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Arsenic levels in Thanlwin River snails found 20 times above safety limit
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
The findings have raised food safety concerns, as well as broader worries about the impact of transboundary pollution on communities along the Thai-Myanmar border that depend on the river.
Acting President Duwa Lashi La calls for perseverance on fifth anniversary of People’s Defence Force
Source: Mizzima
National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La marked the fifth anniversary of the People’s Defence Force (PDF) on 5 May, by calling on resistance forces to maintain their resolve despite the “highs and lows” of the ongoing Spring Revolution.
Mon State resistance forces shoot down Myanmar junta paramotor; seize weapons in ongoing offensive
Source: Mizzima
Revolutionary forces in Mon State announced on 5 May, that they successfully shot down a military junta paramotor following a series of retaliatory strikes against the regime’s aerial campaign.
Myanmar’s military rulers hire Trump ally for US$50,000 a month to lobby Washington
Source: South China Morning Post | By Maria Siow
Roger Stone has been commissioned to rebuild relations with the US, though analysts doubt Myanmar can escape its pariah status
Myanmar translator alleges torture by Chinese employers
Source: Bangkok Post | By Online Reporters
Victim beaten with metal rods and golf clubs, scalded with hot water; activist pursues legal action
ASEAN leaders urged to take tougher stance on Myanmar junta
Source: Thai PBS World
A group of former foreign ministers and former United Nations experts yesterday urged ASEAN leaders to abandon the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) and adopt new measures at the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu.
Challenges of Survival and the Resilience of the People of Arakan
Source: Global Arakan Network
Comprehensive surveys conducted by the Humanitarian and Development Coordination Office (HDCO) across six townships in early 2025 reveal a society on the verge of systemic collapse.
Shama Obaed visits camps, stresses dignified Rohingya return
Source: United News of Bangladesh
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has underscored the current government’s renewed efforts to highlight the Rohingya crisis in various regional and multilateral fora.
A Dozen Parallel Administrations in Shan State
Source: ISP-Myanmar | Tracker
With at least 12 competing administrative bodies operating across Shan State, the effective functioning of governance is increasingly undermined. This leaves local communities to navigate with growing confusion.
Myanmar: What’s behind Suu Kyi’s transfer to house arrest?
Source: Deutsche Welle | By David Hutt
The transfer of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest has been welcomed cautiously abroad, but experts say Myanmar’s military may be using it to boost legitimacy as the nation remains engulfed in civil war.
‘Language lost. Culture lost’: In Milwaukee, a race to keep Rohingya language alive in exile
Source: Wisconsin Watch | By Paul Kiefer
Nearly everyone in the nonprofit’s Clarke Square community center spoke Rohingya, but not a single printed word in the language appeared on the whiteboards in the center’s classrooms
ARO commander Adu Halim assassinated in Bangladesh refugee camp
Source: Narinjara News
Arakan Rohingya Organisation (ARO) commander Adu Halim was assassinated at a Muslim refugee camp in Okiya township under Cox’s Bazar district of south Bangladesh, reports Bangladeshi media outlets.
Trade Restrictions Push Up Costs, Strain Supply Chains in Northern Shan
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
New restrictions imposed by military authorities on the transport of Chinese goods into northern Shan State are disrupting trade routes, slowing cargo operations, and driving up commodity prices, according to local traders and transport workers.
Scam Raid in Mong Pan Sparks Questions Over Who Allowed It to Operate
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
“That area is far from the Thai border, and movement is tightly controlled,” a Mong Pan resident said. “It’s hard to imagine they could set up there without support or protection from an armed group.”
ASEAN Yet To Reach Consensus On Recognising Myanmar Elections
Source: Bernama | By Linda Khoo
ASEAN Spokesperson Dominic Xavier M. Imperial said the regional grouping is guided by the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) in its engagement with Naypyidaw, and the position has not changed.
Move to restart controversial dam sparks protests in Myanmar
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By Kyaw Lin Htoon
Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar’s major rivers following an alleged move to resume construction 15 years after it was suspended.
Global aid for Rohingyas must increase amid funding decline: Minister Salahuddin
Source: United News of Bangladesh
Despite being one of the world’s most densely populated countries Bangladesh has sheltered a large number of Rohingya refugees purely on humanitarian grounds, said the minister.
Son of Myanmar’s ousted leader appeals to Macron for help in securing proof of life
Source: Euro News | By Agence France-Presse
The son of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded France’s help in seeking independently verified proof of his mother’s life on Tuesday after she was transferred to house arrest, her lawyers said.
Women traveling to Tachileik stopped at junta checkpoint without clear reason
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
Some travellers reported experiencing verbal abuse from soldiers, as well as having their phones and NICs confiscated.
ARSA Spokesperson Reveals Support from Bangladeshi Government
Source: Global Arakan Network
Furthermore, he urged the Rohingya population to unite against the Arakan Army (AA) and expressed gratitude to the President of Bangladesh for providing them refuge.
Clashes between regime and KIA intensify in jade mining hub
Source: Development Media Group
Clashes are intensifying between regime forces and the Kachin Independence Army KIA in Lonekhin Village, Hpakant Township, Kachin State, according to local sources.
Political dialogue impossible while regime bombs Arakanese people, says Arakan Army chief
Source: Development Media Group
“As long as the regime is bombing civilians, it will remain extremely difficult for us to engage in political discussions,” Maj-Gen Twan Mrat Naing said.
Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from resuming farming, threatening their livelihoods nearly a year after their return.
MNDAA Prepares Gold Mining Project in Northern Shan State, Residents Concerned
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Local sources report that since mid-April, MNDAA members have moved heavy machinery, including backhoes and gold-processing equipment, to an area east of Nawng Nwe village in Nam Ma village tract.
MNDAA and USWA Accused of Complicity as China Extends Border into Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy
Residents in northern Shan State report China is pushing its border deeper into Myanmar territory, say they are powerless to resist the land grab as local armed groups are complicit in Beijing’s encroachment.