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The International Court of Justice has announced that it will deliver its judgment on Nov. 19 in the case brought by Gambia against Myanmar for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a question-and-answer document on key issues in the case. In August 2017, Myanmar’s security forces began a [...] The post World Court Set to Rule in Myanmar Genocide Case appeared first on DVB .

Thailand warns Myanmar military ‘to exercise caution’ The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Commander-in-Chief Ukrit Boontanon summoned Burma’s regime military attaché to Thailand, Win Thu Lin, to his headquarters in Bangkok on Nov. 2 to urge Naypyidaw to exercise caution in its military operations along the 1,501 mile (2,416 km) long shared Thai-Myanmar border. During a [...] The post Thailand warns Myanmar military ‘to exercise caution’; US strategy links peace talks with rare-earth access appeared first on DVB .

The Royal Thai Armed Forces’ Commander-in-Chief Ukrit Boontanon summoned the Myanmar regime’s military attaché to Thailand, Win Thu Lin, to his headquarters in Bangkok on Nov. 2 to urge Naypyidaw to exercise caution in its military operations along the 1,501 mile (2,416 km) long shared Thai-Myanmar border. During a speech on Monday, Thai Prime Minister [...] The post Thailand warns Myanmar military attaché ‘to exercise caution’ over border airstrikes appeared first on DVB .

Junta fighter jets bombed villages in four townships across Rakhine State in a single day, including destroying a medical clinic’s maternity ward and killing an infant inside

With the bombing of the two schools last week—protected from attack under international law—people are left believing that “there are no safe places left”

In a new document, Washington spells out what it wants from Myanmar, while downplaying the country’s political aspirations

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ‌Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar on Tuesday, as the world’s second ​largest economy moves to expand relations ​with its Southeast Asian neighbors. China’s support ⁠could be particularly valuable for Myanmar, where ​regime officials are responding to an ongoing civil ​war. Wang said that China supported Myanmar’s [...] The post China foreign minister meets Southeast Asian officials amid relations push appeared first on DVB .

The perpetrator of the attack, which killed all four passengers on the family’s return from spending the Thadingyut holiday with their father, remains unknown

Heavy rains fell Tuesday in eastern India after the second cyclone to hit the area in a week prompted evacuations of thousands of people. Cyclone Murasu made landfall in the morning near Ongole in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh state with maximum sustained winds of 62-68 mph (100-110 kph), the India Meteorological Department stated. Heavy [...] The post Heavy rain falls in eastern India after second cyclone in a week appeared first on DVB .

At least 12 civilians were killed, 16 others were injured, and approximately 4,300 people were displaced by armed conflict across 14 townships in southeastern Myanmar during the month of October, according to a monitoring report released on Monday by the Ramanya Institute for Community-based Political Research. The documentation covers incidents across Mon State, Karen State, [...] The post Twelve civilians killed and 4,300 displaced across southeastern Myanmar in October, report finds appeared first on DVB .

The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct international justice by imposing penalties on the tribunal and vowed that it would not succeed. Judge Tomoko Akane of Japan, briefing the United Nations remotely on Monday because of U.S. sanctions, called on all 193 U.N. member nations — [...] The post ICC president hits back at Trump administration penalties in remote UN address appeared first on DVB .

Myanmar has dropped its case against a former American Chamber of Commerce board member and canceled an Interpol “red notice” for his arrest, saying that its investigation concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to support his extradition. Misfit Technologies CEO Munimul Islam was detained upon his arrival at the international airport in Barcelona, Spain, in [...] The post Myanmar drops extradition case against AmCham ex-board member, cancels Interpol red notice appeared first on DVB .