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Myanmar junta releases 93 child soldiers after UN criticism
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2025
» NAY PYI DAW - Myanmar's ruling junta said on Friday it has already discharged 93 minors from military service, responding to a United Nations (UN) report last month accusing it and its allies of recruiting over 400 children, many in combat roles.
UN conference seeks foreign aid rally as Trump cuts bite
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» MADRID - Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 in Myanmar junta jail
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a number of sentences set to last the rest of her life.
Aid cuts could affect US itself
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 02/05/2025
» "Armageddon" is the word veteran human rights campaigner Phil Robertson uses to describe the sudden shutdown of most of the US' aid programmes around the world.
15 potential successors to Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
US must change course with Myanmar
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 11/04/2025
» Myanmar needs help. After more than four years of brutal civil war, the country has been hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the strongest it has suffered since 1946. The resulting humanitarian crisis is dire, and continues to escalate, but despite an extraordinary appeal for international aid from Myanmar's military ruler, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the US has largely failed to deliver.
Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
Earthquake shakes Myanmar military regime
Oped, Published on 03/04/2025
» Two powerful earthquakes jolted and devastated Myanmar, causing widespread death and destruction for a country already reeling from the effects of ongoing civil conflict. The M7.7 quakes created stunning devastation in central Myanmar as well as in neighbouring Thailand, killing more than 2,000 people and damaging the storied city of Mandalay.
Censure theatrics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/03/2025
» Re: "Political experts split on censure outcome", (BP, March 26).
Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops: UN agencies
Published on 24/03/2025
» GENEVA - Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.