Thefts and robberies, often violent, have skyrocketed in Myanmar’s commercial capital since the February 2021 coup, with residents setting up night patrols in ... Show more
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In Episode 2 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar In-Depth, we speak about how migration is driving international interest in Burmese cuisine. Chef and content creator Zwe Zay Yan Zaw ... Show more
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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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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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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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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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AFP | Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim once urged his Muslim-majority nation to show solidarity with the Rohingya who fled Myanmar en masse ... Show more
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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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The latest edition of Political Insider looks at the role of sports in post-coup Myanmar, from the use of medal-winning athletes in regime propaganda to ... Show more
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AFP | Myanmar’s coup leader turned regime president Min Aung Hlaing will head to Malaysia on Wednesday for a two-day visit, officials said ... Show more
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US opens direct talks with Myanmar: WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government ...
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Myanmar military launches air strike on Rakhine market, killing at least 33: Nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict ...
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Key FactsReported airstrike near Rakhine market kills at least 33
Sep 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- 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.
Living Under a Lethal Sky: Myanmar’s Rakhine on Edge as Military Airstrikes on Civilians Grow
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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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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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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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Paid articlePaywallMalaysia 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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Key FactsMalaysia seeks Myanmar’s full ASEAN reintegration
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: star-telegram.com
- 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
U.S. lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military-linked businessman: The move comes a after report that said the administration of U.S. President Donald ...
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Key FactsMalaysia starts controversial asylum-seeker returns to Myanmar
Sep 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
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
AFP | Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia returned to their war-ravaged home country on Sunday under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors ... Show more
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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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‘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

In Episode 1 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar In-Depth, we discuss with activist Nur Sadek the rise in hate speech against Rohingya in Malaysia, as well as Meta’s role in moderating ... Show more
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Malaysia begins sending back Rohingya refugees despite safety warnings: About 1,500 refugees are to be sent back in the first phase, despite criticism from ...
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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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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

AFP | Malaysia began sending back around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may ... Show more
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The first group of 1,500 Myanmar nationals has voluntarily returned from Malaysia after fleeing the country following the 2021 military coup

Q&A | Amid growing harassment of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, Frontier speaks with Nur Sadek, the founder of Rohingya Rights Response which monitors ... Show more
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Myanmar says 10,000 migrants returned from Malaysia this year: Rights monitors have raised concerns that members of the Rohingya minority may be sent back to ...
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This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar , Min Aung Hlaing gives first interview to a Western outlet since the coup, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army holds talks with ... Show more
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UN Refugee Agency Expresses Concerns About Malaysia’s Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
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The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the South African legal pioneer Navanethem “Navi” Pillay. She defended Nelson Mandela and stood up against apartheid ... Show more

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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Myanmar military air strike kills at least 50 in northern Rakhine state: report: Myanmar military jet targeted a bridge and a market in Kyauktaw township of ...
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Families searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people ... Show more

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman has called for stronger international support to ensure the safe, voluntary and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.

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OPINION | With the Arakan Army now controlling most of Rakhine State as a de facto government, Dhaka should take note and not treat it as just another militant ... Show more
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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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AFP | As a Rohingya exile who abandoned his life in Malaysia to return to Myanmar, Ismail’s bleak prospects may portend what awaits others caught in Kuala ... Show more
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“It's time that we paid attention to the Rohingyas”
It’s now been almost a decade since 1.3 million Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee persecution in ... Show more

A “collateral-free” loan scheme for small and medium enterprises launched by the Myanmar government in 2014 looks functional on paper ... Show more
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Malaysia begins deportations, but hostility towards Rohingya refugees not stopping any time soon
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DOH ATHAN | A regime airstrike in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township in June killed eight civilians, including the wife and son of Ko Sithu Hein ... Show more
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A Chinese live-streaming host is reportedly being held for ransom in Myanmar in what appears to be the latest case of a victim being lured to work at a scam ... Show more

IN FOCUS: As Putrajaya and Bangkok warm up to Naypyidaw, Myanmar refugees fear being sent home
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AFP | Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he will invite Myanmar’s coup leader turned ostensibly civilian president Min Aung Hlaing for an ... Show more
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AFP | Norwegian authorities said on Tuesday they had carried out a search at the headquarters of Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor ... Show more
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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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Lethwei is considered one of the most brutal martial arts in the world. Fights are fought without protective gear, head strikes are allowed ... Show more

Farmers in many areas of central Myanmar have seen their crops destroyed by massive floods, with the regime impeding humanitarian assistance and the resistance ... Show more
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This week on Season 2, Episode 23 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar ; Norway probes Telenor over alleged Myanmar crimes while the junta targets envoy to the United Nations ... Show more
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OpinionThe ICJ’s Pernicious Plan to Redefine Genocide: The Trump administration may soon have reason to dismantle another international tribunal.
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Paid articlePaywallAFP | Myanmar’s military-backed regime said Sunday their United Nations ambassador – loyal to ousted leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi – is occupying the office ... Show more
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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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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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Fighters Without Borders: Mercenaries, Adventurers, and Volunteers in Myanmar’s Civil War
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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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Paid articlePaywallResistance 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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AFP | In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar’s lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knock-out ... Show more
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This week on Season 2, Episode 22 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar ; resistance attacks airport as Min Aung Hlaing continues his diplomatic tour abroad ... Show more
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AFP | One of the world’s biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up ... Show more
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This week on #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar the UN says it's not involved in repatriation of Myanmar refugees in Malaysia, the KIA claims they have destroyed a regime flotilla and ... Show more
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Rebels launch FPV drone attack on Myanmar jets: Anti-junta fighters launched a wave of FPV drones at Myanmar's Tada-U Air Base on September 10, 2026 ...
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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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US President Donald Trump has said that he will issue $5,000 dividends to every adult citizen in the US if Republicans win control of the House of ... Show more
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🇻🇳🇲🇲 Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing and his spouse arrived in Hà Nội on Friday, beginning a three-day official visit. This is President Min Aung ... Show more
Rare earth elements are used in smartphones and many electric cars. In Myanmar, which has been embroiled in civil war since 2021 ... Show more

🇻🇳🇲🇲 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam and President Tô Lâm and his spouse, Ngô Phương Ly, hosted a banquet in honour of the visiting ... Show more
Việt Nam–Myanmar cooperation to enjoy new, more substantive strides: Top leader
Việt Nam–Myanmar cooperation to enjoy new, more substantive strides: Top leader
AFP | As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, “spirit consorts” gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their ... Show more
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OPINION | The armed forces have held power in Myanmar for decades, inflicting untold suffering on its people, but they are hardly understood and their study ... Show more
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to ...
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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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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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