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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:
Bangkok – In a tragic incident stemming from a soured romantic relationship, a 55-year-old American man was brutally assaulted and killed by four Myanmar nationals on a roadside in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district. [1]
A Buddhist monk is leading a junta-aligned Pyu Saw Htee militia unit in the Sagaing Hills, working hand in hand with junta troops to forcibly conscript young men, according to residents. [2]
Ten armed Myanmar men who were killed last week by Indian paramilitaries in Manipur were members of the resistance People’s Defense Team (PDT) from neighboring Tamu Township in Sagaing Region, sources there claim. [3]
SURAT THANI — Six Myanmar nationals have been arrested on Koh Phangan island for operating an illegal construction business, uncovering a suspected nominee scheme involving an Israeli investor [4]
Mizzima Labor rights organizations and Myanmar community leaders in Thailand have launched a nationwide awareness campaign calling for permanent self-restraint among migrant workers following a surge in local conflicts. [5]
Sandy Sein Thein is one member of a growing contingent of Burmese society: those among us who left Burma to work or study, but have returned to contribute their skills and vision to larger Burmese society at a time of rapid change. [6]
Myanmar’s military is forcibly recruiting Rohingya men from villages and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State and it is feared they will be used as human shields, activists and residents of the state warn. [7]
YANGON—Five men shown being beaten by Myanmar military soldiers in a video that went viral on Saturday are ethnic Rakhine residents of Kyaukseik Village in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State, their relatives have confirmed to The Irrawaddy. [8]
Bangkok – In a tragic incident stemming from a soured romantic relationship, a 55-year-old American man was brutally assaulted and killed by four Myanmar nationals on a roadside in Bangkok’s Chom Thong district.
A Buddhist monk is leading a junta-aligned Pyu Saw Htee militia unit in the Sagaing Hills, working hand in hand with junta troops to forcibly conscript young men, according to residents.
Ten armed Myanmar men who were killed last week by Indian paramilitaries in Manipur were members of the resistance People’s Defense Team (PDT) from neighboring Tamu Township in Sagaing Region, sources there claim.
SURAT THANI — Six Myanmar nationals have been arrested on Koh Phangan island for operating an illegal construction business, uncovering a suspected nominee scheme involving an Israeli investor
Mizzima Labor rights organizations and Myanmar community leaders in Thailand have launched a nationwide awareness campaign calling for permanent self-restraint among migrant workers following a surge in local conflicts.
Sandy Sein Thein is one member of a growing contingent of Burmese society: those among us who left Burma to work or study, but have returned to contribute their skills and vision to larger Burmese society at a time of rapid change.
Myanmar’s military is forcibly recruiting Rohingya men from villages and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State and it is feared they will be used as human shields, activists and residents of the state warn.
YANGON—Five men shown being beaten by Myanmar military soldiers in a video that went viral on Saturday are ethnic Rakhine residents of Kyaukseik Village in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State, their relatives have confirmed to The Irrawaddy.
SITTWE, Rakhine State—Three candidates from the National League for Democracy (NLD) were abducted by unidentified armed men while campaigning in Rakhine State’s Taungup Township on Wednesday.
The Myanmar military regime has suspended issuing permits for men to work abroad amid its forced conscription of new military recruits, which has prompted thousands to leave the country.