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Chinese-Licensed Trucks Increase Coal Shipments from Hsipaw to China via Chinshwehaw Border
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
This surge in coal shipments follows the Kokang Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) gaining control of Lashio, a key transit point in the region.
By Shan Herald Agency for News
Top US general to be in Dhaka ahead of Arakan Army offensive in Rakhine State
Source: Northeast News
The arrival of a top American general from the US Pacific Command in Dhaka on March 24 and his meetings with senior Bangladeshi Army officers is aimed at solidifying defensive measures along Bangladesh’s borders with Myanmar’s Rakhine State
By Chandan Nandy
Hindus Urge Bangladesh to Hand Over ARSA Leader to ICC for Prosecution for 2017 Mass Killing of More Than 100 in Northern Maungdaw Township
U Maul Ni, a Hindu leader from Maungdaw district, informed Narinjara News, “We insist that the ARSA leader, who mercilessly murdered innocent Hindus, be handed over to the ICC and held accountable.”
By Narinjara News
EXPLAINED: Arrested ARSA leader blamed for violence against Rohingya refugees
ARSA, a Rohingya insurgent group formerly known as Al-Yaaqin, gained international notoriety after it launched coordinated attacks on government security outposts in Rakhine state in August 2017, leading to the bloody crackdown against the Rohingya people.
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury for BenarNews
Myanmar junta leader admits sanctions impact, seeks economic solutions
Source: Mizzima
“If sanctions are imposed, there will certainly be an impact. However, if those countries gradually form groups to overcome their difficulties and become rivals, it will be worse,” the junta leader stated
By Mizzima
ILO sanctions Myanmar junta, labour groups applaud action
Source: Mizzima
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Governing Body has moved to impose sanctions on the Myanmar junta under Article 33, a move lauded by labour groups including the Confederation of Trade Unions, Myanmar (CTUM)
By Mizzima
List of censure hits grows
Source: Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s leadership skills, the government’s controversial digital wallet handout scheme, delayed constitutional amendments and the Alpine golf course scandal are expected to be among the highlights of the no-confidence debate against her starting Monday.
By Aekarach Sattaburuth and Chairith Yonpiam
235 Taiwanese forced to work for fraudsters still trapped in Myanmar: MOFA
Source: Focus Taiwan
Lin Hung-hsun, deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs told reporters on Friday
By Wu Shu-wei and Joseph Yeh
Myanmar syndicate fingered in gold coin investment scam
Source: Cryptopolitan
According to two of their victims based in Telangana, India, the syndicate ran a large-scale cryptocurrency scam, majorly targeting United States citizens.
By Owotunse Adebayo
Min Aung Hlaing to attend BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok
Source: Thai PBS World
Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing will visit Bangkok on April 3-4 to attend the Bay of Bengal region summit, according to a highly placed source.
By Thai PBS World
Thai border security measures to intensify amid criminal threat
Source: Bangkok Post
Mr Phumtham announced there would be no easing of electricity, internet and fuel restrictions for Myanmar, adding these measures are necessary to combat criminal networks that continue to operate in some areas of the neighbouring country.
By Post Reporters
WFP cuts Rohingya food assistance: What does losing $6.50/month mean?
Source: Humanitarian Practice Netwrok
Although the exact source of this price list is unknown, it suggests that the $6.50 reduction will push the Rohingya further into hunger and malnutrition.
By Pradipto Vaskar Rakshit
Cyanide contamination of water in Kok River feared, testing underway
Source: Thai PBS World
It is reported that several Chinese companies have mining operations, particularly gold mining, in Mong Hsat, which is under the United Wa State Army’s control, about 36km from the Thai border.
By Thai PBS World
Think tank forum explores Myanmar’s future in multipolar world
Source: Xinhua News Agency
The event was organized by Myanmar Narrative Think Tank, a private-public partnership organization, under the Ministry of Information.
By huaxia
Japan Doubts Myanmar Junta’s Election Plans
Source: Human Rights Watch
On March 21, during a session of the Japanese Diet on foreign affairs, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya expressed “serious concern” about the Myanmar military junta’s plans to hold national elections by January 2026.
By Teppei Kasai, Program Officer, Asia Division | Human Right Watch
5 Buddhist novices killed, 14 injured among 36 civilian casualties of SAC air and artillery attacks in Nawngkhio township
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation
The bombing damaged four monastery buildings, including the main temple, a monk hostel and two novice hostels.
Update | Shan Human Rights Foundation
Locals flee four villages in Dawei as military column advances
Source: Burma News International | Myanmar Peace Monitor
Locals from four villages have fled to safer places as a military column moves towards Ashae Taw area in Dawei Township in Tanintharyi Region, according to resistance forces.
By Than Lwin Times
Business as Usual at Chinese Projects in Arakan State
Source: Burma News International
The oil refinery and storage facilities and the pipelines taking oil and gas from Maday Island to China are all operational and working as normal, as is the gas refinery in Malakyun Village, also on Maday Island, according to locals.
By Devellpment Media Group
Pregnant women among stranded former scam workers
Source: Bangkok Post
The 11 women are being kept in a camp with harsh living conditions, scant healthcare and insufficient food for them, Jay Kritiya, a coordinator for the Citizens Network for Human Trafficking Victims told Reuters.
By Reuters
Bangladesh seeks ‘concrete action’ to repatriate Rohingya refugees, urges action against racial discrimination
Source: Anadolu Agency
Plight of Rohingya a ‘glaring example of how racial discrimination fuels prolonged humanitarian crisis,’ says head of transitional government
By Saadet Gökce
Myanmar junta admits misconduct in its controversial conscription scheme
Source: Radio Free Asia
Some recruiters did not follow legal procedures, leading to financial corruption, said a senior junta official.
By Radio Free Asia
Arakan Army Steps Up Ayeyarwady Attacks
Source: Irrawaddy
This week, junta airstrikes and shelling sparked clashes in Lemyethna, Yegyi and Thabaung townships. Lemyethna Township, on the eastern bank of the Pathein River and the Pathein–Monywa road, is 21km from Rakhine Yoma Wildlife Reserve.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
Lashio Protesters Call on China to Stop Interfering in Their Lives
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar junta and MNDAA are preparing for another round of China-brokered talks on Saturday, but Lashio residents do not want the rebels to surrender their town to the regime, a protest leader told The Irrawaddy.
By Mai Khroue Jar | Irrawaddy
EXPLAINED: Why March is a sensitive month for Tibetans
Source: Radio Free Asia
Crackdowns and intensified security have marked the month containing several key dates in Tibet’s struggle against China.
By Dolma Lhamo and Tenzin Dickyi
The Fatal Alternative in Shan State: Flee or Stay
Source: Mizzima
The loss of potential and destruction of human capital are among the war’s most severe and far-reaching consequences.
By Antonio Graceffo, American economist, China analyst and author