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The Briefing … Rohingya …
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Australia’s defence department plans to spend almost $400,000 training Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, despite accusations of genocide against the country’s Rohingya minority.
Defence will spend $398,000 on English lessons and Myanmar’s participation in multilateral military exercises in 2017-18. In a briefing note, the department said the money was “designed to expose the Tatmadaw to the ways of a modern, professional defence force and highlight the importance of adhering to international humanitarian law”. Tatmadaw soldiers have systematically massacred Rohingya, often burying their victims in hastily dug mass graves …
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