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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/17/2024

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Dec 17, 2024 06:59 pm
UN Envoy Demands International Action to Arrest Myanmar Junta Boss



Tom Andrews, the UN's envoy for human rights in Myanmar, has called for international governments to reassess their relationship with the junta.
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Dec 17, 2024 05:42 pm
Pro-Junta Parties to Be Armed to Teeth in Myanmar Polls



Alarm bells ring after the junta's election body tells political parties they can provide their own security personnel for the 2025 election and will be given weapons by the regime.
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Dec 17, 2024 04:25 pm
The UN and the Long Curse of Opium and Conflict in Myanmar



The latest UNODC survey confirms war-torn country's status as world's top opium producer but again fails to point blame at the biggest culprit: its military.
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Dec 17, 2024 03:12 pm
4 Thai Fishermen Given Suspended Sentences by Myanmar Court



A Kawthaung court has sentenced to jail four Thai fishermen caught up in an attack by Myanmar Navy forces last month for fishing illegally in Burmese waters but suspended their sentences.
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Dec 17, 2024 01:26 pm
Thailand to Host Talks on Myanmar This Week



The junta said its foreign minister would attend along with "ministers, deputy ministers and officials" from China, Laos, Thailand, India and Bangladesh.
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Dec 17, 2024 01:10 pm
Could Min Aung Hlaing End Up Like Assad?



This week's Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if the fall of Syria's regime could be replicated in Myanmar.
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Dec 17, 2024 12:01 pm
Malaysia Appoints Ex-Thai PM Thaksin as Informal Advisor on ASEAN



Malaysia will take up the chairmanship of the regional bloc next year.
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