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Malaysia began the process ‌of deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday as part of a refugee repatriation programme, defying objections from the United Nations and dozens of human rights groups. The deportation is the first phase of a broader plan agreed with Myanmar that could see the return of as many as 5,000 people. [...] The post Malaysia begins sending home Myanmar refugees despite safety concerns appeared first on DVB .

The regime in Naypyidaw has introduced strict new measures targeting returning overseas migrant workers, requiring those who re-enter the country on leave or short family visits to sign a formal pledge agreeing to submit to mandatory military service if summoned by authorities. Labor rights advocacy networks and migrant support organizations warn that this requirement leaves [...] The post Myanmar regime targets returning migrants with conscription pledge appeared first on DVB .

Neither Malaysia nor the Myanmar junta have disclosed how many Rohingya—who continue to be denied Myanmar citizenship and face persecution—will be included in the “voluntary” return

An airstrike carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on a crowded civilian market and an adjacent bridge killed at least 33 people and injured 36 others on Monday, according to statements from the Arakan Army (AA) and local rescue workers. The attack targeted the “Indian Market” and the nearby Kissapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, [...] The post At least 33 killed in Myanmar military airstrike on crowded market in Rakhine State appeared first on DVB .

The incident was the deadliest aerial assault in Rakhine State since the start of the current conflict nearly three years ago

At least 49 people have been killed and 58 others injured—22 critically—following dual airstrikes by the Myanmar Air Force on a crowded public market and bridge in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township on Monday. Updated casualty figures released by the Arakan Army (AA) and local rescue personnel confirm the strike as the single deadliest military attack [...] The post Death toll rises to 49 in Myanmar airstrikes on Rakhine State market and bridge appeared first on DVB .

More than a dozen people have also been reported missing, while conditions in some areas remain unknown

At least 10 civilians were killed and an unknown number of others were injured during airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on the “Indian Market” and the Kissapanadi Bridge in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township on Monday. “Targeting a civilian area where there’s no ongoing conflict is a war crime,” a Kyauktaw resident told [...] The post At least 10 civilians killed by airstrike at Rakhine State market and bridge appeared first on DVB .

UN Special Envoy addresses Rohingya refugee crisis Addressing a high-level event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, the U.N. Special Envoy on Burma Julie Bishop delivered an urgent call for international action on the protracted Rohingya crisis nearly a decade after over 700,000 fled atrocities committed against them carried out [...] The post UN Special Envoy addresses Rohingya refugee crisis; New Rapporteur on human rights gives first public speech appeared first on DVB .

Addressing a high-level side event co-hosted by Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, U.N. Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop delivered an urgent call for international action on the Rohingya crisis. Read more The post UN Special Envoy on Myanmar urgent call to action appeared first on DVB .

In her maiden public address since assuming the mandate on May 1 as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Kelley E. Currie delivered a candid assessment of the Rohingya refugee crisis on Tuesday. Speaking at a high-level side event at the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New [...] The post UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar calls for creative solutions to Rohingya crisis appeared first on DVB .

Floodwaters in Thailand ’s capital were slowly receding on Monday after nearly continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads remained inundated. Rain continued intermittently, but Bangkok city officials said conditions had improved enough to accelerate drainage efforts. Water levels in four main canals had risen too high over the weekend to [...] The post Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people appeared first on DVB .

The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) stated on Sunday that Phone Naing, 76, a central committee member and the Karenni Army deputy chief commander, died at a hospital in Thailand while receiving treatment for an undisclosed disease on Sunday. “Phone Naing was strict in managing his soldiers but very friendly and generous outside military affairs,” [...] The post Karenni Army Deputy Chief Commander Phone Naing dies at 76 in Thailand appeared first on DVB .

The attacks, carried out over two consecutive days, targeted civilians, including displaced persons, resistance sources said