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BANGKOK - Myanmar’s junta on Monday (Oct 25) slammed Asean’s decision to deny its political appointee participation in this week’s summit, saying that was tantamount to denying the country the same rights enjoyed by other member states.

Township offices of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Thaton, Kyaikhto and Bilin townships of Mon State were attacked with bombs on October 23, according to local sources.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on October 22 that in accordance with Article 5 of the ASEAN Charter having equal rights and obligations and as per Article 7 (1), “the Head of State or Government of Myanmar is entitled to participate in the ASEAN Summits.”

The UN said Friday it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country, which has been in chaos since a February coup.

Phichit police on Friday stopped a van on Highway 115 in Sam Ngam district after receiving a tip-off that the route was being used to transport workers from Myanmar.

Practical and realistic steps must be taken to build constructive dialogue over the ongoing Myanmar coup standoff, Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn affirmed on October 15.

BANGKOK - Asean foreign ministers met online on Friday (Oct 15) after the Myanmar junta made clear it rejected a key plank of the blocs road map to resolving the countrys crisis.

Chiang Mai’s Pha Muang task force arrested 48 illegal migrants early on Wednesday. The migrants had travelled through natural channels from the Myanmar border, saying they were in Thailand to look for jobs.

Yangon Region General Administration Department issued an order dated October 8 banning a gathering of five or more people in the roads, streets and lanes of 31 townships of the region and imposing a 10pm-4am curfew.

The guardians of 10 youngsters in Tak’s Mae Sot district are calling on the authorities to take immediate action and rescue 10 children who had been duped into crossing the border over to Myanmar. The teens, aged between 16 and 19, had been promised well-paying jobs at a casino across the border.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama): Former Malaysian foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar welcomes Malaysias readiness to consider holding a dialogue with Myanmars National Unity Government if the ruling military junta continues to ignore the five-point consensus agreed upon by Asean.

YANGON- Rapid depreciation of the kyat huge caused significant price hikes, shuttered many local businesses, and has led to shortages. Price of essential foods, medicines, and fuel have increased substantially over the past few weeks.