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Court slashes reserve price of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s former home to 270 billion kyat
Source: Eleven Media Group | By Eleven Media Group
The third auction of Compound No. (54) was held on February 5, 2025, with a reserve price of 297 billion kyat, but no bidders participated.
Pressure Grows on Myanmar’s Junta
Source: Asia Sentinel | By Nava Thakuria
The government in Sittwe has largely collapsed, with offices deserted, local reports say, and with residents paying astronomical prices to get on airplanes or boats to flee the city.
Myanmar General Dismisses Any Retreat From Politics
Source: Irrawaddy | By Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta’s border security minister, Lieutenant General Yar Pyae, told “peace talks” in Naypyitaw that it was an “impossible request” for the military to withdraw from politics.
Thailand’s unreliability as broker makes peace even more elusive in Myanmar
Source: Fulcrum | By Paul Chambers, Lecturer, Naresuan University
Thailand’s efforts to mediate the peace in Myanmar are complicated by the kingdom’s extensive interests in the country.
Fleeing Karen civilians return home to Myanmar after fighting subsides
Source: Thai PBS World
Over 100 ethnic Karen civilians, who had sought temporary refuge on Thai soil in Tha Song Yang district of Tak province to escape fighting in Myanmar, returned to their homes, as the fighting has died down.
What the reopening of an American Cultural Center tells us about US Myanmar Policy
Source: Central European Institute of Asian Studies | By Qin Lin
The US reopening of a cultural center in Myanmar’s second-largest city signals Washington’s bid to counter China’s influence through soft power diplomacy
Increased tension at Thai-Myanmar border due to ongoing military operations in KNU-controlled areas
Source: Burma News International | By Mizzima
The junta has deployed jet fighters and Y-12 aircraft in support of the Khalaedae camp
2025 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement
Source: GOV.UK
2025 Rohingya Joint Response Plan: UK statement. Delivered by the UK’s Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
Speech | Eleanor Sanders, UK’s Human Rights Ambassador
The Effects of Trump’s Presidency: Myanmar’s Media Crisis and Threatened Right to Information – Issue 166
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
Myanmar Peace Monitor’s Bi-Weekly News Reviews looks into the crisis facing news media that stand independently for the Myanmar people’s right to information, with VOA and RFA among them
Bi-Weekly News Reviews | Myanmar Peace Monitor
If we are determined to win this resistance war in our generation, the junta will eventually fall. Therefore, unity is crucial.
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
An interview with Comrade Ni Ni Kyaw, General Secretary of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), about military operations during four years since its establishment and its current military stanceBy
Interview | Ni Ni Kyaw, General Secretary of People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
AA Offensive in Kyaukphyu Approaches to Within Half a Mile of 32nd Police Battalion
Source: Narinjara News
The offensive by the Arakan Army (AA) has progressed to within half a mile of the 32nd Police Battalion, which is tasked with ensuring security in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State
By Thinzar Nwe, Narinjara News
Junta Attacks Traumatise Karenni Children
Source: Burma News International
In Karenni State children have been killed and injured by the junta’s shelling and airstrikes and others have been traumatised to the point of severe psychological distress
By Network Media Group
Landmine Explosions in Paikhun and Hopong Claim Three Lives, Leave Multiple Injured
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
“The landmine looked like a cup or a can, so the child thought it might be useful,” a military source told SHAN. “The explosion killed his father instantly. The boy is now fighting for his life.”
By Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar Junta’s Lottery Intensifies Conscription in Mandalay
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta has started conscription in Mandalay Region for its 12th batch of military recruits.
By Heain Htto Zan | Irrawaddy
Myanmar – Every little bit helps
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The Trump administration’s dismantling of United States funding to Myanmar media is pushing many journalists further into debt and poverty, yet journalists both inside the country and in exile remain steadfast in their reporting despite their increasingly dire situation
By Phil Thornton, journalist and senior adviser to the International Federation of Journalists
Myanmar rice export boom slows with few real winners
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Exports of the staple crop have been buoyant over the last year, but a more recent weakening of demand and worsening local conditions present a tough outlook for farmers.
By Frontier
The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they’re taking up arms to fight back
Source: The Independent
Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh
Interview | Ayas, a 25-year-old Rohingya refugee
Belarus’ defense minister off to Myanmar on official visit
Source: BelTA
During his official visit, the Belarusian defense minister will hold a number of bilateral meetings and attend the military parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
By BelTA
Thailand Warned Not to Roll Red Carpet for ‘War Criminal’ Myanmar Junta Boss
Irrawaddy
Human rights groups stated that allowing Min Aung Hlaing to participate in the summit would be a blatant endorsement of the military regime’s legitimacy, undermining efforts to hold it accountable for its crimes.
By Irrawaddy
“The world has failed Burma”: Son of imprisoned Nobel laureate calls for action at Yale
Source: Yale Daily News
On March 19, Kim Aris, the youngest son of 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visited Yale to shed light on Myanmar’s ongoing crisis and advocate for his mother’s freedom
By Baala SHAKYA, Staff Reporter
APHR Applauds Thai Parliament’s Initiative on Myanmar Crisis and Calls for Unified, Gender-Inclusive Peacebuilding
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
“It is crucial that ASEAN countries demonstrate unity and commitment to human rights and democracy as fundamental values guiding regional peace and security.”
Statement | ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
Displaced population of Asho Chin villages between Ann and Padan need assistance
Source: Khonumthung News Group
After allied resistance forces launched an offensive against the Natyaekan base, located between Ann and Padan towns, the junta bombed nearby Asho Chin villages, forcing residents to flee
By Editor | Khonumthung News Group
The Northern Shan Dilemma: Unraveling the Chaos
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
To address the complexities of Northern Shan, understanding underlying power dynamics is essential. The FPNCC is not an ideological coalition, and China’s influence has helped restrain inter-ethnic conflicts.
By Sai Tun Aung Lwin
Does USAID’s Dismantling Mark a Shift From Democracy to Debt?
Source: Irrawaddy
Last February, the abrupt termination of more than 80 percent of USAID projects left millions without essential support, raising questions about whether a fundamental change in global aid is underway.
By Sara Piazzano, independent development policy expert
Myanmar Junta Boss Brands Global Reports of Civilian Slaughter ‘Fake News’
Source: Irrawaddy
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, whose regime’s atrocities against Myanmar civilians have been widely reported, has accused local and international media of distorting the truth about post-coup Myanmar.
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy