Burmese refugee dies after discharge from shut US-funded clinic, says family

A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid, her family said. Pe Kha Lau, 71, died on Sunday after becoming short of breath four days after she […]

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Myanmar rebel alliance splits, second-largest group joins junta

China’s diplomatic efforts to end the civil war in Myanmar have yielded results. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the second-largest armed group in the Three Brotherhood Alliance, has signed a ceasefire agreement with the country’s military junta government under Beijing’s mediation, The Irrawaddy reported. Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, the group […]

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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations

Myanmar’s ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy. Myanmar has been locked in a civil war triggered by the military’s overthrow of the […]

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Myanmar refugees face sudden discharge from Thai hospitals shuttered by US aid freeze

Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), which funds the clinics with U.S. support, told the facilities to shut […]

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China-India are active in protecting their interests in Myanmar amidst the civil war

In several regions of Myanmar, including Chin, Shan, and Rakhine, the junta forces are engaged in a massive battle with rebel groups. The rebel groups have recently shown considerable success in this battle. Especially in Rakhine, the control and influence of the rebel Arakan Army (AA) in the strategically important Bay of Bengal coastal region […]

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China, Myanmar, Thailand reach consensus to eradicate telecom fraud centres

China has recently stepped up its rhetoric on cracking down on online scams following a series of cases, including one involving a Chinese actor who went missing near the Thai-Myanmar border. Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached a consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centres in Myanmar on Tuesday during a meeting in the Chinese city […]

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Ceasefire in effect on China-Myanmar border

Myanmar’s military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), a rebel group in Shan State, have signed a formal ceasefire agreement near the border between China and Myanmar. The agreement took effect on Saturday, China’s Foreign Ministry said. The two sides held talks in Kunming, a city in southwestern China’s Shan State, where they […]

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ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections

Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar’s junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday. The Myanmar military seized power in February 2021, making unsubstantiated claims of massive electoral fraud in 2020 polls won resoundingly by the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League […]

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Myanmar military air strike kills dozens in Rakhine village: UN

The civilian shadow government and the Arakan Army, an ethnic militia based in Rakhine fighting for the autonomy of the region, also reported the attack had killed dozens. Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar’s military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the […]

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