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UN conf to provide concrete pathways to resolution of Rohingya crisis, hopes Prof Yunus
Source: United News of Bangladesh
Prof Yunus requested Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews to continue his efforts in ensuring the availability of adequate funding.
The SAC Ended, Power Grip Remains
Source: ISP-Myanmar | Tracker
The composition of the new body suggests it will only further entrench the authority of the military leadership and its command structure
Myanmar junta’s ‘sham’ election plan slammed as gateway to more bloodshed
Source: South China Morning Post | By Aidan Jones
The military regime has unveiled plans for an election in December, which opponents have criticised as senseless amid the civil war
School closures push Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work
Source: Reuters | By Ruma Paul
Begum, a Rohingya refugee, is relieved she married off one of her seven daughters before funding cuts closed her school and thousands of others in Bangladesh’s cramped refugee camps, affecting nearly half a million children.
Myanmar Junta Demands Details of Trade Body Bosses
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s regime has ordered the country’s largest business federation to submit exhaustive personal data on its leadership, raising alarms over intrusion into civilian and economic spheres.
US Law Firm Confirms It Helped Two Myanmar Junta Cronies, 1 Firm Beat US Sanctions
Source: The Irrawaddy
US law firm Ferrari & Associates helped remove “two individuals and one company” with ties to the Myanmar junta from the US sanctions list recently, the company’s founder has confirmed.
8 Years On: Accountability needed for Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya
Source: Amnesty International
We, the undersigned organizations, urge the United Nations Security Council to immediately refer the situation in Myanmar to the ICC, to ensure comprehensive accountability for crimes committed against all communities.
Grave concerns for tortured ex-politician: Linn Htut
Source: Amnesty International | Campaign
After he was reportedly tortured and subjected to sleep deprivation, solitary confinement and unfair trials, Linn Htut was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison with hard labour over trumped-up charges of corruption and electoral fraud.
Indonesia BNN, Myanmar join forces to block Golden Triangle drug flow
Source: ANTARA
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has strengthened cooperation with Myanmar authorities to prevent drug trafficking, particularly the entry of cross-border syndicates into Indonesia.
Govt intensifies efforts to bring back Rohingya issue to global forums
Source: United News of Bangladesh
As part of these efforts, a three-day international conference will be held in Cox’s Bazar beginning on August 24, he said.
Myanmar says parliament will convene only after all phased election results are announced
Source: The Nation, Thailand
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has stated that parliaments will only be convened after all phased elections are completed and the results are officially announced, according to Article 123 of the 2008 Constitution.
ASEAN Special Envoy Osman Hashim reportedly in Myanmar
Source: Eleven Media Group
The National Defense and Security Council’s Information Team has not issued any announcement regarding his visit.
AA puts greater emphasis on border security in Maungdaw
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The AA is placing greater emphasis on border security as Muslim armed groups have established camps along the northern Maungdaw and Bangladesh border, abducting and killing locals and ambushing AA troops.
Junta airstrike on Kyaukme Township monastery causes nearly 40 IDP casualties
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency News
As far as we know, around 20 people were killed and another 20 injured. It’s a truly horrific situation,” an IDP in Nawngping Village Tract told Shan Herald.
Resistance group’s recruitment drive forces Matupi youths to flee
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
The Matupi Revolutionary Organisation/Chinland Defence Force – Matupi (MRO/CDF – Matupi), a resistance group controlling Matupi Town in Chin State’s Matupi Township, is conscripting young people over 16, town residents reported.
Rising Wave of Unsolved Killings Sparks Fear in Mon State
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Unsolved killings involving stab wounds, gunshot injuries, and severe beatings have sharply increased in several townships of Mon State in recent months, raising concerns among residents over deteriorating security and law enforcement.
AA seizes ARSA military gear, two RIM group hideouts in northern Maungdaw
Source: Narinjara News
The incident, in which the AA reportedly seized two backpacks with the UNICEF logo along with some weapons and ammunition
Junta persuades financially distressed families’ kids to join military by offering them cash, food
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
The Myanmar military is targeting the general populace of the Mingan Ward in Sittwe, IDPs in refugee camps, and monastery residents.
Myanmar military targets trade-unionists
Source: Workers’ Liberty | By Martin
Even though “Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM)” is a legally registered trade union, on the night of July 25, the military junta arrested Daw Myo Myo Aye, the founder of STUM.
RFA wins two National Murrow awards for Myanmar coverage
Source: Radio Free Asia
Recognition comes as military junta and China dominate Burmese information space
Myanmar Junta Plans Voting in 102 Townships
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s regime announced on Thursday that voting will be held in 102 townships, mostly under its control, during the first phase of elections planned for December 28.
Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
Source: The Irrawaddy
Through its WeChat account, the UWSP’s mouthpiece Wa State TV announced that the group had officially decided to halt its supply of weapons, equipment and military and financial assistance to three ethnic armies
Myanmar Junta Attacks TNLA-Held Town in Northern Shan
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
Myanmar’s junta has launched an offensive against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State since Tuesday, after it recaptured the adjacent town of Nawnghkio.
Police charge batons on protesting Rohingya camp teachers; 28 held, freed hours later
Source: The Business Standard
Police baton-charged dismissed Unicef project teachers in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps today (20 August) and detained 28 people as they protested for reinstatement of their jobs.
Thailand, Myanmar to join hands to resolve border rivers’ arsenic contamination
Source: The Nation, Thailand
Thailand and Myanmar agree to form a joint panel to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers, aiming for sustainable environmental solutions.