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Cross-border trade poised to hit B1.80tn

Despite slower economic growth in neighbouring countries and zero-Covid measures in China, Thailand's cross-border trade is still expected to grow by at least 5% this year to 1.80 trillion baht, driven by greater demand for gasoline, edible oil, tyres and auto parts.

Bangkok Post

EU condemns jail, hard labour sentence for Myanmar's Suu Kyi

The European Union condemned on Sunday the sentencing of Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to jail with hard labour, after she was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Reuters

‘When I write, I exist and so does my community,’ says Rohingya poet Mayyu Ali

Mayyu Ali is one of the 700,000 or so Rohingya who had to flee Myanmar in the summer of 2017 following abuses committed by the Burmese army. Five years later, the 31-year-old poet continues to give voice to his people through his writings.

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‘Friendly ties’: Myanmar’s top general to visit Russia

Military leader Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks with Russian officials to ‘further cement cooperation’.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar's junta is running out of time to make progress on Asean peace plan

Ahead of the 55th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers' meeting in August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen mulled over a "new approach" to the Myanmar crisis. The country's junta government had just executed four political prisoners.

Bangkok Post

Former UK ambassador to Myanmar and artist husband jailed ‘for breaching immigration law’

Charges seen as pretext for cracking down on her critical views

The Independent UK

Daily Dose Ep 1140: Teesta Setalvad granted interim bail, INS Vikrant commissioned

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka, Myanmar, and NASA.

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Marcos flying to Indonesia, Singapore on first foreign trip

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will travel to Indonesia and Singapore on his first overseas trip since taking office in June to strengthen security ties and discuss problems confronting the region, including strife in Myanmar

The Independent UK

Myanmar court sentences ex-UK envoy, husband to year in prison

Ex-UK ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman and her husband convicted over alleged immigration offences.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar gives ex-British envoy 1-year prison term

A diplomat says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a former British ambassador to the Southeast Asian nation to a year in prison for failing to register her residence

The Independent UK

Former British ambassador to Myanmar jailed for violating immigration laws

Myanmar’s military junta said Miss Bowman’s failure to report her change of address breached visa rules

Evening Standard

Ex-UK ambassador and her husband jailed for a year in Myanmar, reports say

Vicky Bowman and Htein Lin were arrested last week accused of violating immigration laws

The Guardian - UK

7 Rohingya dead after boat seized, Myanmar officials say

Seven Rohingya people from a group of 65 seized by Myanmar authorities from a boat off the southern coast died of hunger, thirst and exposure, state media said Friday.

Bangkok Post

Long-term visa applications officially open

The Board of Investment has officially begun accepting applications for long-term resident (LTR) visas for wealthy and high-potential foreigners who are expected to make big contributions to the economy.

Bangkok Post

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Reuters

Myanmar jails Britain's former ambassador and spouse for a year

A court in Myanmar has jailed a former British ambassador and her spouse for one year for violating immigration laws, sources and media said on Friday, prompting concern from rights activists at secretive trials under military rule.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta jails former British envoy for a year

Myanmar's junta jailed a former British ambassador to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source said.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi gets 3 years’ jail for election fraud

Latest sentence adds to the 17 years in prison that Aung San Suu Kyi has already been given in military-ruled Myanmar.

Reuters

Factbox: Legal cases against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to a further three years in prison on Friday with hard labour for committing electoral fraud, according to a source familiar with her secretive trial.

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Gets More Jail, Hard Labor for Election Fraud

Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labor, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to decades of military rule…

Reuters

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets jail with hard labour for election fraud

Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings.

The Independent UK

Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraud

A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of involvement in election fraud

Al Jazeera

Myanmar, Ukraine war shift Japanese policy on refugees

The crisis in Myanmar and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have opened Japan’s door a fraction wider.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar postpones hearing of detained Japanese filmmaker

The next court hearing of a Japanese man in Myanmar was postponed to Sept 6 in the trial over his alleged involvement in an anti-coup protest amid Japan's calls for his early release, a source close to the matter said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is our documentary of the crisis we face’: the Rohingya smartphone photographers

Refugees who have fled Myanmar describe the risks and their sense of duty – as well as joy – in recording life around them in the sprawling camps of Bangladesh

The Guardian - AU

When internet shutdowns spill over borders

The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world away

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