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Thailand won’t tolerate border violations after clashes in Myanmar, says foreign minister
MAE SOT: Thailand’s foreign minister warned that his country would not tolerate any violation of its sovereignty, during a visit…
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Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border town
BORDER CROSSINGS The assault on Myawaddy began last week after the KNU said it had attacked a junta camp near…
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Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting
A spokesperson for the Myanmar junta did not respond to calls for comment. The KNU said last week that its…
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Thailand says it is prepared to receive 100,000 people fleeing Myanmar
“We have prepared for a while and we can accommodate about 100,000 people in Thailand’s safe area temporarily,” Foreign Minister…
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Myanmar junta slams UN’s ‘one-sided’ human rights claims
That resolution “included unfounded and one-sided allegations”, the junta’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement published in the Global…
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Thailand says Myanmar junta requested ‘special’ flights near shared border
Over the weekend there were local reports of intense fighting by anti-junta groups near Myawaddy town, across the border from…
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UN calls on governments to stop exports of jet fuel to Myanmar
GENEVA: The UN’s leading human rights body agreed Thursday (Apr 4) to measures aimed at putting pressure on Myanmar and…
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Seven drones shot down over Myanmar capital: Junta
Myanmar security services shot down seven drones over the military-built capital Naypyidaw on Thursday (Apr 4), the junta said, in…
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Commentary: How the Myanmar regime is surviving
The recent killing of more than 20 Rohingya Muslims in Minbya township of Rakhine, and the razing of towns in…
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Commentary: Conscription is pushing many in Myanmar to choose sides
RESISTANCE TO CONSCRIPTION NOT NEW Resistance to conscription is not new. The SAC spokesperson argued that Myanmar was not exceptional…
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