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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Myanmar

country in Southeast Asia

In brief

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals arrived in Yangon from Malaysia on Sunday as U.N. rapporteur Kelley E. Currie said the risk of refoulement is substantial.

A Myanmar military airstrike hit a market in Kyauktaw on Monday, killing at least 33, the Arakan Army and an aid worker said; they called the town far from the fighting.

Human Rights Watch says women political prisoners in Myanmar have faced torture, sexual violence, squalid conditions and dangerous denial of medical care, and is urging the military junta to release them and their children. The report draws on interviews with former detainees and documents thousands of women detained since the 2021 coup.

Myanmar deported U.S. businessman Adam Castillo on Sept. 16, citing "bilateral friendly relations," after detaining him since June on AmCham breach-of-trust charges.

LatestMyanmar Airstrike Kills 50, Philippines Offers ASEAN TalksThe Philippines, as ASEAN chair, condemned a deadly airstrike in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that killed 50 people and wounded dozens, and offered to facilitate bloc discussions on assistance. Manila said any response should follow ASEAN’s consensus-based approach and support a Myanmar-led solution.3d

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