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Power cuts to Myanmar will affect Thailand’s border economy – Phumtham
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Phumtham Wechayachai said today that the electricity, fuel and internet cuts to five locations in three Myanmar border townships will negatively affect Thailand’s border economy
By Thai PBS World
Myanmar civil society demands investigation into Airbus
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“The Chinese state-owned AVIC has not yet directly carried out aerial bombings in Myanmar. However, AVIC directly sells and supports aircraft, arms, and technologies to the junta to continue airstrikes on civilians,” said a spokesperson for the Blood Money Campaign (BMC)
By English Editor
Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower singled out Myanmar and told recruiters to monitor the situation in foreign countries. It said they “may wish to recruit workers from a wider mix of approved countries for business”.
By Yu Phyu Han
Junta Officials Added Brazil, Arctic to Usual Diplomatic Destinations in January
Source: Irrawaddy
The junta officials’ destinations included key allies and arms suppliers like China, Russia and Belarus, as well as fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Thailand, Laos, Brunei and Malaysia
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Ally Vows to Crackdown on Scam Gangs
Source: Irrawaddy
The junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, says it is cracking down on illegal scam centers along the Thai border.
By Hein Htoo Zan
PTT unit ready to suspend oil exports to Myanmar
Source: Bangkok Post
SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand’s largest oil trader by volume, is preparing for the suspension of refined oil exports to Myanmar
By Yuthana Praiwan
Myanmar Junta’s Western Flank Collapsing After December Defeats
Source: Irrawaddy
Armed anti-regime groups in Myanmar made significant gains in December, liberating six townships and capturing a junta regional command headquarters, according to research group Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica
By Irrawaddy
Nearly half the population of Chinland displaced from their homes, states Institute of Chin Affairs
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“These displaced people only rely on aid groups. Access of border crossing to India became difficult due to the restrictions and seeking refuge there is not easy [anymore],” Salai Van Swisan, the ICA information officer, told DVB.
By English Editor
Tak hospitals can accommodate refugees, says Public Health Minister
Source: The Nation
Hospitals in Tak province are still able to take care of refugees from Myanmar, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
By The Nation
Thailand’s power supply cuts to Myanmar affecting people, hospitals and schools
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Thailand’s electricity supply withdrawal from the Tachileik border township in Myanmar is expected to affect about 7,500 homes, five hospitals, 45 schools, 65 temples and 15 army camps, said Natkhanet Charasveesirikul, manager of Provincial Electricity Authority’s (PEA) Mae Sai office
By Thai PBS World