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‘No happiness’: Misery for Myanmar exiles four years on from coup
Source: France24
Four years after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the country is in the grip of a bloody civil war that has driven many of the country’s young across the border to Thailand.
By Agence France-Presse
24-hour Global Day of Prayer for peace in Myanmar
Source: Vatican News
Four years on from a coup in the country, Aid to the Church in Need will divide February 1 into prayer shifts, so that people all around the world can partake in this global initiative.
By Kielce Gussie
Myanmar’s rebels closing in around junta into fifth year of civil war
Source: Voice of America
As the war enters its fifth bloody year Saturday, experts tell VOA the rebels are positioned to keep gaining ground in 2025, closing in on more cities and weapons factories vital to the military despite mounting efforts by China
By Zsombor Peter
‘America first’ in action: Trump’s aid freeze erodes an already anemic response to Myanmar crisis
Source: Frontier Myanmar
An executive order by United States President Donald Trump has halted foreign aid programmes around the world, sowing chaos among the humanitarian community and its beneficiaries in Myanmar and Thailand.
By Matthew BRUNWASSER | Frontier
Myanmar extends state of emergency for another six months
Source: Radio Free Asia
The extension means an election can only be in the second half of the year at the earliest.
By RFA Burmese
Four years after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, violence against civilians is still increasing
Source: ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data)
In 2024, the military was responsible for 76% of incidents targeting civilians across the country compared to 68% in 2023. This trend is not isolated to the past year:
Fact Sheet | Armed Conflict Location & Event Data
Four years after the coup, chaos reigns as Myanmar’s military struggles
Source: The Guardian
A patchwork of armed opposition groups have made major gains over the past year, with the military facing further losses
By Rebecca Ratcliffe
Rangsiman questions PEA’s inaction on cutting power to Myanmar scam hubs
After four years of resistance, ASEAN and its member states must block Myanmar junta’s access to funds, arms and aviation fuel
Source: Justice for Myanmar
ASEAN has repeatedly awarded legitimacy to the junta, provided training to the Myanmar military as it slaughters civilians, and even allowed war criminals such as the junta’s air force and navy chiefs to chair meetings.
Press Release | Justice for Myanmar
Indonesia must reclaim its ASEAN leadership
Source: The Interpreter – Lowy Institute
Jakarta’s deft powers of shuttle diplomacy could revive a bloc that is increasingly at risk of becoming irrelevant.
Klaus Heinrich Raditio, lecturer in Chinese politics at Driyarkara School of Philosophy’s Graduate Program, Jakarta, Indonesia
Four Years After the Coup, Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy Endures
Source: Wilson Center
Lucas Myers talks about the shifting control of territory, China’s deep interests in the country, its strategic importance in the Indo-Pacific region, why the US should pay closer attention, and how Myanmar’s struggle for Democracy mirrors Ukraine’s.
By Lucas Myers, Senior Associate for Southeast Asia with the Wilson Center’s Indo-Pacific Program
Four years since the military takeover in Myanmar: no justice for brutal atrocities
Source: Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
Statement | Nicholas Koumjian
“Capturing and Controlling Towns: The Trajectory of Revolution”
Source: Burma News International – Myanmar Peace Monitor
This research paper aims to identify and analyse the causes behind the town takeovers, the significance and long-term control of the captured towns, as well as the consequences of these events and the public concerns.
By Myanmar Peace Monitor
Suppliers of electricity to call-centre gangs to be regarded as accomplices
Source: The Nation
Thailand will classify those supplying electricity to call-centre gangs in Myanmar as accomplices. Deputy PM Phumtham confirms stricter measures to cut off illegal operations.
By The Nation
‘My father’s death wasn’t worth it’: Poverty awaits families of Myanmar army dead
Source: Radio Free Asia
4 years after the coup that pitched Myanmar into war, the bereaved are angry about how the military treats its own.
By Aye Aye Mon for RFA Burmese
Myanmar militia ‘ready to return’ more than 60 trafficked foreigners to Thailand
Source: Radio Free Asia
The expected release comes after international alarm about the scam centers put pressure on governments to act.
By RFA Burmese
Ex-congressman torches Musk’s DOGE for axing program to help students escape dictatorship
Source: Raw Story
“So the DOGE bros are bragging today that they got ‘DEI scholarships for Burma’ canceled,” wrote Malinowski, who also served as the assistant secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor under former President Barack Obama.
By Matthew Chapman
Myanmar aid groups struggle with freeze as UN warns of ‘staggering’ hunger
Source: Radio Free Asia
Thailand has offered help refugee camps along the border for the time being.
By Kiana Duncan for RFA
Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as election looms
Source: The Japan Times
With many forces opposing the junta and the election, tensions are set to rise ahead of the ballot, which brings the risk of more violence as both sides push to increase their control of territory, according to eight people, including analysts, rebels and diplomatic sources.
By Shoon NAING; Devjyot GHOSHAL | Reuters
Kidnapped: How a Young Man Escaped Forcible Conscription in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
Here the young man, whose identity The Irrawaddy has decided not to disclose for security reasons, recounts his experience.
Interview | Irrawaddy
For Federal Democracy to Succeed, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners Need Justice
Source: Irrawaddy
AAPP, has been working on political prisoner issues in Myanmar for nearly 25 years. First and foremost, we demand the release of all political prisoners, including U Win Myint and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. To do so would be a step toward progress.
Bo Kyi, former political prisoner and joint secretary of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners
As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?
Source: The Coversation (UK)
Suu Kyi remains locked up, as do countless other activists and regime opponents. There is no easy resolution in sight.
By Adam Simpson; Nicholas Farrelly
About 5,000 people displaced by war return to Myanmar border town
Source: Radio Free Asia
“The AA has given us permission to return to the town because they have cleared the bombs,” said one Maungdaw resident heading home. “As far as we know, about 2,000 Rakhine people and 3,000 Muslims have arrived back.
By RFA Burmese
Myanmar on the brink as conflict fuels hunger
Source: World Food Programme
A staggering 15 million people are expected to face hunger in 2025, up from 13.3 million last year.
News Release | World Food Programme
MNDAA Leader Vows to Uphold China’s ‘Peace’ Policy on Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
MNDAA commander Peng Daxun (aka Peng Deren) said in his Chinese New Year’s message on Tuesday that the MNDAA would “safeguard the political rights” as well as the “high degree of autonomy” that the ethnic armed group had secured for its territory
By Irrawaddy