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Gen Tun Aung, commander of Myanmar’s air force, was granted the chairmanship of next year’s Air Chiefs Conference within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last week, as airstrikes continue to kill and displace civilians nationwide.

Kelompok aktivis Justice for Myanmar menduga ada persekongkolan yang kuat antara ASEAN dengan junta militer Myanmar, di tengah naiknya kekerasan terhadap warga sipil di negara yang dulu bernama Burma.

Myanmar’s junta air force chief, General Tun Aung, has been appointed chair of the ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference (AACC) while directing a brutal aerial bombing campaign against civilians at home.

The Australian Federal Police has revealed it is continuing to engage with the Myanmar police force since a military coup threw the country into turmoil.

Three months after joining Myanmar’s armed uprising against the military coup — and three weeks before his 24th birthday — Salai Peter lost both of his legs.

Thai authorities seized US$47m worth of assets from a drug network operated by Myanmar arms dealer Tun Min Latt, the Bangkok Post reported on November 3. The assets included money, cars, luxury items, hotels, and resorts.

Amnesty International is accusing trader Trafigura, oil majors and tanker owners of fuelling war crimes in Myanmar.

Across Asia, activists, journalists, and Twitter users plugged into human rights and social justice issues are worried about how the social media platform will change under the leadership of the world’s richest man.

The Myanmar military junta committed the deadliest atrocity since its coup attempt against Kachin concert-goers celebrating the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) at a music event in Hpakant, on 23 October, killing at least 62 people in airstrikes with some estimates numbering over 80.

The Australian government is under pressure to impose sanctions on Myanmar's military junta and activists are calling on ANZ Bank to reconsider its dealings in the South-East Asian nation amid new revelations about jet fuel supply chains and transactions.