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Unchecked Muslim militants seen as threat to both sides of Arakan-Bangladesh border
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
This is an issue that Bangladesh will have to address in order to improve relations with the Arakan Army in the future and to give the refugees some chance of a peaceful return,” Thomas Keane, an ICG senior consultant, told DMG in an interview.
Labour activist arrested again by Myanmar junta forces in Yangon
Source: Mizzima
Prominent labour activist Daw Myo Myo Aye, leader of the Solidarity of Trade Union Myanmar (STUM), was arrested by junta forces at around 9:30 pm on 25 July, according to her family and sources close to her.
Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims
Source: Human Rights Watch | News Release
Severe Movement Restrictions, Pillage, Mistreatment in Northern Rakhine State
Myanmar Regime Sets More Traps to Guarantee Election Win
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s military regime on Monday promulgated a second amendment to the Political Parties Registration Law, allowing the dissolution of any party accused of electoral fraud or unlawful conduct during voting.
Trump team hears pitches on access to Myanmar’s rare earths
Source: The Japan Times | By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom, Devjyot Ghoshal and Poppy McPherson | Reuters
Nothing has been decided, and experts say there are huge logistical obstacles, but if the ideas are ever acted upon, Washington may need to strike a deal with the ethnic rebels controlling most of Myanmar’s rich deposits of heavy rare earths.
JFM urges sanctions on Chinese arms giant Norinco for aiding Myanmar junta
Source: Mizzima
Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has urged governments around the world to impose targeted sanctions on China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), accusing the Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer of enabling the Myanmar military’s continued atrocities against civilians.
Organized Crime Is Thriving in Myanmar’s Civil War—and It’s a Global Threat
Source: Council on Foreign Relations | By Joshua Kurlantzick
Myanmar has become, by some estimates, the current center for global organized crime following the 2021 coup and now meets the definition of a failed state.
Myanmar Crisis Deepens: What The World Must Know
Source: Outlook India | By Luv Puri
The past casts a long shadow on Myanmar’s present, with many of the military’s enduring anxieties rooted in unresolved historical legacies
India pushing in both Bangladeshis and Rohingyas: Home Adviser
Source: United News of Bangladesh
“The number of push-ins has decreased recently. While we are taking back our citizens, not accepting Rohingyas,” he told reporters
Arakan American Community condemns report alleging AA war crimes
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The Arakan American Community (AAC) has claimed that a Fortify Rights report released on July 23 and alleging that the Arakan Army (AA) committed war crimes against Muslims during the fighting in Arakan State is false and fabricated.
China tells AA not to fight near Chinese projects in Kyaukphyu conflict while supplying drones, technical support to junta
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
According to a local who keeps a close eye on the military situation in Kyaukphyu, the Chinese government warned AA not to engage in combat near Chinese projects, such as OTG, during the ongoing conflict there.
Climate Paradox Burma: Beijing Exports Pollution in Quest for Clean Energy Dominance
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
The environmental cost is staggering and is entirely borne by Burma. China estimates that cleaning up its own rare earth regions will take up to 100 years and cost $5.6 billion. In Burma, where there is no state oversight, the long-term cost is incalculable.
Cyclone Wipha Triggers Widespread Flooding Across Eastern and Southern Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
At least five neighborhoods in Langkho town and six villages in Darseik and Wanhat village tracts were reported submerged.
Beijing Bets Big on Blood-Soaked Regime; China Trade Route in Junta Crosshairs; and More
Source: The Irrawaddy
China has raised its gamble on Myanmar’s military, doubling down on cooperation with a regime facing global condemnation for war crimes against its own people.
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun urges global support for federal democracy
Source: Mizzima
On 22 July, Myanmar’s UN Ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, spoke at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, noting the severe setbacks in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals since the 2021 military coup.
Were Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw really executed? questions remain two years on
Source: Mizzima
That question continues to echo across Myanmar’s political landscape, even two years after the military junta claimed to have executed the two high-profile political prisoners on 23 July 2022 inside Yangon’s Insein Prison.
Defector: Myanmar Junta Informers Stopped Mutiny
Source: The Irrawaddy | Interview with a defector by Myo Pyae
Myanmar’s Conscription Law has helped replenish its depleted ranks in fighting across the country but it has become a nightmare for men.
Timor-Leste Warms to Myanmar Junta as ASEAN Entry Nears
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Olandino Ruide Andrade, chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Timor-Leste, visited junta Deputy Foreign Minister Ko Ko Kyaw in Naypyitaw on Thursday
US Drops Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Allies After Trump Praise
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Irrawaddy & AFP
A US Treasury notice on Thursday said sanctions were dropped against KT Services and Logistics, Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Company, and Suntac Technologies—as well as their managers.
Border Guard Force leader presents plan to reform his pro-military militia into a ‘Karen National Army’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Naing Maung Zaw, the BGF spokesperson, told DVB that they “wanted to serve the people and build peace in the region,” adding that they would present their wish for reformation and name change from BGF to KNA to the regime in Naypyidaw.
IDPs Urgently Need Malaria Drugs in Danu Self-Administered Zone
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
Since the rainy season began in early June, malaria cases have been widespread amongst the IDPs sheltering in the forest, according to Ko Kyar Pyan, a spokesperson for the Danu State National Defence Army (DSNDA) resistance organisation.
Why a Strong and Unified Mon Army Has Yet to Emerge?
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By Mi Htaw Kho / Feature
These resistance groups continue to follow different paths and prioritize their own agendas, goals, and perspectives.
Floods and Debt Push Inle Region Farmers to the Brink
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Weeks of relentless rainfall since June 10 have submerged thousands of acres of farmland in the Inle region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State, plunging local farming communities into a deepening crisis.
Pakistan only issuing passports to Rohingya, not giving them citizenship: Interior minister
Source: Anadolu Ajans | By SM Najmus Sakib
“We are not giving them citizenship. But we are giving them passports with a different code or serial number so that they can be identified as Rohingya,” Naqvi said
Myanmar Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Electricity and Energy Development Commission chairman Tin Aung San on Wednesday called for a “one-stop service” to simplify land access for energy projects and to reduce bureaucratic hurdles.