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Asean envoy appeals to Myanmar junta to spare Suu Kyi jail

PHNOM PENH: A special Southeast Asian envoy for the crisis in Myanmar on Monday urged its military rulers not to hold deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in prison, appealing for leniency ahead of a visit later this week.

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ASEAN envoy appeals to Myanmar junta to spare Suu Kyi jail

A special Southeast Asian envoy for the crisis in Myanmar on Monday urged its military rulers not to hold deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi in prison, appealing for leniency ahead of a visit later this week.

Reuters

More illegal job seekers from Myanmar, smuggling gang arrested

KANCHANABURI: Nineteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar and six Thai men were arrested at a house in Sangkhla Buri district on Saturday.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Moved to Solitary Confinement in Prison

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi remained in strong spirits after being transferred from house arrest to prison, a source with knowledge of the case said Thursday, and would "calmly" face her new solitary confinement. Since being deposed in a coup last year, Suu Kyi had been under house…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar men on murder charges say victim tried to abduct woman

SONGKHLA: Three Myanmar illegal migrants charged with the murder of a 40-year-old man whose body was found in a shallow grave have told police he extorted money from their group and tried to force one of the women to leave with him.

Bangkok Post

Wagga Wagga refugee struggles with mental health after fleeing Myanmar

They've escaped persecution, but some refugees can't get specialised mental health support when starting their new lives in Australia.

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to prison from undisclosed location - BBC

Myanmar's ruling military authorities have transferred deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to prison from the undisclosed location she has been held at since last year's army coup, news outlets including the BBC reported on Thursday.

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Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters

Myanmar’s military has confirmed that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to a prison where she will have quarters separate from other detainees

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison solitary confinement

Military government confirms transfer of deposed leader from house arrest to prison compound.

Al Jazeera

Asean should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, UN expert says

KUALA LUMPUR: The Southeast Asian bloc Asean should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert said on Thursday.

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ASEAN should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, U.N. expert says

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert said on Thursday.

Reuters

Fencing work on disputed Myanmar border areas stopped, says Manipur CM Biren Singh

‘A high-level official team will be sent to hold talks with Myanmar’, says the Chief Minister.

The Hindu

UN expert calls for Myanmar action as death toll tops 2,000

Tom Andrews says the crisis triggered by the coup demands countries take more meaningful action to end the violence.

Al Jazeera

UN expert: Myanmar's pledge for clean polls 'preposterous'

A U_N_ expert says military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous."

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Myanmar's crises: A recipe for disaster

'The military exploits [natural resources] as they like, and we do what we like," says Myint, who lives in Khamti township in north-western Sagaing region -- one of the sites with the most clashes between the Myanmar military and resistance forces. "Everyone knows that one day there'll be no more…

Benzinga

Here's How Alibaba Is Reaping Benefits Of Overseas Infra Investments As Domestic Crackdowns Continue To Pinch

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), through its Pakistan e-commerce subsidiary Daraz, expanded its reach across Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar, becoming South Asia's largest e-commerce company outside India,

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved from secret location to prison

Legal officials say ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from a secret detention location to a prison in the country’s capital

Reuters

Myanmar minister attends ASEAN defence meeting despite calls to exclude junta

Myanmar's military-appointed defence minister joined a meeting of his Southeast Asian counterparts on Wednesday, despite pressure from some countries in the regional bloc and pro-democracy groups to exclude the junta from such gatherings.

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Myanmar minister joins Southeast Asian defense meeting

Myanmar’s defense minister has been welcomed to an annual meeting of his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations despite being sanctioned by the United States, Britain and other countries for abuses committed by his military

Reuters

Myanmar junta shifts Suu Kyi trial to prison venue

Myanmar's military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Myanmar Executions Could Be War Crimes

The Myanmar junta's plans to execute political opponents may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN official said Monday. The junta said on June 3 it would execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both convicted of terrorism, in…

Al Jazeera

‘Through our own eyes’: Rohingya refugees stage photography show

Refugees in Bangladesh’s sprawling camps hope online exhibition and book will help world better understand their lives.

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Suu Kyi celebrates birthday with cake in court

Although detained by Myanmar’s military government on a slew of charges, ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been able to hold a small birthday celebration during a court appearance

Al Jazeera

Rohingya families in Kashmir fear separation as India cracks down

Refugees say the fear of separation from families is greater than the fear of being deported back to Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Illegal job seekers arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols on Sunday arrested 30 Myanmar nationals for illegal entry in two districts of this western province, police said.

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