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ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting, says Cambodia

Cambodia said on Thursday a non-political representative from Myanmar had been invited to attend a regional ministerial meeting later this month instead of the country's military-appointed foreign minister.

Reuters

One year since Myanmar coup, U.N. Security Council backs 'will of the people'

The U.N. Security Council said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned by a continuing state of emergency imposed by the military in Myanmar and pushed for talks to resolve the situation in line "with the will and interests of the people."

Reuters

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country’s military coup enters a second year

The Independent UK

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Global Britain's Indo-Pacific tests

It is worth harking back to what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said when he was a foreign secretary: "We should have absolutely no shame or embarrassment in championing our ideals around the world and in this era of dithering and dubitation, this should be the message of Global Britain to…

Bangkok Post

Ha Vu, wife of Australian economist Sean Turnell, marks one year since his arrest in Myanmar

As the anniversary of her husband's arrest nears, academic Ha Vu writes that she hopes he can return to his family in Australia as soon as possible.

ABC News

"We're not done" with sanctions on Myanmar junta and its supporters, says U.S. envoy

Washington will continue to impose sanctions on Myanmar's military and those who have helped the junta that seized power a year ago, U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Asean urges 'immediate' end to Myanmar violence

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged an "immediate" end to violence in Myanmar on Wednesday and for the junta to allow a special envoy tasked with facilitating talks to visit as soon as possible.

Bangkok Post

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Two killed, several injured in Myanmar explosions

At least two people were killed and several injured after multiple explosions hit several places in Myanmar, including Yangon, Bago, and Myitkyina, local media reported on Tuesday, said CGTN News.

Dynamite News

‘We’ll keep reporting, whatever the risk from the junta,’ say Myanmar’s journalists

To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge. The editor describes the risks faced by his media outlet

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar Marks Coup Anniversary with Protests and Unrest

Streets in some of Myanmar's main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule held "silent strikes", marking the first anniversary of a coup that led to deadly chaos and snuffed out tentative steps towards democracy. The United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Myanmar shadow government drops objections to ICJ's Rohingya genocide case

Myanmar's shadow government, set up after last year's military coup, said it accepts the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hear allegations that the country committed genocide against its Rohingya minority.

Reuters

Myanmar coup: A year on, exiles speak of guilt and defiance

Myanmar activists and journalists now living abroad say their job is to tell the world of what is happening at home.

Al Jazeera

Serious crimes will be punished

One year ago, the elected government of Myanmar was deposed by military authorities.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's deadly spiral: One year after coup, can civil war be avoided?

Is there no stopping all-out civil war in Myanmar? On the first anniversary of the coup that ended power sharing between Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy and a military whose candidates had just been trounced in a general election, a silent strike took place to protest the…

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The Guardian - UK

Teachers on the run: striking public sector workers hunted by Myanmar’s military

Protests against the coup mean hospitals and schools are on the brink of collapse, while workers have left their homes to avoid arrest and interrogation

France 24

Myanmar coup anniversary: Government in exile urges France to act against junta

One year ago, the military seized power in Myanmar by force. The country has since descended into civil war fraught with human rights violations, but the international community has resisted imposing measures against the military regime. Members of Myanmar's exile government spoke in Paris on January 31 about the role…

Reuters

Explainer-Stalemate in Myanmar as post-coup crisis drags on

Myanmar's military has struggled to consolidate power in the year since it took back control of the country by force and embarked on a sweeping crackdown against opponents to its rule.

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Daily Dose Ep 959: Budget 2022, Amazon to close Westland publications

Supriti David brings you the news from Delhi, Maharashtra, Maldives and Myanmar.

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The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s coup: a year under military rule in numbers

With more than 1,400 civilians dead, thousands displaced and an economy on the brink of collapse, Myanmar is in crisis

The Guardian - UK

Silent strike empties streets in Myanmar on anniversary of coup

Shops abandoned as public defies military threats and stays at home a year after ousting of government

Reuters

Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,500 with nearly 8,800 in custody - UN

At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Union Budget 2022 gives MEA funds for Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

It will also dedicate ₹600 cr. for Myanmar, which is currently reeling under civil war since military coup of Feb. 2021

Reuters

Drug trafficking surging in year since Myanmar coup

Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told Reuters.

Bangkok Post

UN rights expert calls for cutting off Myanmar junta after crimes

GENEVA: The UN human rights expert on Myanmar said on Tuesday that Myanmar's ruling junta had murdered and tortured civilians while waging a "campaign of terror" in the year since taking power and he called for tightening sanctions against it.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar coup: Military repeats election promise, people strike

A year since seizing power Senior General Min Aung Hlaing repeats promises of an election when state of emergency ends.

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