Politics
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Experts condemn Thai foreign minister’s meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi
Academics speculate that the Myanmar junta is showing favouritism towards countries that have demonstrated themselves to be more supportive of the military regime
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Thai foreign minister informs ASEAN that he met with Aung San Suu Kyi
The deputy foreign minister of the publicly mandated National Unity Government (NUG) dismissed the meeting as a junta “ploy,” saying any message the Thai diplomat purported to have received from Suu Kyi should be viewed “with great suspicion”
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Renowned NLD politician from Mandalay freed
Win Mya Mya was sentenced to three years in prison in June 2022 on an incitement charge, but was not included in the Myanmar junta’s amnesty earlier this month
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Prominent ethnic armed organisation KNU elects new leaders for top offices
Padoh Saw Kwe Htoo Win is selected as KNU chair amid ongoing controversy around suspected involvement in an alleged military-linked casino project widely opposed by the Karen community
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Majority of amnestied political prisoners close to completing their sentences
Most of the released prisoners had been charged with incitement and were due to be released soon, observers noted
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