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173 refugees detained from boat

The Myanmar military has seized a boat carrying 173 Muslim refugees, officials announced. The boat was found off the coast of Tanintharyi Region, in Myanmar’s southern peninsula. Twenty-two children were among the refugees on board. The refugee

Hostage situation in Rakhine State

A hostage standoff between the Arakan Army (AA) and Tatmadaw ended with at least 14 dead, including an unknown number of captives. Arakan Army, an armed ethnic group in Rakhine State, captured a passenger ferry carrying 168 passengers, including doze

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …