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Junta Airstrikes Increasingly Target Civilians in Karenni State
Source: Burma News International
Junta airstrikes are increasingly targeting areas where there is no ongoing fighting in Karenni State, according to the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) and frontline sources.
by Network Media Group
Opposition proposes border sealing to combat call-centre gangs
Source: The Nation
The proposal was made by People’s Party MP Rangsiman Rome, chairman of the House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs, National Strategies, and Reforms.
By The Nation
Myanmar’s Air Force Day: A review of MAF’s claimed new acquisitions
Source: Centre for Information Resilience
This report will delve into the newly claimed additions to the MAF service along with a brief overview of the other aircraft present at the ceremony.
Report | Myanmar Witness
Aung San Suu Kyi Reaches a Total of 19 Years in Detention
Source: Burma Campaign UK
In every election Aung San Suu Kyi has won a huge mandate from the people. The Burmese military have never won a mandate, and they have no legitimacy.
By Burma Campaign UK
Myanmar Junta Air Strike Kills 15 Civilians: Ethnic Rebel Group
Source: BARRON’s
The latest attack happened around 11:00 am on Saturday, Colonel Naw Bu, a spokesperson from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), told AFP.
By Agence France Presse
Arakan Army Attacking Myanmar Junta Outposts at Gateway to Magwe Region
Source: Irrawaddy
“The Myanmar military outposts guard the Nat Yay Kan artillery base. [AA-led forces] must defeat them to advance from Ann to Padan town. The regime has been conducting airstrikes [in response to the assault],” said a local source.
By Irrawaddy
Ta’ang rebels renew vow to crush Myanmar’s junta despite earlier ceasefire offer
Source: Radio Free Asia
Observers say the TNLA knows that control of its region is unsustainable if the military remains in power.
By RFA Burmese
APHR Condemns Myanmar Military’s Atrocities in Rakhine: Urgent Call for Action
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) unequivocally condemns the recent airstrike by Myanmar’s military on Kyauk Ni Maw village in Rakhine State on 9 January 2025; and the continuing bombing of other cities like Kyauktaw and Ponnagyun.
Statement | APHR
Arakan Army’s Victory 2.0 in Myanmar: A New Order for Rakhine?
Source: FULCRUM
The Arakan Army’s recent victories in Rakhine have significant implications for the state and the country.
Kyaw Htet Aung, political analyst
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
Source: Reuters
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State, state media reported on Monday
By Reuters
Neglected Suffering : Sexual violence and barriers to justice faced by villagers in Southeast Burma since the 2021 coup
Source: Karen Human Rights Group
This briefing paper presents evidence of sexual violence perpetrated against villagers in locally-defined Karen State[4] since the February 2021 coup until September 2024
Briefing Paper | Karen Human Rights Group
NRCs to be issued for Myanmar workers in Thailand and their families
Source: The Nation
The statement said that the Ministry of Immigration and Population, in collaboration with the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, will soon start implementing four processes for Myanmar workers and their family members aged 10 and 18 working in Thailand.
By The Nation
Ngwesaung Initiative: The feasibility of a political pact in Myanmar
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The feasibility of a political pact depends on two critical factors: the preconditions that allow for dialogue and compromise and the cooperation of specific actors within both the regime and the opposition involved
By Naing Min Khant
Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
Source: The Independent
Toru Kubota backed calls from three former foreign secretaries William Hague, Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from Myanmar’s brutal dictatorship
By Kate Devlin
Cambodia backs ASEAN Chair Malaysia’s focus on Myanmar
Source: Khmer Times
Cambodia has voiced full support to Malaysia, this year’s ASEAN Chair, to make solving the Myanmar crisis a priority.
By Nop Sreymao / Khmer Times
Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle
Source: Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera visits areas liberated from the military in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for pro-democracy forces.
By Andrew Nachemson | Al Jazeera
Myanmar’s NUG cooks the books on resistance success
Source: Asia Times
The NUG claims their three major achievements since forming in 2021 are:
By David Scott Mathieson
Myanmar’s Gen Z combatants: Guerrilla tactics against a military dictatorship
Source: EL PAÍS English
Young soldiers, professors and doctors are organizing at the Loikaw front, near the Thailand border, to win land from the junta that has governed the country since the 2021 coup, and to protect civilians
Daniele BELLOCCHIO
Myanmar’s NUG needs international stamp of approval
Source: Mizzima
The NUG is in essence an attempt to reinstate the duly elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy that won the 2020 election in a clear message from the Myanmar people.
Editoria | Mizzima
KNF Statements Call for Overthrow of Junta and Federal Union
Source: Burma News International
In its statements, the KNF, an organisation made up of 20 Kachin civil society organisation members, spoke of the historical oppression of the Kachin people, criticised junta rule and called for “a new federal democratic state with equal and self-determination.”
By Kachin News Group
Myanmar junta transfers senior military officers to civilian ministries amid manpower depletion
Source: Mizzima
Since the military coup, the junta has grappled with manpower shortages in governance sectors due to ongoing conflicts, prompting an increase in the transfer of military officers to civilian ministries
By Mizzima
Junta Airstrikes on Civilian Areas Amount to War Crimes, Says AA
Source: Narinjara News
U Khaing Thukha, spokesperson for the Arakan Army (AA), has denounced the junta’s airstrikes on Kyauk Ni Maw village in Ramree Township, a civilian locality free from hostilities, labeling the assaults as war crimes.
By Aye Myat Khain | Narinjara News
6,000+ held captive in Myanmar’s human trafficking networks: report
Source: The Nation
The Civil Society Network and international agencies call on Thailand’s rights commission to step in as Mae Sot remains a key transit point for Myanmar-based criminal syndicates
By Stephanie Adair
As Arakan Army gains ground in Myanmar, peace remains elusive
Source: Voice of America
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing recently reiterated his support for the 2008 constitution, framing it as essential for Myanmar’s future. That constitution allowed the formation of a partially civilian government but guaranteed the military’s continued role in politics.
By Ingyin NAING
Indonesia stresses on ASEAN’s centrality to address Myanmar crisis
Source: ANTARA
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono reiterated Indonesia’s commitment to prioritizing the unity and centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in addressing the political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar
By ANTARA