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Topic: Myanmar coup

India issues new advisory against fake job rackets in Myanmar, flags another ‘dangerous’ area

The Indian embassy in Yangon has previously issued advisories on the subject in July 2022, October 2022, March 2023 & September 2023. Monday’s statement flagged a new dangerous area in Pha Lu.

Myanmar’s detained former leader & Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Suu Kyi, 78, has been detained by Myanmar's military since it overthrew her govt in a 2021 coup. She faces 27 years in prison for treason, bribery, etc., charges she denies.

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned on 5 charges by Myanmar’s military govt, to stay under house arrest

Ousted leader's sentence reduced from 33 to 27 years. Junta also reduced ex-president Win Myint's sentence by 4 years, freed 7,749 other prisoners.

India among 5 nations that supplied weapons worth $1 bn to Myanmar junta, says UN report

'The Billion Dollar Death Trade' report released by UN Human Rights Office claims Russia, China & Singapore were major suppliers while India and Thailand contributed lesser amounts.

Manipur govt to build shelters for Myanmar nationals in India ‘on humanitarian considerations’

Decision to provide shelter to those arriving from war-torn Myanmar comes after reports of violence in neighbouring areas close to border, says Manipur minister Letpao Haokip.

India is ignoring the escalating war in Myanmar that could reignite conflicts in Northeast

The Arakan Army, sacrificed three decades ago to reward the Myanmar Junta’s cooperation against India’s Northeast insurgents, has staged a spectacular resurgence.

Military-ruled Myanmar jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years, says report

Charged for violating an official secrets act, Suu Kyi and Turnell are among thousands arrested since the junta overthrew an elected government in a coup early last year.

Our take on ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark, SSC scam and Uddhav Thackeray—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Quad ‘concerned’ over Myanmar, but India opposes sanctions, more focussed on border issues

Quad foreign ministers met in Melbourne Friday and called for end to violence and return to democracy in Myanmar. It asserted maritime rules-based order in South & East China Seas.

Fleeing unrest, over 8,000 refugees from Myanmar cross into Mizoram in a week

Influx of refugees into Champhai district follow reports of “firing and bombing” across the border. It has put a severe strain on villagers, who have been sheltering them. 

On Camera

Show me a bigger irony than those who garland rapists hailing Iran’s Ahoo Daryaei as a ‘hero’

A daring stunt, emanating from insult and frustration, immediately became a reason for entertainment, political jibes, and Islamophobia.

How Adani halving power supply to Bangladesh could land the country in ‘dire straits’

Bangladesh is already reeling from low coal-fired power production & inability to import enough coal, gas. Now, Adani has cut supplies over unpaid dues. However, this could hurt Adani too.

India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.