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Ukraine Boosts Southeast Asia Ties with Peace Accord

Ukraine signed a peace accord Thursday with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signed the “Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia” as the annual summit of the Association of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia to prioritise humanitarian visas for Myanmar nationals fleeing military coup

The government says it will send $135 million in aid and prioritise onshore protection visas for people from the South-East Asian nation.

ABC News

Countdown to Asia’s Summit Season

Conflict in Myanmar and Ukraine against a backdrop of U.S.‑China tension – a crowded agenda will unfold in coming weeks.

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Myanmar humanitarian visas prioritised

The federal government is moving humanitarian visa applications from Myanmar citizens in Australia to the top of the queue.

AAP

Myanmar seeks friends to its west

After mortars landed on Bangladesh's soil as the Myanmar military attacked the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State in recent months, soldiers from Bangladesh and Myanmar's junta met to mend ties.

Bangkok Post

Philippines' Marcos to address Myanmar situation at ASEAN summit

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday the situation in Myanmar will be among several issues that will be addressed at the ASEAN summit.

Reuters

US, EU add more sanctions as Myanmar violence deepens

Latest measures target officials, arms dealers as military uses brutal force to respond to armed resistance to its rule.

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Myanmar tops Asian summit's agenda as global issues loom

Southeast Asian leaders are convening in Cambodia, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan

The Independent UK

US expands sanctions on Myanmar, NKorea aviation sectors

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against the aviation sectors of North Korea and Myanmar as it continues to punish the two countries for weapons-related violations of U.S. and United Nations regulations and human rights abuses

The Independent UK

U.S. slaps sanctions on Burmese arms dealer, company

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on a Burmese arms dealer and his company for facilitating arms deals and weapons purchases on behalf of Myanmar's military, the Treasury Department said.

Reuters

AFP sharing intelligence with Myanmar police over drug trafficking after coup

The AFP says it is critical to maintain intelligence sharing even after the military coup because 70 per cent of the methamphetamine that ends up in Australia comes from Myanmar.

ABC News

Myanmar’s anti-coup fighters say injuries harden resolve

Citizens fighting for democracy are facing an uneven fight against a ruthless military with modern weaponry.

Al Jazeera

Hun Sen juggles global, regional politics

Who could have imagined that the world's longest reigning prime minister, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen -- or Prime Minister Hun Sen as he is more commonly known -- would stand in the front row defending Ukraine against Russia as the biggest war in Europe since World…

Bangkok Post

At least 80 Rohingya detained in Myanmar

More than 80 Rohingya people seeking to travel by boat to Malaysia have been detained in southeastern Myanmar after traffickers abandoned them, a security source told AFP on Saturday.

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Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets

Myanmar's military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military diverts civilian jet fuel to air force: Amnesty

Amnesty International calls on countries and companies to stop the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military rulers.

ABC News

Australia under pressure to sanction Myanmar military after Amnesty International report and leaked ANZ Bank transactions

Australia is an outlier among like-minded countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union, all of which have imposed tough sanctions on Myanmar's military rulers since the coup on February 1 last year.

Reuters

Myanmar junta responsible for crisis, says Indonesia foreign minister

Myanmar's military government is responsible for a lack of progress on a peace plan agreed with ASEAN, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding the regional bloc has done its part in trying to end hostilities in the strife-torn country.

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The Independent UK

Amnesty: Fuel suppliers aiding Myanmar attacks on civilians

Amnesty International is urging suppliers of aviation fuel to Myanmar to suspend such shipments to prevent the military from using them to conduct air attacks on civilian targets

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta diverting civilian jet fuel to military: Amnesty

Aviation fuel supplied to junta-ruled Myanmar for civilian planes is being diverted to the military, whose air force has been linked to war crimes, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar court sentences ex-politician to 173 years in prison

Sentence appears to be the longest jail term given to a member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s overthrown government and party.

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar could face aid ‘catastrophe’, experts warn, after junta law change

Local and international aid agencies have a choice between operating illegally or registering with the junta, which some fear legitimises their coup

Al Jazeera

Big banks face scrutiny over business with Myanmar lender

Australian and Singaporean lenders accused of facilitating transactions with Myanmar military-owned bank.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar tycoon's network busted

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have widened their joint investigation and seized assets from the drug network belonging to Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, estimated at 1.8 billion baht.

Al Jazeera

China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report

Group of international legislators call on world to move beyond ASEAN’s ‘failed’ peace plan and recognise Mynamar’s NUG.

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