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Yeah, I send from my bank in the US to BB also and they wait I think till the PM exchange rate comes out so that then they can use the AM if lower or PM if higher for them. This is strictily MHO as I have been sending the money to BB for years and this is the impression I have gotten about it. -
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Report Thai submarine plans sink as Germany halts engine sale
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Myanmar Mourns Children Killed in School Airstrike
The Irrawaddy Funerals have been held in Myanmar for at least 22 students and teachers killed in an alleged military airstrike on a village school, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians since the army seized power in 2021. The bombing struck Ohe Htein Twin village in Sagaing region on Monday, as more than 100 pupils attended lessons. Among the dead were children as young as seven. Dozens more were injured, many critically, according to local resistance groups and the shadow National Unity Government. A resistance fighter speaking anonymously told the Associated Press that a student severely wounded in the attack later died, raising the death toll. He insisted there were no armed groups stationed in the village, contradicting any suggestion the site was a military target. Sagaing, a centre of fierce anti-junta resistance, has suffered repeated airstrikes since the army began using jets to crush opposition. Armed resistance forces have no real defence against aerial assaults, and local groups accuse the military of deliberately targeting civilians. State media denied any responsibility, calling reports of the bombing “fake news.” But the military’s history of restricting independent reporting and the remoteness of affected areas has made confirmation difficult. Eighteen of the victims—most under ten—were buried just hours after the attack. With the village clinic overwhelmed, over 100 wounded have been moved to regional hospitals. Some have lost limbs. Myanmar’s National Unity Government condemned the strike as a war crime, accusing the military of deploying cluster munitions and vowing to pursue legal accountability for those responsible. The British government echoed international outrage. “Schools are meant to be places of safety, not targets,” said Catherine West, Minister for the Indo-Pacific. She urged the Myanmar military to halt airstrikes and protect civilians, especially in earthquake-affected areas where ceasefires had reportedly been declared. Since the February 2021 coup, Myanmar has spiralled into conflict, with more than 6,600 civilians killed by security forces, according to watchdog estimates. Monday’s airstrike is a grim reminder that, despite calls for restraint, the war on Myanmar’s people shows little sign of ending. -2025-05-14 -
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