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Myanmar gang arrested for child labour abuses in Bangkok
Source: Bangkok Post | Post Reporters
The child was rescued with a broken arm before police from the Children and Women Protection Division arrested two women and a man at a residence in Suan Luang district, Bangkok Police Chief Pol Lt Gen Sayam Boonsom said.
Myanmar junta renews demolition of border scam compounds near Thailand
Source: Thai PBS World
Meanwhile, in KK Park, which is located to the south of Myawaddy township in Karen state, opposite Mae Ku sub-district of Tak province, junta forces have renewed their bombing of suspected scam buildings after a two-month hiatus.
Quad nations warn Myanmar crisis destabilising Indo-Pacific
Source: Thai PBS World
They jointly called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political detainees, open unimpeded corridors for humanitarian aid and enter into genuine dialogue with all affected parties.
Min Aung Hlaing pledges ‘Perpetual Peace’ within five years amid nationwide airstrikes
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
According to Min Aung Hlaing, his new administration—led by the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)—is currently holding “ground-level” talks with unnamed ethnic armed organisations.
Locals concerned over rare-earth test mining in Mansi
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) has begun test mining for rare-earth minerals in the Manweinggyi area of Mansi Township, Kachin State, drawing opposition from local communities.