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PM tells tourists of her 'Chinese blood'

Source: Bangkok Post

Published on Feb. 8, 2025, 8:18 a.m.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, seeking to allay security concerns among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, said this week she had "Chinese blood in her" and that she had personally looked into security protocols in place to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens.

Bangkok Post & Reuters

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Myanmar protesters urge closing of Friendship Bridges

Source: The Nation

Published on Feb. 8, 2025, 7:35 a.m.

Protests on border with Tak province in response to Thailand’s cutting of electricity, internet and fuel supplies

The Nation

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Situation in Myanmar: Election Cannot Provide Legitimacy to Military Rule

Source: Japan Times

Published on Feb. 8, 2025, 7:17 a.m.

The civil war has intensified in Myanmar and the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Even if a general election is pushed ahead under such circumstances, it may not lead to a return to civilian rule.

Editorial | Yomiuri Shimbun

Opinion paper

Resistance Lessons from Myanmar

Source: Small Wars Journal

Published on Feb. 8, 2025, 7:10 a.m.

Ignoring localized security black spots can have global repercussions if left unchecked. 

Essay | Robert S. Burrell

Opinion paper

Rohingya Crisis: Dhaka seeks concrete measures for early, sustainable resolution

Source: United News of Bangladesh

Published on Feb. 8, 2025, 7:08 a.m.

Guterres reaffirms UN's continued commitment to durable solution to Rohingya issue

United News of Bangladesh

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Trump freezes $39 million for rights, democracy, and media in Myanmar

Source: Human Rights Myanmar

Published on Feb. 7, 2025, 11:41 p.m.

The U.S. Government’s decision to close USAID has frozen $39,547,146 in funds committed to defending freedom in Myanmar over the next three years. It remains unclear when—or if—these essential funds will be reinstated.

Statement | Human Rights Myanmar

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The Cost of Cruelty

Source: Progressive Voice Myanmar

Published on Feb. 7, 2025, 11:59 a.m.

Myanmar’s vulnerable communities, both within the country and along its borders, are experiencing devastating consequences of this reckless and unconscionable decision.

Weekly Highlight | Progressive Voice Myanmar

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Six Political Objectives And A Future Myanmar – Issue 162

Source: International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor (MPM)

Published on Feb. 7, 2025, 11:41 a.m.

This week’s Burma News International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor Bi-Weekly News Review looks at the six political objectives that revolutionary forces now mutually understand and accept, and their visions for a future federal union

Bi-Weekly News Review Issue 162

Opinion paper

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma

Source: Federal Register / The Daily Journal of the United States Government

Published on Feb. 7, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

A Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 02/06/2025

Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President

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US fund cuts will worsen the Rohingya crisis

Source: The Daily Star

Published on Feb. 7, 2025, 9:53 a.m.

According to the UN, out of the $852.4 million required for the Rohingya in 2024, the US contributed $301 million—55 percent of the total $548.9 million provided by foreign donors last year.

Editorial | The Daily Star

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