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Highlights
Scapegoating Myanmar’s Ethnic Armies Over Mining Misses the Real Culprit: China
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Surachanee Sriyai
We must instead recognize how China’s economic penetration through mining concessions, illicit trade routes and cross-border intermediaries has reshaped the ecology and politics of Southeast Asia’s frontier rivers.
China’s Bullying Diplomacy: How Beijing Sabotaged Myanmar’s Revolution
Source: The Irrawaddy | Commentary by Kyaw Zwa Moe
China often speaks of its “pauk-phaw,” or “brotherly,” relations with Myanmar. But the question remains: does this brotherhood apply to the Myanmar people—or merely to the rulers in Beijing and Naypyitaw?
De facto economic integration of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Source: Peace Research Institute Oslo | Policy Brief By Salehin, Mohammad & Mizanur Rahman
Our proposed approach balances humanitarian needs with the Bangladesh government’s encampment policy, offering a sustainable middle ground while awaiting long-term solutions like repatriation or third-country resettlement.
Generals, Regime Ministers Fill the Ballot in Myanmar Junta’s Sham Election
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi, Myo Pyae
As candidate lists for Myanmar’s Dec. 28 election are released, three blocs have emerged on the political stage: the military‑backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), a cluster of smaller political outfits, and a range of ethnic parties.
Myanmar’s Migrant Fishermen: The Invisible Hands Powering Southeast Asia’s Seafood Empire
Source:The Sabai Times | SRIc Insights By Dr. Htet Khaing Min
The article exposes the harsh realities faced by Myanmar’s migrant fishermen, whose exploited labor sustains Southeast Asia’s thriving seafood industry.