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Myanmar holds second round of ‘sham elections’ amid armed conflict

Special rapporteur working with UN human rights office says elections are neither free nor fair

The Independent UK

Myanmar holds 2nd round of elections amid armed conflict

Myanmar has resumed voting in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the current civil war between the military government and its armed opponents

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‘Thousands have been killed. Why would I vote?’ Myanmar’s people despair over sham election and plea for Aung San Suu Kyi’s return

IN FOCUS: Opposition groups and the UN have called for the international community to boycott the results of elections held by the military junta. Maung Maung, Peter Popham and James C Reynolds report

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AP visit to Myanmar highlights its struggle to rebuild after an earthquake while a civil war rages

An earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people in Myanmar in March unfolded as the country was already mired in a civil war, in which armed militias and pro-democracy forces are fighting the military-led government that seized power from a democratically elected government

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The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake

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Myanmar at a glance: Embroiled in civil war, now facing more devastation after powerful earthquake

Even before a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar, more than 3 million people in the country faced displacement

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A UN rights expert blasts the impact of US aid cuts on Myanmar

An independent human rights expert says Myanmar’s people are already feeling the “crushing impact” from the “sudden, chaotic withdrawal” of U.S. and other humanitarian aid

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Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government

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BBL's Tom Andrews goes from financial planner to finals

Financial planner Tom Andrews had all but given up on his cricket career, until a call from Sydney Thunder boss Trent Copeland that changed everything.

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Thunder into BBL finals after Konstas hits half-century

Teen sensation Sam Konstas was in the runs as the Sydney Thunder punched their ticket to the Big Bash League finals by defeating the Perth Scorchers.

AAP

Humanitarian aid to Myanmar people amid junta brutality

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed Australia's support for the people of Myanmar who continue to suffer under the oppressive rule of the military junta.

AAP

Act now as Myanmar crisis goes 'from worse to horrific'

Australia has been called on to take a more leading role in responding to human rights abuses by the Myanmar junta as families worry about their loved ones.

AAP

Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says

A report by a U.N. expert on human rights says that Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Myanmar’s military government, enabling it to purchase goods and equipment to carry out its increasingly bloody war against pro-democracy resistance forces and armed ethnic minority groups

The Independent UK

Myanmar Junta Facing 'Existential Threat': UN Expert

Myanmar's junta is already facing an "existential threat" but the world could help end its "nightmare" rule with coordinated sanctions, the UN special rapporteur on the country said Wednesday.

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Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands

Myanmar’s generals aim to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses by drafting thousands of civilians.

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Junta-led Myanmar holds joint naval exercise with top arms supplier Russia

The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea.

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Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier

State media in Myanmar says the military-run Southeast Asian nation is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia

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Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues

A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the U.S., U.K. and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials

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Civilian resistance needs West's help, not silence

Winning the hearts and minds of fellow citizens is a key pillar of any armed resistance.

The Independent UK

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar has urged the international community to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working

Al Jazeera

World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert

A plan to stop the violence that began with the military coup has made no progress, while the crisis has deepened.

Bangkok Post

Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar

It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions…

Bangkok Post

Myanmar arms imports total $1bn since coup

UNITED NATIONS: The economy of Myanmar is in free-fall but its military has imported $1 billion worth of weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them “to commit atrocities", a new United Nations report says.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military has imported weaponry worth $1bn since coup

UN expert says Russia, China and companies in Singapore top list of those sending weapons to military accused of abuses.

The Independent UK

UN expert: Myanmar military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup

A new U.N. report says Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, which it has used to carry out atrocities against civilians

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