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US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — A 90-day freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, activists and Thai officials said...
China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks after the high-profile disappearance of an actor sparked safety concerns. ...
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said Monday. The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which...
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The retreat on...
A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent media on Monday. They said about 50 houses were buried or damaged. The accident...
