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Public backlash in Tanintharyi Region over Dawei Special Economic Zone agreement with Russia
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“It is definitely harmful to the environment. There is no precise legal protection and civilian rights groups won’t have any chances to point this out due to the current political crisis,” Min Lwin Oo, the group’s spokesperson, told DVB
Nearly 30,000 civilians displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s heartland
Source: Radio Free Asia
They fled amid junta air and artillery strikes on three townships in Sagaing and Magway regions in February.
By RFA Burmese
Uncertain fate: Lashio rebuilds as questions of control loom
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Lashio’s future hinges on the undisclosed terms of the January ceasefire. There have been conflicting accounts of whether the MNDAA has agreed to gradually withdraw from the town.
By Frontier
Myanmar insurgents strike in junta-dominated central area: NUG
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military is facing significant set-backs in central and western areas.
By RFA Burmese
Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
Source: Irrawaddy
The Border Consortium (TBC), an aid agency in charge of food and cooking fuel in nine refugee camps on the Thai border, said the U.S. government has not released any money since the aid freeze.
By Irrawaddy
Thousands freed from Myanmar scam centers are stranded due to official inaction
Source: Radio Free Asia
More than 7,000 were rescued, but their respective governments aren’t ready to accept them.
By RFA Burmese
Rice Shortages and Famine Threaten Villagers in Kengtung Township
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Severe rice shortages are gripping Kengtung Township in Eastern Shan State, leaving villagers struggling to find enough food and raising alarm over a worsening food crisis in the region.
By Shan Herald Agency for News
KNU: Junta May Use Scam Centre Crackdown to Undermine the Revolution
Source: Burma News international
The Karen National Union (KNU) has warned that the junta could exploit the international crackdown on scam centres in Karen State to undermine the revolution.
By Karen Information Center
AA Executes Search and Clearance Operations at ARSA Camps in Former Mel De Village, Northern Maungdaw Township
Source: Narinjara News
Sources report that the Arakan Army (AA) has carried out a search and clearance mission targeting multiple camps of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in the northern part of Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.
By Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News
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ASEAN’s Myanmar Peace Effort in Limbo After Envoy’s Visit
Source: Irrawaddy
For embattled Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, receiving visiting dignitaries in the Credentials Hall of his Naypyitaw office offers a rare moment of pride.
By Irrawaddy
Killing creativity: The junta’s cultural crusade
Source: Frontier Myanmar
While suppressing political dissent, the junta is also trying to cleanse the arts of anything it judges harmful to Myanmar’s traditional Buddhist culture, with LGBT themes the most recent target.
By Frontier
Myanmar junta bombs rebel wedding, at least 10 killed
Source: Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s air force bombed a wedding party for two pro-democracy fighters on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, members of the anti-junta force in the Magway region told Radio Free Asia.
By RFA Burmese
UN envoy calls for early political settlement in Myanmar so Rohingya can return
Resource: Anadolu Agency
Special envoy of UN secretary general on Myanmar meets with Bangladeshi adviser for foreign affairs
By Sm Najmus Sakib
Russia signs memorandum to build port, oil refinery in Myanmar
Source: Reuters
Myanmar and its close ally Russia signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in a special economic zone in Dawei
Gold Mining in KIO Area Risks Environmental Damage
Source: Burma News International
A Jarpu Villager who wished to remain anonymous said to KNG: “We witnessed excessive mining, with activities extending to the village entrance.
Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’
Source: Mongabay
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the Southeast Asian country’s state-run timber monopoly following the 2021 military coup and violent crackdown on citizen
By Carolyn COWAN
‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Resource: The Guardian
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts
By Kate Lamb and Rebecca Ratcliffe
Wa State Aims to Boost Economy Through Chinese Projects
Source: Irrawaddy
The meeting in Panghsang or Pangkham, the Wa capital, also focused on political reforms, reopening the Mansai tin mine, illegal activities and increasing electricity production.
By Irrawaddy
KIO/KIA Chairman: Defence Forces Should Collaborate
Source: Burma News International
General N’Ban La, the chairman of the Kachin Independence Organisation/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) said that the junta should use its power to increase Myanmar’s development and prosperity.
By Kachin News Group
USAid Funding Freeze Boosts Myanmar Junta and China: HR
Source: Irrawaddy
Donald Trump‘s freezing of USAid operations for Myanmar has blocked over US$39 million in funding for human rights, pro-democracy and independent media projects over the next three years, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
By Irrawaddy
Thaksin will meet ASEAN leaders soon to address Myanmar issue
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today that he will hold informal discussions with ASEAN leaders to try to resolve the conflicts in Myanmar, after he had a fruitful conversation with Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian prime minister and current ASEAN chair.
By Thai PBS World
Hundreds of Chinese Nationals Arrive in Three Pagodas Pass Within Days
Source: Burma News International
Since early 2025, Thai authorities have intensified crackdowns on online scam operations in Myawaddy and Shwe Kokko. A local resident reported that some groups have assisted in relocating Chinese nationals to the Three Pagodas Pass area.
By Mon News Agency
Karenni Rebels Advance on Key Shan Town
Source: Irrawaddy
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) this week ambushed junta forces trying to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni State border.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
Singapore firm rejects claims of ‘favouring’ Myanmar junta
Source: Channel News Agency
Activist group Justice for Myanmar alleged in a recent report that Interra had “helped supply the junta” with over two million barrels of oil and “fuelled its ongoing war crimes”.
CNA/Reuters/sn
Singapore company suspends trading in its shares after our investigation into its operations in Myanmar
Source: Finance Uncovered
Within two days of the investigation being published by FU and JFM, the regulators of the Singapore exchange (SGX) contacted Interra with questions about its Myanmar operations, Interra revealed in a statement today.
By Caroline Henshaw | Finance Uncovered