today’s newsletter: As the junta gets ever more brutal, Gen Z protesters are forming a patchwork militia. Burmese journalist Aung Naing Soe on why the executions could signal a new phase in the struggle for democracy

The Conversation

Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know

The current conflict in Myanmar raised new international concern when the country’s military announced on July 25, 2022, that it had executed four pro-democracy activists and political prisoners.

Daily Mirror

What is happening in Myanmar? Conflict explained as 4 pro-democracy campaigners executed

Myanmar has been fraught with conflict for years, from a military coup and the deposition of a leader to mass protests which have left hundreds injured and silenced

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Bangkok Post

Myanmar 'has enough funds to avert Sri Lanka-like crisis'

Myanmar has sufficient foreign reserves to avoid an economic crisis similar to Sri Lanka’s, the military government said, pushing back on suggestions by some analysts that the Southeast Asian nation faces a growing possibility of default.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s military says executions were ‘justice for the people’

Killing of four anti-coup activists has been met with widespread international outrage.

Bangkok Post

Asean denounces execution of Myanmar democracy leaders

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

ABC News

Australia 'appalled' by Myanmar executions, Penny Wong offers condolences to families still without answers

Members of the international community — including Australia and the organisation representing Myanmar's neighbours — call the killings "appalling" and "highly reprehensible".

The Independent UK

Myanmar court rules Suu Kyi bribery trial can continue

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has ruled there is sufficient evidence for the bribery trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to continue

The Guardian - AU

Executed Myanmar activist visited Australia in 2012 to complete a political advisers’ course

Phyo Zeya Thaw met then prime minister Julia Gillard when he was brought to Australia by AusAid

ABC News

Australian embassy spends $750,000 at luxury hotel linked to Myanmar's military junta

Official documents reveal an Australian embassy spent $750,000 at a luxury hotel built on land owned and leased by Myanmar's military junta, with activists saying taxpayer dollars should not have been used.

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