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
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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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Myanmar military launches air strike on Rakhine market, killing at least ...
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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At Least 8 Dead in Myanmar Air Strikes, Rakhine Rebel Group Claims
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
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
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
Key FactsMalaysia starts controversial asylum-seeker returns to Myanmar
Sep 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • 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
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
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
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
The first group of 1,500 Myanmar nationals has voluntarily returned from Malaysia after fleeing the country following the 2021 military coup
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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Myanmar says 10,000 migrants returned from Malaysia this year
UN Refugee Agency Expresses Concerns About Malaysia’s Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
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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?
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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Myanmar military air strike kills at least 50 in northern Rakhine state: ...
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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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
“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 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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IN FOCUS: As Putrajaya and Bangkok warm up to Naypyidaw, Myanmar refugees ...
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
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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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The ICJ’s Pernicious Plan to Redefine Genocide
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
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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“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
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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Rebels launch FPV drone attack on Myanmar jets
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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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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Vietnam's pragmatic path toward Myanmar on display in Min Aung Hlaing ...