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For Myanmar’s People, Only One Wish for 2025
Source: Irrawaddy
The one wish that I want to see come true in 2025 is the fall of Min Aung Hlaing’s regime. This single wish encompasses all the hopes that we, the Myanmar people, hold dear.
Khin NADI | Irrawaddy
Belarus, Myanmar discuss prospects for cooperation
Source: BelTA
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov held talks with Deputy Prime Minister, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Than Swe during the official visit of Belarus’ delegation to Myanmar on 9 January
By BelTA
Sanctions are just one part of the puzzle to stopping Myanmar’s military
Source: East Asia Forum
The State Administration Council in Myanmar has continued its campaign of bombings to maintain power in the face of nationwide resistance and Western sanctions.
By Hunter Marston
How Crime in Southeast Asia Fits into China’s Global Security Initiative
Source: United States Institute of Peace
Published on Jan. 9, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
Myanmar has become the prime destination for criminal groups, particularly after its 2021 coup. Lawlessness in many parts of the country provides a suitable condition for running illicit activities
Analysis | Bhanubhatra Jittiang
The Unique Start of 2025: Political Solutions or Military Escalation? – Issue 161
Source: Burma News International / Myanmar Peace Monitor
Bi-Weekly News Review by Burma News International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor (MPM) highlights the factors that have made the beginning of the year 2025 in the Spring Revolution particularly unique.
Bi-Weekly News Review | Burma News International / Myanmar Peace Monitor
Rakhine civil society groups urge international action to prevent scarcity amid junta blockade
Source: Mizzima
Myanmar’s military junta has blocked food and medicine supplies to Rakhine State for nearly a year, leaving residents in dire conditions.
By Mizzima
Burma’s War Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Catch Washington Off Guard
Source: The Daily Signal
As war rages in Europe and as Israel confronts adversaries from all sides in the Middle East, Americans would be forgiven not knowing about the yearslong conflict raging in Burma—the world’s longest-running civil war.
By Brent Sadler; Jack Erickson
Myanmar junta bombs Mogok while TNLA calls for political talks
Source: Mizzima
On January 8, around 1 pm, the junta launched a bombing raid on Mogok, a town in Mandalay Region under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). The attack reportedly involved at least 10 bombings.
By Mizzima
Myanmar junta air strike kills 40, says ethnic armed group, rescue worker
Source: Channel News Asia
AA spokesperson Khaing Thu Kha told AFP a military jet bombed Kyauk Ni Maw, on Ramree island, around 1.20 pm (2.50pm, Singapore time) on Wednesday, starting a fire which engulfed more than 500 houses.
By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar Junta Demands Solar Panel Boost
Source: Irrawaddy
Aung Pyae Sone, son of the junta boss, has won licenses to sell solar panels and equipment while the regime has granted tax exemptions on solar imports.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Grip on Chin State Hangs by Thread
Source: Irrawaddy
The victories in southern Chin bolster resistance in the north of the state, posing a significant threat to the state capital, Hakha.
Analysis | Shwe TAW, defector from Myanmar’s military
APG Offers Food Aid to People at Ah Nauk Ye Muslim IDP Camp in Pauktaw
Source: Narinjara News
The statement highlighted that ongoing food aid and consistent access to essential health care would significantly benefit the families residing in the camp.
By Khaing Lu Hla | Narinjara News
MNDAA Issuing Vehicle Registration Cards in Lashio Town
Source: Burma News International
A driver who frequently travels between Lashio and Taunggyi City in southern Shan State said: “Vehicles with MNDAA issued temporary registration cards are only authorised for use in northern Shan State.
By Herald Agency for News
JUNTA DIVERSIFIES TACTICS: Lobbying neutral parties, engaging political groups, and releasing political prisoners that might lead to negotiation process
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
The junta or State Administration Council (SAC) moves seems to be diversifying, rather than just the 2025 November election outlet, bent on achieving political monopoly for the SAC by continuing to occupy the driver’s seat of the country, as is now the case.
By Sai WANSAI | Shan Herald Agency for News
Realigning International Approaches To Myanmar’s Crisis: Supporting Systemic Change And Addressing Foreign Interference – OpEd
Source: Eurasia Review
While recent joint press statements from democratic nations reflect genuine concern, a more nuanced and proactive approach is needed to effectively support Myanmar’s path to democratic transformation.
By James Shwe
Contemplating the Fall of Myanmar’s Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
First of all, it is important first to define “fall.” Does it apply to the apparatus of the State Administration Council or the military as a whole?
David Scott Mathieson, independent analyst
Should We Appreciate Joint Statements on the ‘Situation in Myanmar’?
Source: Irrawaddy
I find it increasingly ridiculous that the embassies of democracies continue to issue nearly identical “concerned” statements year after year, saying, in this case:
Igor Blazevic, senior adviser at the Prague Civil Society Centre
Myanmar’s Kachin rebels take key town on approach to Bhamo
Source: Radio Free Asia
“It can be confirmed, the three camps were captured this morning at around 11 a.m.,” said KIA information Naw Bu told Radio Free Asia
RFA Burmese
Focus on saving lives, urges UNHCR as more Rohingya flee by sea
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
“Saving lives must be the first priority,” said Hai Kyung Jun, Director of UNHCR’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
Press Reelease | UNHCR
Myanmar’s junta answers rebel proposal for talks with week of deadly airstrikes
Source: Radio Free Asia
Since the Arakan Army offer, bombings have killed 10 and injured more than a dozen in Rakhine state
By RFA Burmese
Joint Press Statement on the Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar
Source: Government of Australia
The text of the following joint statement was released by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom
Joint Press Statement
Views of various Karenni resistance forces on KySPP established under the military council
Source: Myanmar Political Monitor
The Union Election Commission under the military council announced on 26 December that it has granted permission to establish the Kayah State People’s Party (KySPP), which had applied for the right to form a political party.
Interview | Kantarawaddy Times
AA Seizes Taung Sauk Camp Guarding Chinese Gas Pipeline Substation in Ann
Source: Narinjara News
The Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of the junta’s Taung Sauk military camp, which protects a Chinese gas pipeline substation situated 20 miles from Ann Town in Arakan State.
By Thinzar Nwe | Narinjara News
Myanmar’s Uncertain Horizon: Will 2025 Bring Change or Chaos?
Source: Modern Diplomacy
This article seeks to elucidate the probable scenario that would define the crisis in Myanmar, considering the political state of the country, humanitarian issues, and economic conditions among other aspects in the year 2025.
By Md Tanvir Rahman
What are Chinese intentions for Myanmar?
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News
He discussed reports that China is preparing a “joint security company” with the military to protect its 771km oil and gas pipeline that runs from Myanmar’s west coast across Rakhine state and into China.
Interview | Michael Martin, adjunct fellow at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies