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Associated Press · 16h

Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.

Anadolu Ajansi · 5h

Myanmar junta releases nearly 6,000 prisoners

It remains unclear whether political prisoners, many of whom were detained for opposing military since February 2021 coup, are among those who would be released - Anadolu Ajansı

Bangkok Post · 4h

Myanmar releases prisoners

The four fishing vessel crew from Thailand who were detained in late November by Myanmar soldiers for allegedly invading Myanmar waters weren

Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 32m

Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants

Malaysia said Saturday (Jan 4) that it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country's waters. The Malaysian

Malaysia doubles patrols to find Myanmar migrant boats after nearly 200 detained

Malaysia's coastguard said on Friday it was doubling patrols in its waters to locate boats carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants, after almost 200 were detained on an island in the northwestern Malaysian state of Kedah.

Malaysia Detains 196 Rohingya Migrants From Myanmar

Malaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants "believed to be Rohingya" from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi.

17hon MSN

Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty

Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast ...

10hon MSN

Foreigners among 6,000 prisoners to be freed under Myanmar junta’s annual amnesty

Myanmar’s military government has released over 6,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty to mark the country’s 77th Independence Day ...

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Myanmar’s military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisions

Military-ruled Myanmar, already notorious for cracking down on free speech, has enacted a new cybersecurity law with ...

MMEA intercepts two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented Myanmar nationals off Langkawi

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) intercepted two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented Myanmar nationals off ...

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Drugs, Scams and Sin: Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across ...

Khaosod English13h

Police Bring Home 151 Thais from Myanmar in Scam Crackdown

Thai police officials coordinated with Myanmar authorities to repatriate 151 Thai nationals, 74 men and 77 women, on Saturday ...

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VOA Mandarin: Telecom scams in Myanmar persist despite China's crackdown

Prosecutors in China pressed charges this week against a Myanmar-based telecom scam ring, which was busted last year. The ...

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