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Myanmar armed groups accuse junta of breaking China-brokered ceasefire

June 20, 2024 admin

People rebuilding temporary homes near a destroyed building following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army. | Photo Credit: AFP An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups have accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered ceasefire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties. Beijing brokered a truce between…

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Assam Rifles Refutes Maring Tribe Body’s Allegations On Illegal Immigrants In Manipur

June 19, 2024 admin

Refugees from Myanmar have been taking shelter in India Imphal: The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday refuted allegations by a tribal group that said refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities. The alleged illegal settlement was found between pillar number 82…

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Indian forces helping Kuki militants to wage war against Meitei groups in Myanmar: NSCN

May 15, 2024 admin

The NSCN(I-M) is one of the oldest and most powerful of about 30 rebel groups in northeast India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on Wednesday accused the Indian security forces of helping the Kuki militant groups to wage war against the Meitei revolutionary groups in Myanmar. The statement comes…

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Myanmar clashes stretch into second day

October 28, 2023 admin

This handout photo taken and released October 28, 2023 by the Kokang Information Network shows members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army walking past a Myanmar military base after seizing it during clashes near Laukkaing township in Myanmar’s northern Shan state. | Photo Credit: AFP Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched…

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Ethnic rebels launch attacks across northern Myanmar

October 27, 2023 admin

This handout photo taken and released on October 27, 2023, by the Kokang Information Network shows Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army Major General Peng Deqi (centre right) commanding operations against Myanmar’s military near Lashio township in Myanmar’s northern Shan State. | Photo Credit: AFP An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar launched coordinated attacks…

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Myanmar junta orders airstrikes to recover lost outposts

October 21, 2023 admin

Homes destroyed after air and artillery strikes in Mung Lai Hkyet displacement camp, in Laiza, Myanmar, on October 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s ruling junta ordered air strikes and troop reinforcements as it tried to recover lost outposts near the Chinese border from rebels, the military said. The toppling of Aung San Suu…

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Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese, Indian tourists

September 15, 2023 admin

Myanmar will offer visas on arrival to Chinese and Indian tourists, state media reported, as the ruling junta seeks to lure back foreign visitors and their cash. A start date for the one-year trial scheme “will be announced soon”, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported, citing the junta’s immigration ministry. Holders of the visas…

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U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

September 7, 2023 admin

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the ASEAN-U.N. Summit as part of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7…

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H&M probes Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies

August 16, 2023 admin

Pedestrians and shoppers walk past a branch of fashion retailer H&M. The brand is investigating cases of labour abuse at its factories in Myanmar | Photo Credit: Reuters H&M is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, just weeks after top rival…

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