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Myanmar's Opium Surge: Civil War Fuels Record Drug Production
In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, opium production has surged by 135 percent since the 2021 military coup, reaching 995 tonnes in 2024, with farmers driven by poverty and conflict, feeding a lucrative trade controlled by powerful syndicates like Sam Gor and facilitated by the military, while armed gr...
Myanmar's Opium Surge: Civil War Fuels Record Drug Production
In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, opium production has surged by 135 percent since the 2021 military coup, reaching 995 tonnes in 2024, with farmers driven by poverty and conflict, feeding a lucrative trade controlled by powerful syndicates like Sam Gor and facilitated by the military, while armed gr...
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48% Bias Score
Myanmar Arrests 16, Including a Child, Over General's Assassination
Myanmar security forces arrested 16 people, including a six-year-old girl, in connection with the May 22 assassination of retired Brigadier General Cho Tun Aung in Yangon; the Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility, alleging Cho Tun Aung's complicity in human rights abuses.
Myanmar Arrests 16, Including a Child, Over General's Assassination
Myanmar security forces arrested 16 people, including a six-year-old girl, in connection with the May 22 assassination of retired Brigadier General Cho Tun Aung in Yangon; the Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility, alleging Cho Tun Aung's complicity in human rights abuses.
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44% Bias Score
Record Methamphetamine Seizures Highlight Golden Triangle Drug Surge
The UNODC reported a 24 percent increase in methamphetamine seizures in East and Southeast Asia in 2022, reaching a record 236 tons, with Thailand seizing over 100 tons; the surge is linked to Myanmar's civil war and expanding trafficking routes through Laos and Cambodia.
Record Methamphetamine Seizures Highlight Golden Triangle Drug Surge
The UNODC reported a 24 percent increase in methamphetamine seizures in East and Southeast Asia in 2022, reaching a record 236 tons, with Thailand seizing over 100 tons; the surge is linked to Myanmar's civil war and expanding trafficking routes through Laos and Cambodia.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Defunding of VOA and RFA Silences Crucial News Sources in Authoritarian Regimes
President Trump's executive order defunding Voice of America and Radio Free Asia has silenced broadcasts, impacting access to independent news in authoritarian regimes like Cambodia and Myanmar, where these stations provided a crucial source of unbiased information.
Trump's Defunding of VOA and RFA Silences Crucial News Sources in Authoritarian Regimes
President Trump's executive order defunding Voice of America and Radio Free Asia has silenced broadcasts, impacting access to independent news in authoritarian regimes like Cambodia and Myanmar, where these stations provided a crucial source of unbiased information.
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48% Bias Score
Thai Executive Among 17 Charged in Bangkok High-Rise Collapse
Following the March 28 Myanmar earthquake, 17 individuals, including Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta, surrendered to Thai police on Friday, facing criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise that killed 92 people; investigations revealed structural flaws...
Thai Executive Among 17 Charged in Bangkok High-Rise Collapse
Following the March 28 Myanmar earthquake, 17 individuals, including Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta, surrendered to Thai police on Friday, facing criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise that killed 92 people; investigations revealed structural flaws...
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36% Bias Score
Argentina Seeks Aung San Suu Kyi's Arrest for Rohingya Genocide
An Argentinian court issued an international arrest warrant for Aung San Suu Kyi and 24 other Myanmar citizens in February 2024, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity related to the 2017 Rohingya crisis, based on the principle of universal jurisdiction despite her Nobel Peace Prize, pol...
Argentina Seeks Aung San Suu Kyi's Arrest for Rohingya Genocide
An Argentinian court issued an international arrest warrant for Aung San Suu Kyi and 24 other Myanmar citizens in February 2024, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity related to the 2017 Rohingya crisis, based on the principle of universal jurisdiction despite her Nobel Peace Prize, pol...
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36% Bias Score
Six-Year-Old Among 16 Arrested for Myanmar Assassination
Myanmar security forces arrested a six-year-old girl and 15 others for the May 22 assassination of retired Brigadier General Cho Tun Aung in Yangon; the child's parents were also detained, and a little-known armed group claimed responsibility.
Six-Year-Old Among 16 Arrested for Myanmar Assassination
Myanmar security forces arrested a six-year-old girl and 15 others for the May 22 assassination of retired Brigadier General Cho Tun Aung in Yangon; the child's parents were also detained, and a little-known armed group claimed responsibility.
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64% Bias Score
Burmese Junta Extends Truce, Plans Elections Amidst Ongoing Conflict
The Burmese junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire until June 30th to facilitate reconstruction and hold elections by January, despite continued fighting and accusations of truce violations.
Burmese Junta Extends Truce, Plans Elections Amidst Ongoing Conflict
The Burmese junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire until June 30th to facilitate reconstruction and hold elections by January, despite continued fighting and accusations of truce violations.
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44% Bias Score
Failed Escape Attempt Exposes Myanmar's Scam Crisis
Approximately 270 Ethiopians attempted to escape a Myanmar holding camp controlled by the DKBA, but were forced back; this incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the Thai-Myanmar border, where over 100,000 people are trapped in online scam operations.
Failed Escape Attempt Exposes Myanmar's Scam Crisis
Approximately 270 Ethiopians attempted to escape a Myanmar holding camp controlled by the DKBA, but were forced back; this incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the Thai-Myanmar border, where over 100,000 people are trapped in online scam operations.
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40% Bias Score
Bangkok Building Collapse Prompts 17 Arrests for Negligence
Following the March 28, 2024, Myanmar earthquake, a Bangkok building under construction collapsed, killing 92 and prompting the arrest of 17 individuals, including a prominent businessman, on charges of professional negligence, due to substandard materials and construction.
Bangkok Building Collapse Prompts 17 Arrests for Negligence
Following the March 28, 2024, Myanmar earthquake, a Bangkok building under construction collapsed, killing 92 and prompting the arrest of 17 individuals, including a prominent businessman, on charges of professional negligence, due to substandard materials and construction.
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36% Bias Score
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 19 Students, Teachers
A Myanmar military junta jet fighter air strike on a school in Ohe Htein Twin village killed at least 19 students and 2 teachers, wounding approximately 100 others; the attack prompted international condemnation and calls for accountability.
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 19 Students, Teachers
A Myanmar military junta jet fighter air strike on a school in Ohe Htein Twin village killed at least 19 students and 2 teachers, wounding approximately 100 others; the attack prompted international condemnation and calls for accountability.
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48% Bias Score
Myanmar Airstrike Kills 22 Students, Teachers
An airstrike on a school in Myanmar's Sagaing region allegedly killed 22 students and teachers, injuring roughly 100 more, according to local resistance groups; the military denies responsibility.
Myanmar Airstrike Kills 22 Students, Teachers
An airstrike on a school in Myanmar's Sagaing region allegedly killed 22 students and teachers, injuring roughly 100 more, according to local resistance groups; the military denies responsibility.
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60% Bias Score
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