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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

 

Phoe Tar

Myanmar Embassies Push Tax, Remittance Rules as Migrant Backlash Grows Across Asia

Tensions are escalating between millions of overseas workers and a cash-strapped military regime that has tied passport renewal to mandatory remittance.

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Myo Pyae

Myanmar Regime Routs Resistance HQ on Bago–Mon Border

In a surprise raid, the regime seizes the People’s Defense Forces’ Special Region Military Command in the rugged hills between Kyaikhto and Shwegyin.

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Than N. Oo

Blue Tsunami Claims a Congressional Champion of Myanmar’s Cause

Bill Huizenga’s election defeat leaves Myanmar advocates mourning the loss of a key ally in Congress—and facing the challenge of rebuilding years of hard-won ties.

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The Irrawaddy

Bangladesh Confirms Talks With AA Over Rohingya Repatriation

Dhaka acknowledged engaging both the regime and the Arakan Army as the ethnic armed group’s control of much of Rakhine reshapes efforts to return Rohingya refugees.

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AFP

Oxford Museum Makes ‘Historic’ Return of Naga Human Remains

An Oxford museum has returned the remains of 39 Naga people taken during British colonial rule, marking a milestone in the community’s fight to reclaim its ancestors.

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