Myanmar junta airstrikes target civilians to coerce Arakan Army into peace talks: Rakhine rebel leadership says continued bombing of civilians negates trust ...
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Myanmar junta airstrikes target civilians to coerce Arakan Army into peace ...
Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president, met with Japanese philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa in the country’s capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday ... Show more

Japan envoy Sasakawa meets Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing, state media says
A military airstrike on a market in Myanmar's Rakhine state killed dozens on Monday, the Arakan Army said. A witness who requested anonymity for safety ... Show more
Key FactsReported airstrike near Rakhine market kills at least 33
Sep 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
  • The Arakan Army said a fighter jet dropped two bombs near a market in Kyauktaw at midday.

  • Rescue workers and rebel representatives reported at least 33 dead and 36 wounded, including vendors, shoppers and pedestrians.

  • Myanmar’s military did not immediately comment; it previously said it targeted only legitimate military targets and accused resistance groups of terrorism.

  • UN data show nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine because of the conflict.
  • This is one of the most severe airstrikes in Rakhine.
    — Wai Hun Aung, senior rescue official in Rakhine, said this.
Asia meth seizures soar as Myanmar becomes hotbed of production: BANGKOK/YANGON -- Seizures of methamphetamine have spiked across East and Southeast Asia ...
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Asia meth seizures soar as Myanmar becomes hotbed of production
China sentences to death Myanmar scam clan members: A Chinese court sentenced three members of a criminal gang to death on Tuesday for operating a network of ...
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China sentences to death Myanmar scam clan members
Anwar is Bargaining Myanmar Lives For Political Gain – And He Will Lose: Min Aung Hlaing should not be trusted to resolve a refugee crisis that is a direct ...
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Anwar is Bargaining Myanmar Lives For Political Gain – And He Will Lose
US opens direct talks with Myanmar: WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government ...
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US opens direct talks with Myanmar
Malaysia PM says will work on Myanmar’s ASEAN reintegration: Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing in Malaysia for a two-day visit, his first since he became president ...
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Malaysia PM says will work on Myanmar’s ASEAN reintegration
Key FactsMalaysia seeks Myanmar’s full ASEAN reintegration
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Malaysia said it would pursue Myanmar’s full reintegration into ASEAN, while stressing the visit did not recognise its government.

  • Anwar thanked Min for accepting the return of 10,493 Myanmar nationals from Malaysia.

  • Min said favourable weather would allow him to dispatch navy ships to repatriate detainees as soon as possible.

  • Pro-democracy activists and resistance groups repeatedly urged ASEAN not to grant political legitimacy to Min Aung Hlaing’s presidency.
  • Malaysia will do whatever is possible to make sure that we ... ultimately, take Myanmar as part of our community of nations, without prejudice, and particularly in the context of ASEAN,
    — Anwar Ibrahim after meeting Min Aung Hlaing
US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman: WASHINGTON - The United States lifted on Friday sanctions ‌on the daughter of a Myanmar ...
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US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman
Living Under a Lethal Sky: Myanmar’s Rakhine on Edge as Military Airstrikes on Civilians Grow
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Living Under a Lethal Sky: Myanmar’s Rakhine on Edge as Military ...
At Least 8 Dead in Myanmar Air Strikes, Rakhine Rebel Group Claims: In a desperate bid to claw back territory from the Arakan Army, the Myanmar military has ...
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At Least 8 Dead in Myanmar Air Strikes, Rakhine Rebel Group Claims
Myanmar property market booms as prices soar on regime policies, inflation: YANGON -- "We used to invest in gold," said Moe Myint, a property buyer in ...
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Myanmar property market booms as prices soar on regime policies, inflation
US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman: The United States lifted on ‌Friday sanctions on the daughter of a Myanmar businessman ...
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US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman
Myanmar President departs for home after two-day official visit to Malaysia: SEPANG: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing departed for home on Thursday (Oct 8) ...
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Myanmar President departs for home after two-day official visit to ...
‘It's very unfair to send us back to the place we fled from’, says Rohingya rights activist Nur Sadek. Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants ... Show more
China tried 3 times to talk crime families out of scam business in Myanmar: CCTV: Series outlines how joint operations brought down major border compounds amid ...
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China tried 3 times to talk crime families out of scam business in ...
Malaysia Sends 1,476 Myanmar Nationals Home: How Voluntary Is ‘Voluntary’? Malaysia has sent 1,476 Myanmar nationals back to Myanmar, including 27 children ... Show more
Death toll from Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state rises to 50: Sept 29 (Reuters) - The death ⁠toll from a Myanmar military airstrike in Rakhine state ...
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Death toll from Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state rises to 50
Key FactsMalaysia starts controversial asylum-seeker returns to Myanmar
Sep 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
  • The government began returning around 5,000 asylum seekers under a controversial agreement with Min Aung Hlaing.

  • Three ships are scheduled to depart on 29 September carrying the first 1,476 returnees.

  • Human rights groups warn that returnees could face violence, persecution and conscription into Myanmar’s army.

  • Malaysia describes the returns as voluntary but has barred the UN refugee agency from accessing detainees.
  • We can arrest them, but do not beat, intimidate or humiliate them.
    — Anwar Ibrahim, in a recent podcast interview about the treatment of Rohingya
UN Refugee Agency Expresses Concerns About Malaysia’s Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
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UN Refugee Agency Expresses Concerns About Malaysia’s Deportation of ...
UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50: The UN condemns the Myanmar airstrike killing 50 near Bangladesh border, urging an end to violence and ...
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UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50
Can Myanmar’s New Administration Revive the Stalled Dawei SEZ Project?: The flagship project struggled even during Myanmar’s decade of opening ...
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Can Myanmar’s New Administration Revive the Stalled Dawei SEZ Project?
Searching for ‘Emilie’ — and Uncovering a Romance Scam Playbook: ‘Emilie’ stole $812,000 from a widower in the U.S. Reporters traced the fake online persona to a ...
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Malaysia in October, report says: Myanmar's junta chief-turned-President Min Aung Hlaing will visit Malaysia in October ...
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Malaysia in October, report says
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman has called for stronger international support to ensure the safe, voluntary and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Exclusive: Myanmar’s Dictator Wants to Rebuild Ties With the West: In his first Western media interview since seizing power, Min Aung Hlaing makes his case for ...
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Exclusive: Myanmar’s Dictator Wants to Rebuild Ties With the West
OpinionUnable to claim Myanmar’s UN seat, the junta wants to empty it: Asked in New York this weekend to read Naypyitaw's September 12 broadside against him ...
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Unable to claim Myanmar’s UN seat, the junta wants to empty it
Cambodia gives Myanmar post-coup leader red-carpet reception: PHNOM PENH — Cambodia gave Myanmar's coup leader turned civilian president a red-carpet welcome on ...
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Cambodia gives Myanmar post-coup leader red-carpet reception
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“Black gold” is pouring out of Myanmar: It is again the world’s largest producer of opium
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“Black gold” is pouring out of Myanmar
Resistance airbase hit heralds a wider drone war in Myanmar: It was an operation far too long in the making, but even if late in the fight ...
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Resistance airbase hit heralds a wider drone war in Myanmar
Myanmar’s resistance finally takes the fight to junta’s air power: For more than five years, Myanmar’s military has treated the sky as its safest battlefield ...
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Myanmar’s resistance finally takes the fight to junta’s air power
Fighters Without Borders: Mercenaries, Adventurers, and Volunteers in Myanmar’s Civil War
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Myanmar airport closed following reported drone attack: Military government pins attack on pro-democracy rebels it has been battling since seizing power in 2021.
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Myanmar airport closed following reported drone attack
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Vietnam's pragmatic path toward Myanmar on display in Min Aung Hlaing visit: BANGKOK -- Vietnam welcomed Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing this weekend ...
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Myanmar worker claims he was beaten with stick at Hokkaido farm - The Mainichi: TOKYO -- A Myanmar man who fled a farm in Hokkaido, where he was employed under ...
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