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Arakan Army captures junta camp on road to central Myanmar
Source: Radio Free Asia
The AA is probing areas to the east and south of Rakhine state after taking over most of it.
By RFA Burmese
Myanmar Junta to Evacuate Elite Military Academies to Naypyitaw
Source: Irrawaddy
The military regime plans to evacuate the Defense Services Academy (DSA) and Defense Services Technological Academy (DSTA) from Mandalay Region’s Pyin Oo Lwin as fighting from neighboring Shan State comes closer.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar in 2025: Change or Plus ça Change?
Source: FULCRUM | ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Despite hopes for change, things may stay the same or worsen in Myanmar, as the junta’s fight against resistance groups and civilians continues into another year.
By Kyaw Yin Hlaing; Kyi Sin; Jared Bissinger; Su Mon Thazin Aung; Moe Thuzar
Residents Demand a Transparent and Fair Taxation Policy
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
In Karenni State, township administration councils have begun collecting taxes, but residents in Demoso Township express a desire for more straightforward and fair taxation policies. Even after paying the taxes, we still have to contribute to armed groups
By Kantarawaddy Times
KNU begins issuing Kawthoolei registration cards in Hpapun district
Source: Mizzima
The Karen National Union (KNU) has started issuing Kawthoolei registration cards to residents in areas under Brigade 5’s control in Hpapun District, Karen State, according to KNU Spokesperson Padoh Saw Kler Say.
By Mizzima
Exposing atrocities against children and education in Myanmar
Source: Mizzima
Human Rights Myanmar has submitted two reports to UN bodies covering the devastating impacts of Myanmar’s ongoing armed conflict on children and education.
By Mizzima
Junta ‘Thieves Column’ Ransacks Lawksawk Township Houses
Source: Burma News International
Locals have nicknamed a junta column operating in and around Kyaukgu Village in Lawksawk (Yatsauk) Township, southern Shan State the ‘thieves column’ because they have ransacked so many empty homes.
By Shan Herald Agency for News
Political prisoners in Myanmar ‘suffering from malnutrition’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Around 20 political prisoners at Loikaw Prison are suffering from malnutrition as a result of cuts to food rations, and restrictions on family visitations, according to the Karenni Political Prisoners Association (KPPA), a civil society group that monitors prisons in Karenni State.
By English Editor
CHINA’S HEAVY-HANDEDNESS: Imposition of China’s will against the Myanmar people’s aspirations
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
No doubt, China is going to help the SAC with its election plan as China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning again reiterated in her statement recently support of election emphasizing the military-drafted 2008 constitution as a basis.
By Sai WANSAI
Deportation Fear Grips Myanmar Dissidents Amid Thai Border Scam Crackdown
Source: Irrawaddy
A Myanmar migrant in Mae Sot said: “People staying at a hotel were detained despite having passports and CI (certificates of identity). They were fined 800 baht because they were not staying at the place they had originally registered.”
By Irrawaddy
Thai Immigration Officials Feed Myanmar Deportees Into Junta’s War Machine
Source: Irrawaddy
A shadowy system has quietly developed to facilitate repatriation between Ranong and Kawthaung that leaves Myanmar migrants facing deportation and forced conscription—and their devastating consequences.
Investigation | Nayt Thit
20 Killed in Myanmar Junta Airstrikes on Hospital and Village
Source: Irrawaddy
On Saturday, a junta warplane dropped two bombs on a district hospital in Kyaukme, northern Shan State, which is controlled by the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army
By Irrawaddy
Airbus: Tell AVIC to Choose Between Business with Burmese Military or with Airbus
Source: Burma Campaign UK
AVIC sold up to 8 new aircraft to the Burmese military in the last year alone, knowing full well they will be used to kill civilians. Deliberate attacks on civilian targets break international law.
By Burma Campaign UK
Myanmar military kills 19 in air attack on militia office
Source: Radio Free Asia
The Myanmar military killed 19 people including 14 members of an insurgent militia in an air attack on a rebel position, the militia said
By RFA Burmese
SAC Chairman commits to strengthening ties with China, pledges continued support for collaborative projects
Source: Eleven Media Group
The SAC Chairman made the following remarks at the 2025 Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake, held at the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium 1 in Yangon on the evening of January 25.
By Eleven Media Group
Former Senior General Than Shwe’s son-in-law sentenced to three years in prison for incitement
Source: Eleven Media Group
Dr. Nay Soe Maung is the son of Major General Tin Sein (retired) and the son-in-law of Senior General Than Shwe (retired). He is also the father of Ko Nay Shwe Thway Aung.
By Eleven Media Group
How China’s plan to seize Taiwan depends on Myanmar
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
China’s deep involvement in Burma extends beyond its support for the junta and engagement with groups like the United Wa State Army (UWSA)
By Antonio Graceffo, PhD, holds advanced degrees in economics and national security
Parties Suggest Myanmar Junta Expands Conscription
Source: Irrawaddy
Representatives from a working group of political parties, led by 88 Generation leader U Ko Ko Gyi, chair of the People’s Party, made the suggestion at the regime’s National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee led by Lieutenant General Tun Tun Naung in Naypyitaw on Thursday and Friday.
By Irrawaddy
Rohingya Crisis Escalates as The Arakan Army Expands Its Control – RSIS
Source: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
It raises serious concerns about the Rohingya crisis and the evolving crime-terror nexus. There is also an increasing risk of jihadist activities along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border region and beyond.
By Iftekharul Bashar
Number of IDPs in Myanmar Has Surged Above 1.8 Million
Source: Irrawaddy
Between February 2021 and June 2023, another 1.5 million people in seven states and four regions were displaced by the civil war. They account for 82 percent of the more than 1.8 million internally displaced people in Myanmar.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta’s Cybersecurity Law is unconstitutional and must be withdrawn immediately, says Southeast Asian MPs
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
APHR is calling on the international community to take immediate action by denouncing this law and exerting diplomatic pressure on Myanmar’s military junta to abandon it.
Statement | ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
China’s Current Stance On Myanmar
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Chinese top leaders had a closed-door meeting last month to discuss matters concerning Myanmar. China has become more concerned about the management capabilities of the military-led State Administration Council (SAC).
By Hurn Kayang
Arakan Army’s growing influence in Myanmar: Implications for the Rohingyas
Source: Observer Research Foundation
The AA has a complicated stance towards the Rohingya. While it doesn’t openly target or blame the Rohingya in most of its statements, it has historically expressed strong resentment towards them, reflecting broader tensions in Rakhine State.
By Sreeparna Banerjee, Associate Fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme
Plundering Paradise: China’s Role in Myanmar’s Environmental Crisis
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s abundant natural resources have been a target for exploitation for years. The most recent and aggressive player is China, whose resource extraction has resulted in severe environmental damage and the displacement of local populations.
By Vaishali Basu Sharma, analyst on geopolitical and macroeconomic issues
Thai utility needs orders to cut power supply to Myanmar
Source: Bangkok Post
The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) says it stands ready to work with security authorities to stop supplying power from Thailand to border towns in Myanmar in order to cripple the operations of scammers in the neighbouring country.
By Post Reporters