Myanmar
- Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Indonesia, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran, Vietnam
From Jakarta to Manila, south-east Asia turns to Russia to plug fuel, fertiliser gaps caused by Iran war
South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to …
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Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears
Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy …
- Conflict and arms, Global development, Human rights, Menstruation, Myanmar, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid
Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rightsM…
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Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe…
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About 250 missing after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes in Andaman Sea
Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 2…
- Aid, Bangladesh, Food security, Global development, Global education, Global health, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
In the Rohingya refugee camps, we really want you to keep the gas running | Ajas Khan
Aid cuts mean the ethnically-cleansed refugees from Myanmar face a return to cooking over toxic flames, or kee…
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing appointed president after ‘sham’ election
Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaosMin Aung Hla…
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The Guardian view on Myanmar’s forgotten war: the military cosplay democracy but people demand the real thing | Editorial
Five years of brutal conflict have made the army more determined to crush opposition, and others more convince…
- Conflict and arms, Global development, Global health, Health, Myanmar, Nursing, Royal College of Nursing, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school
This week, the first students completed a three-year degree course, ready to treat displaced people and pro-de…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, US-Israel war on Iran, Vietnam, World news
Asia scrambles to confront energy crisis unleashed by Iran war – with no end in sight
From fuel caps to four-day work weeks, the Middle East conflict has left the world’s top crude oil importing r…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Cybercrime, Global development, Human trafficking, Internet, Myanmar, Organised crime, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable t…
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Inside Myanmar’s five-year armed resistance – a photo essay
Five years after the junta’s coup, the civil war devastating Myanmar has reached a turning point. The military…
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Junta-backed party secures sweeping victory in Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election
Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup…
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China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation
Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar indu…
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‘This is a fake election’: Polls close in Myanmar but voters have little doubt junta proxy will prevail
After arresting political opponents, banning the most popular party and using violence to crush dissent, the m…