Myanmar Releases Thousands of Prisoners on Independence Day
Myanmar's military government released around 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners slated for deportation, on January 4th, 2024, for independence day; however, Aung San Suu Kyi and many political detainees remained imprisoned.
Myanmar Releases Thousands of Prisoners on Independence Day
Myanmar's military government released around 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners slated for deportation, on January 4th, 2024, for independence day; however, Aung San Suu Kyi and many political detainees remained imprisoned.
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36% Bias Score
Myanmar Census Shows Population Drop Amid Civil War
Myanmar's military government announced a provisional census result of 51.3 million, a decrease from the 2014 count, due to security challenges and incomplete data collection in over half the country's townships; this data will inform voter lists for a planned 2024 election amid widespread civil war...
Myanmar Census Shows Population Drop Amid Civil War
Myanmar's military government announced a provisional census result of 51.3 million, a decrease from the 2014 count, due to security challenges and incomplete data collection in over half the country's townships; this data will inform voter lists for a planned 2024 election amid widespread civil war...
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32% Bias Score
Mekong River Patrols Achieve Significant Results in Combating Crime and Boosting Regional Security
The annual meeting in Rangoon summarized the successful joint patrols and law enforcement actions by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand in the Mekong River region during 2024, highlighting achievements in combating crime, enhancing regional security, and improving the lives of the local population; ...
Mekong River Patrols Achieve Significant Results in Combating Crime and Boosting Regional Security
The annual meeting in Rangoon summarized the successful joint patrols and law enforcement actions by China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand in the Mekong River region during 2024, highlighting achievements in combating crime, enhancing regional security, and improving the lives of the local population; ...
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48% Bias Score
Myanmar's Arakan Army: Growing Power and Uncertain Future
The Arakan Army (AA), the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA) in Myanmar's Rakhine state, has captured dozens of townships and military outposts in the past 15 months, raising questions about its ultimate goal of autonomy or independence amid complex relations with the Rohingya Muslim...
Myanmar's Arakan Army: Growing Power and Uncertain Future
The Arakan Army (AA), the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA) in Myanmar's Rakhine state, has captured dozens of townships and military outposts in the past 15 months, raising questions about its ultimate goal of autonomy or independence amid complex relations with the Rohingya Muslim...
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36% Bias Score
Myanmar's Resistance Emboldened by Syria's Regime Change, Facing Increasing Chinese Intervention"
Inspired by the fall of Assad's regime in Syria, Myanmar's resistance movement is gaining momentum against the ruling military junta, which is struggling with internal corruption and increasing reliance on Chinese support; however, this support might ultimately prove insufficient, mirroring the situ...
Myanmar's Resistance Emboldened by Syria's Regime Change, Facing Increasing Chinese Intervention"
Inspired by the fall of Assad's regime in Syria, Myanmar's resistance movement is gaining momentum against the ruling military junta, which is struggling with internal corruption and increasing reliance on Chinese support; however, this support might ultimately prove insufficient, mirroring the situ...
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40% Bias Score
Arakan Army Seizes Key Myanmar Outpost, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army captured the last Myanmar army outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, gaining full control of the 271km border with Bangladesh; this expands their territory in northern Rakhine state, raising concerns of renewed violence against the Rohingya minority.
Arakan Army Seizes Key Myanmar Outpost, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army captured the last Myanmar army outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, gaining full control of the 271km border with Bangladesh; this expands their territory in northern Rakhine state, raising concerns of renewed violence against the Rohingya minority.
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40% Bias Score
Myanmar Frees Thousands of Prisoners on Independence Day
Myanmar's military government released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, on Independence Day, a move potentially aimed at improving relations with neighbors while Aung San Suu Kyi remains imprisoned.
Myanmar Frees Thousands of Prisoners on Independence Day
Myanmar's military government released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, on Independence Day, a move potentially aimed at improving relations with neighbors while Aung San Suu Kyi remains imprisoned.
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40% Bias Score
China Prosecutes 39 Myanmar Criminals for Telecom Fraud
Thirty-nine members of major criminal groups based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted in a Chinese court on December 30th for telecom fraud and other crimes, resulting in billions of yuan in losses and several deaths among Chinese citizens.
China Prosecutes 39 Myanmar Criminals for Telecom Fraud
Thirty-nine members of major criminal groups based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted in a Chinese court on December 30th for telecom fraud and other crimes, resulting in billions of yuan in losses and several deaths among Chinese citizens.
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36% Bias Score
Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship: Inclusivity, Sustainability, and Navigating Global Challenges
Malaysia's 2025 ASEAN chairmanship prioritizes inclusivity and sustainability to address uneven development and navigate geopolitical tensions, focusing on the Myanmar crisis, stronger economic integration (including ACFTA 3.0 with China), and collective climate action.
Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship: Inclusivity, Sustainability, and Navigating Global Challenges
Malaysia's 2025 ASEAN chairmanship prioritizes inclusivity and sustainability to address uneven development and navigate geopolitical tensions, focusing on the Myanmar crisis, stronger economic integration (including ACFTA 3.0 with China), and collective climate action.
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24% Bias Score
Moken Sea Nomads Abandon Traditional Lifestyle Due to Governmental Policies and Environmental Changes
The Moken, indigenous sea nomads of Thailand and Myanmar, are abandoning their traditional boat-based lifestyle due to stricter border controls, lack of wood for boat building, the 2004 tsunami, and the establishment of national parks restricting access to resources; this threatens their cultural he...
Moken Sea Nomads Abandon Traditional Lifestyle Due to Governmental Policies and Environmental Changes
The Moken, indigenous sea nomads of Thailand and Myanmar, are abandoning their traditional boat-based lifestyle due to stricter border controls, lack of wood for boat building, the 2004 tsunami, and the establishment of national parks restricting access to resources; this threatens their cultural he...
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44% Bias Score
"Malaysia to Chair ASEAN Amidst Regional Tensions and Shifting Geopolitics"
"Malaysia will chair ASEAN in 2025, facing challenges including drafting the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, rising cybercrime, South China Sea tensions, the Myanmar crisis, and navigating shifting US-China dynamics, requiring delicate balancing of competing interests to maintain regional cohesion."
"Malaysia to Chair ASEAN Amidst Regional Tensions and Shifting Geopolitics"
"Malaysia will chair ASEAN in 2025, facing challenges including drafting the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, rising cybercrime, South China Sea tensions, the Myanmar crisis, and navigating shifting US-China dynamics, requiring delicate balancing of competing interests to maintain regional cohesion."
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40% Bias Score
Arakan Army Captures Key Myanmar Border Post, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic armed group in Myanmar, announced the capture of the last remaining military outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, securing complete control over the 271km border with Bangladesh after months of fighting and raising concerns about increased violence against the Rohingya m...
Arakan Army Captures Key Myanmar Border Post, Raising Rohingya Violence Fears
The Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic armed group in Myanmar, announced the capture of the last remaining military outpost in Maungdaw on Sunday, securing complete control over the 271km border with Bangladesh after months of fighting and raising concerns about increased violence against the Rohingya m...
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44% Bias Score