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Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

February 24, 2024 4:17 pm

Some observers believe a mass exodus of young talent is taking place and could become a social problem, with their exit heightening the instability that followed the military takeover that now amounts to a civil war.

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Political prisoners among 2,000 pardoned by Myanmar junta

May 03, 2023 7:33 pm

At least 17,897 people have been held and 3,452 killed by security forces, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), an activist group.

India, international community must lend support to Myanmar's Spring Revolution

March 04, 2023 9:16 am

What is happening in Myanmar should be of vital, not incidental, importance to India and the region. Yet New Delhi’s response, like that of the region and international community, has been wanting.

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Reading the junta’s poll promise

January 06, 2023 7:40 am

Myanmar military regime’s election announcement has added to the uncertainty in the country. How India deals with the neighbour as G20 chair will be watched across the world

Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers

November 13, 2022 6:57 pm

ASEAN has been struggling to get Myanmar to implement its five-point peace plan. The group has already banned leaders of Myanmar, a member state, from participating in its top-level events, such as the Phnom Penh summit.

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

October 25, 2022 1:00 pm

The air strikes late on Sunday in Kachin State in the north killed at least 50 civilians, including singers and officers of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), media reported, citing witnesses who said three planes carried out the attack.

Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher

October 21, 2022 10:29 am

Myanmar's military has arrested tens of thousands of people and been blamed for the deaths of more than 2,300 civilians since seizing power last year from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Eight killed as parcel bombs and gunfire rock Myanmar's biggest jail

October 19, 2022 8:23 pm

An armed anti-junta group claimed responsibility for the attack at Insein Prison in a statement posted on social media, saying it was "retaliation against (junta chief) Min Aung Hlaing".

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Back and forth in government on the Rohingya is dispiriting. It also highlights need for a refugee law

August 19, 2022 8:40 am

Can a country aspiring for global power status afford to discriminate among the vulnerable? In fact, in Dongh Lian Kham & Anr. vs Union Of India & Anr. (2015) the government told the Delhi High Court that the country has won accolades for its sensitive handling of refugees.