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Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution: The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.
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Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution: The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.
thediplomat.com/2024/03/myanmar-and-the-voices-of-a-revolution/
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Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town: Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of ...
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Thailand urges bigger ASEAN role in resolving Myanmar conflict: Thailand called on Friday for the regional bloc ASEAN to take a more proactive role in trying to ...
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Myanmar’s Junta Recaptures Town That Was a Significant Gain for Rebels: Resistance soldiers were forced to leave Myawaddy, a key trading center on the border ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/world/asia/myanmar-junta-rebels-myawaddy.html
Myanmar transfers democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest: Citing the need to protect fragile detainees, including former PM Suu Kyi and ex-president ...
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Russia War: Poland Ready to Help Ukraine Return Conscription-Age Men Home: Poland’s defense chief said the country is prepared to assist Ukraine in getting ...
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Quick Glance: Poland and Lithuania Support Ukraine in Repatriating Men Fit for Battle
- Kyiv requires hundreds of thousands more soldiers to combat Russia
- Poland and Lithuania pledge to aid Ukraine in repatriating its men of fighting age
- An estimated 200,000 Ukrainian men in Poland have fled the conflict
- Ukraine suspended consular services for military-aged men abroad to facilitate their return
Trapped inside a Myanmar labour camp running online scams: Ravi was held in a labour camp run by Chinese-speaking gangsters, forced to run romance scams.
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Myanmar rebels target stranded junta troops near Thai border: (Reuters) -- Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses ...
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Quick Glance: Refugees Flee Violence in Southeastern Myanmar
- Thousands of people from Myanmar’s Kayin (Karen) State have fled to Thailand to escape the fighting between the junta and ethnic Karen troops.
- The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) captured the last military outpost in Myawaddy, leading to retreat and reinforcement by junta forces.
- The battles intensified, causing an influx of refugees crossing the Moei River into Thailand, with Thai authorities offering humanitarian aid.
- Thailand is fortifying its border defenses and providing assistance to refugees as the situation remains tense along the border.
Burkina Faso's pro-Russia junta expels French diplomats: The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has denied.
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Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi's civilian government, steps down
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Myanmar troops withdraw from border town following clashes: Myanmar junta troops stationed in an embattled border town have withdrawn from their positions ...
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Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory: BANGKOK -- From their perch in Thailand, air force officers track radar blips of the busy skies ...
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US report: ‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya took place last year: The annual US human rights report also says that Uyghurs remain in internment camps in China.
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World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
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Quick Glance: Israel's Assault on Gaza: Near Collapse of International Law
- Amnesty International warns of the breakdown of international law and global human rights due to government aggression and the rise of big tech.
- Israel is criticized for the war on Gaza, targeting civilian populations. The international community is accused of being inactive in holding Benjamin Netanyahu's government accountable.
- Amnesty also condemns Russia for the invasion of Ukraine and China for human rights abuses. The organization highlights the growing power of big tech companies and the misuse of AI.
- Calls for reforms in the UN Security Council and better regulation of technologies are made. Despite challenges, people globally continue to advocate for human rights and social justice.
Insight: In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink: Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ...
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Myanmar instability hampers India's bid to send home refugees: Fighting between Myanmar's rebel forces and the ruling junta has delayed India's effort to send ...
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Myanmar junta loses ground as insurgency gains momentum: Fall of border town of Myawaddy is a blow to military regime already reeling from poor morale
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Myanmar border hub residents flee to Thailand amid gunfire, explosions: Residents of a Myanmar trade hub fled across the border to Thailand on Tuesday amid the ...
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Pistorius on Maischberger: USA delivers weapons quickly, Germany stonewalls on Taurus
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Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town: A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on Sunday its fighters had ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebels-say-they-have-repelled-junta-push-take-back-border-town-2024-04-15/
Myanmar’s junta is losing ever more ground: Our correspondent spent three days with one rebel group
economist.com/asia/2024/04/11/myanmars-junta-is-losing-ever-more-ground
Why the War in Myanmar Matters: A devastating, yearslong civil war is heating up, but it still hasn’t attracted broad international notice.
nytimes.com/2024/04/20/world/asia/myanmar-civil-war-consequences.html
Ukraine cuts consular services for potential conscripts lodged overseas: Kyiv’s top diplomat orders the move as war-torn country pushes to boost conscription.
aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/ukraine-suspends-consular-services-for-military-age-men-abroad
Quick Glance: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Halts Consular Services for Conscripted Men Abroad
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed the suspension of consular services for Ukrainian men abroad who are liable for military service.
- Kuleba emphasized that protecting the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens abroad remains a priority for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the current focus is on Ukraine's survival.
- He reminded men liable for military service of the obligation to update their data at military enlistment offices before the new mobilization law was enacted.
- Kuleba announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon provide further guidance on obtaining consular services for men of conscription age at diplomatic missions abroad.
Myanmar Military Reoccupies Myawaddy Base as Karen Rebels Withdraw: The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub ...
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Safe-haven gold snaps record highs, heads for fourth weekly gain: Gold prices climbed on Friday to hit a historic peak as central bank purchases amid ...
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Russian troops arrive in Niger as military agreement begins: The West African country is increasingly turning to Moscow for support after breaking ties with the ...
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Myanmar refugees take shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot: Mae Sot has become an uneasy refuge for Burmese on the run, akin to Cold War-era Berlin or Casablanca.
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KDDI, Sumitomo Corp. announce loss in Myanmar telecom business: TOKYO -- Japanese telecommunication operator KDDI announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary in ...
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A 99-million-year-old bedbug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers
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Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis: A recent survey of regional elite opinion shows a surprising lack of regional concern about the ...
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Reuters World News: Myanmar's rebels and other top stories: Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way ...
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Burma: Military carries out heavy air strikes on town on border with Thailand: At least 130 bombs have reportedly been dropped on the rebel-held commercial town ...
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ASEAN Calls Again for End to Myanmar Violence As Conflicts Flare: Foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have spoken out following the fall of Myawaddy ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/asean-calls-again-for-end-to-myanmar-violence-as-conflicts-flare/
Ethnic Mon groups announce anti-junta alliance in southern Myanmar: The Mon State Revolutionary Force and Mon State Defense Force were formed after the 2021 coup ...
rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/mon-groups-alliance-04172024161315.html
Delays, extortion and forced ID changes common for Muslims at government offices: Imagine being suddenly given a new nationality or ethnicity by a government ...
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Thai PM says issue of Myanmar dialogue remains sensitive: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday there were sensitive issues to consider regarding ...
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Thai PM says Myanmar regime 'losing strength': Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told Reuters now is a good time to open talks with Myanmar as the military ...
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China's military plans more drills near Myanmar border: China will hold air defence and live-fire drills near its border with Myanmar from Wednesday ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-military-plans-more-drills-near-myanmar-border-2024-04-17/
Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis: A recent survey of regional elite opinion shows a surprising lack of regional concern about the ...
thediplomat.com/2024/04/southeast-asians-dont-really-care-about-the-myanmar-crisis/
China and ASEAN need to work together on Myanmar crisis: Observers: Beijing, for its efforts, has been unable to hold Myanmar’s military or armed groups to a ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-conflict-crisis-china-asean-mediation-4275096
Myanmar’s New Taxation and Conscription Policies Are Likely to Increase Irregular Migration
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Nature Quest: A fairy 'tail' from paradise: An adult male Indian paradise flycatcher spotted among the greenery in Salampur of Natore's Lalpur upazila ...
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Thailand denies Myanmar officials on Myawaddy evacuation flight: BANGKOK -- The Thai government on Tuesday said it remains neutral in the intensifying three-year ...
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Paid articlePaid Photographer documents disappearing face tattoos of Myanmar's Chin women: BANGKOK --- The woman's eyes are closed. She looks content, perhaps there is a ...
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🔊 Thousands of people are crossing into Thailand from Myanmar as fighting intensifies between the army and rebel groups. Hear more on Reuters World News daily ...
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Reuters World News: Myanmar's rebels and other top stories: Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way ...
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CNN verifies gruesome videos: Myanmar's military burns men alive: Since the military seized power in Myanmar in 2021, opponents of the government have been ...
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In Myanmar, young people are fleeing the country or hastily arranging shotgun weddings to avoid conscription
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Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops: Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure ...
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Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds | CNN: Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia ...
cnn.com/2024/04/12/asia/myanmar-poverty-civil-war-intl-hnk/
Ukraine war: MPs pass long-awaited conscription law: The measure is aimed at boosting troop numbers as the military faces Russian advances in the east.
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Innovative prostheses offer hope on Thai-Myanmar border: MAE SOT, Thailand -- In a small workshop in western Thailand, Aung Tin Tun puts the finishing touches to ...
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In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink: MYAWADDY, Myanmar: Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized ...
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🔊 Anti-junta rebels have seized a key border town in Myanmar. Listen to @DevjyotGhoshal on what this latest defeat means for the military government ...
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Myanmar’s junta loses key base to rebel forces: Defeat is latest setback to regime as it struggles to bolster army and reassert control
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signs new army draft law to boost conscription: Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new ...
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12 injured in bomb blasts in Myanmar's Mandalay during Thingyan water festival: Twelve people were injured in bomb blasts during the Thingyan water festival in ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/14/12-injured-in-bomb-blasts-in-myanmar039s-mandalay-during-thingyan-water-festival
Elon Musk postpones India visit | Solomon Islands' Pro-China PM wins : Watch in the top headlines of the hour: - Elon Musk postpones India visit - Myanmar ...
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Myanmar junta slams UN's 'one-sided' human rights claims: YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Tuesday (Apr 9) slammed the United Nation's (UN) ...
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Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting: Deteriorating situation in Myawaddy adds to pressure on generals who seized power in a 2021 ...
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Mali junta 'suspends' political activities to preserve public order: Mali's ruling military junta on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all political activities ...
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Far from home: Rohingya families mark Eid in Indonesia: In a makeshift shelter in western Indonesia, Rohingya refugees meticulously groom themselves ...
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‘We’re a single village’: India seals Myanmar border, dividing families: Families, trade and life in this pocket of northeast India knew no national borders ...
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Teacher, other villagers lead arson attack on Kachin village: Nearly 400 houses, school in Tar Ma Hkan village state burned to the ground.
rfa.org/english/multimedia/myanmar-teacher-torches-village-04102024095704.html
ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating Myanmar violence: BANGKOK: Regional bloc ASEAN said it is “deeply concerned” about a recent upsurge in fighting in ...
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‘Rohingya’ a powerful word that many in Myanmar fear: Myanmar has an unfortunate claim to hosting the world’s longest civil war, stemming from the Tatmadaw’s ...
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Ukraine’s Parliament Passes a Politically Fraught Mobilization Bill: The legislature approved a law aimed at replenishing depleted Ukrainian forces ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/11/world/europe/ukraine-war-mobilization-bill.html
Chevron hands Myanmar gas field stake to junta, Thailand's PTTEP: U.S. energy company Chevron has quit the Yadana natural gas field in Myanmar ...
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Couple sells tea from Myanmar labeled as Taiwan product | Taiwan News | Apr. 16, 2024 13:59
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Would you really die for your country?: Military conscription is on the agenda in the rich world
economist.com/international/2024/04/17/would-you-really-die-for-your-country
May Phaw’s dangerous escape from Myanmar: ‘I have a son to save’: Civilians displaced by the Southeast Asian country’s three-year civil war face a journey ...
english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-08/may-phaws-dangerous-escape-from-myanmar-i-have-a-son-to-save.html
Clashes continue at Myanmar border hub for second day: Myanmar’s military and an ethnic minority armed group clashed for a second day around a trade hub on the ...
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Four killed and 12 injured in rocket attacks in Myanmar's Pyin Oo Lwin: Four people were killed and 12 others injured in rocket attacks in Pyin Oo Lwin of ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/04/15/four-killed-and-12-injured-in-rocket-attacks-in-myanmar039s-pyin-oo-lwin
Ukraine's parliament aims to increase conscript numbers for war effort with new law
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Student from Myanmar drowns in New Taipei river after bet | Taiwan News | Apr. 17, 2024 18:11
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