Jonathan Head
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- The burned convenience store in Kantharalak where at least 7 died in a rocket attack on Thursday
00:00- 5 years ago today Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 veered off its scheduled path to Beijing, and vanished. It remains the greatest mystery in aviation history. Our thoughts today must be with the families and friends of the 239 people on board, still waiting for answers.
- Telcoms in Myanmar are being told to cut all internet services between 1am and 9am tonight. Lots of military, armoured vehicles in main cities. Always very worrying when these sings are seen in Myanmar.
- Chiang Rai governor says all 13 missing in Thai cave have been found. He says they are safe.
- A Thai court has ruled that Hakeem al Araibi be freed. He’s going home.
- A tragic and entirely unnecessary deathMya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who was shot in the head as Myanmar police broke up a protest in Naypyitaw last week, died today. She had turned 20 on life support. Doctors said she was hit by a live bullet. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar reut.rs/3s5ZmlT
- So we can confirm 4 boys out, chilled but safe today, 4 boys yesterday. 8 our of 8 - superb work. They will go back for the remaining four boys and the coach tomorrow.
- Another terrible day in Myanmar. At least 4 shot dead in Monywa and Mandalay. Police arrested large numbers of people in Kyauk Myaung, Yangon, lined them up, hands-on-heads, and took then away in several police trucks.
- With so many people in Myanmar now saying they regret not acknowledging the terrible treatment fo Rohingya, it is worth reposting this brilliant investigation of Tatmadaw atrocities, carefully put together by @Reuters
- You know it’s serious in Thailand when 7-11 and KFC are closed. So many communities near the Cambodian border are now like ghost towns.
