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Six-year-old girl among 16 arrested by Myanmar junta for top general’s assassination

Members of Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility for killing ex-military officer for assisting junta’s military operations

The Independent UK

Starmer urged to intervene in ‘never-ending nightmare’ of Aung San Suu Kyi and people of Myanmar

New report details harrowing plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners, including the country’s democratically elected leader, who was overthrown by the military in 2021

The Independent UK

‘Everyone feels unsafe’: Border panic as Indian forces kill Myanmar rebels

An unstated border understanding between India and Myanmar’s government-in-exile has broken down, replaced by fear.

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Abused, exploited: How two Africans became trapped in a cyber-scam in Laos

Southeast Asia’s multibillion-dollar cyber-scam centres lure victims from as far away as Africa.

Al Jazeera

Many survivors of Myanmar's devastating quake in March still live in leaky tents

Two months after a deadly earthquake ravaged much of central and northeastern Myanmar, recovery is just inching along, with huge numbers of people living in temporary shelters while facing the heavy rainfall and strong winds of monsoon season

The Independent UK

Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record regional seizures in 2024.

Al Jazeera

Southeast Asia's illicit methamphetamine trade is at a record high, the UN says

A new report by U.N. experts on the criminal drug trade says the illicit trade in methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs is growing by leaps and bounds in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

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Southeast Asian Leaders Meet To Talk Tariffs, Truce And East Timor

Southeast Asian leaders meet Monday for their first summit since Donald Trump's tariff policies upended global economic norms, with the trade-dependent nations expected to issue a joint message of deep concern over recent US actions.

International Business Times

Malaysia wants Myanmar ceasefire extended amid ASEAN ban on coup leaders

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan urges ASEAN to support expanding ceasefire beyond the currently affected zone.

Al Jazeera

Over 400 Rohingya feared drowned in two shipwrecks off Myanmar coast: UN

UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year.

Al Jazeera

An urban guerrilla group in Myanmar claims responsibility for assassinating a retired army officer

A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military has been shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group near his home in the country’s biggest city

The Independent UK

US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda

The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week

The Independent UK

Foreigners caught selling street food in Khao San area

Eight foreigners, a Turk and seven Myanmar nationals, have been caught illegally selling street food on Khao San and nearby Rambuttri roads in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

The Latest: US authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say

Attorneys say U.S. immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan despite a court order on removals to third countries

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The Independent UK

US immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants to South Sudan, attorneys say

Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday

The Conversation

Disaster authoritarianism: how autocratic regimes deal with earthquakes

An earthquake that struck south-east Asia in late March is thought to have killed more than 3,000 people in Myanmar, a country ruled by a military junta that has blocked humanitarian aid and continued waging war on quake-ravaged rebel territory.

The Independent UK

Thailand and Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties

Indonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years, and agreed to push for greater trade and investment

The Guardian - UK

Attacks on healthcare in war zones in 2024 reach ‘new levels of horror’ – report

Health facilities were destroyed and staff killed in record numbers in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan

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Euronews

Thai construction tycoon and engineers charged over deadly Bangkok high-rise collapse

The building, meant to house Thailand’s State Audit Office, was the only structure in the Southeast Asian country to collapse in the quake in neighbouring Myanmar, killing 92 people.

The Independent UK

UN agency, Rohingya refugees allege Indian authorities cast dozens of them into the sea near Myanmar

Indian authorities last week allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar after providing them with life jackets, a United Nations agency, family members of the refugees and their lawyer said

The Independent UK

Reuters: Arrest warrants issued following deadly Bangkok skyscraper collapse

It was the only skyscraper to collapse during tremors caused by a massive 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar

International Business Times

'Children Are Innocent': Myanmar Families In Grief After School Air Strike

Ko Min said he found his son and daughter's bodies in the ruins of a schoolhouse in central Myanmar, moments after a deadly air strike that witnesses said came as a military jet circled the village.

Euronews

Funerals held in Myanmar for pupils killed in alleged junta air strike on rural school

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army's 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into a durable armed resistance denying the army control of much of the country.

Euronews

Bangkok officials end search operation at skyscraper that collapsed after earthquake

The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar.

LiveScience

First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake

A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.

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