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Myanmar reps not present at key meeting of foreign ministers
Source: Bangkok Post
Myanmar representatives did not attend the extended informal consultation held yesterday during a meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Bangkok.
Poramet Tangsathaporn
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris begs for her release from Myanmar prisonAung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris begs for her release from Myanmar prison
Source: The Independent
The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded for her release amid fears for her health after four years in a brutal military prison
Rachel Clun
Reorganization of Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) Personnel and Facilitation of Employment Opportunities
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The Karenni Civil Servant CDM Committee has stated the need to reorganize and create employment opportunities for civil servants who participated in the nonviolent Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Karenni State.
Kantarawaddy Times
IDP numbers in Tanintharyi Region exceed 68,000 in November
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Burma News International
FE5 Tanintharyi said that the number of IDPs in Tanintharyi Region increased in November due to the junta’s burning of civilian houses, killings of civilians, and the battles resulting from prolonged raids into villages.
Kantarawaddy Times / Myanmar Peace Monitor
Singapore calls for end to violence against Myanmar civilians, Suu Kyi’s immediate release
Source: The Straits Times
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Dec 20 called for an end to violence against civilians caught in a years-long civil war in Myanmar, and the immediate release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
Raul Dancel
Scores of Myanmar Junta Troops Surrender in Chin Rebel Offensive
Source: Irrawaddy
The Chin Brotherhood on Friday said 168 regime soldiers and police along with their families surrendered to the regional rebel alliance during Operation CB aimed at seizing Mindat and Falam townships in southern Chin State.
Hein Htoo Zan
Junta forces are mobilizing in central Myanmar amid Shan state ceasefire, rebel say
Source: Radio Free Asia
Airstrikes have intensified in recent weeks in Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway regions.
RFA Burmese
Thai army discusses border disputes, drug trade concerns with UWSA
Source: The Nation
Army source says that though the United Wa State Army has promised to address these issues, the Foreign Ministry may need to step in if no progress is made
The Nation
Soldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make crucial gains
Source: British Broadcasting Corporation
The soldier spies are known as “Watermelons” – green on the outside, rebel red within. Outwardly loyal to the military but secretly working for the pro-democracy rebels whose symbolic colour is red.
Rebecca Henschke, Ko Ko Aung, Jack Aung & Data Journalism Team
‘Myanmar is under the yoke of a pariah regime’: Calls grow in UK for release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison
Source: The Independent
Two former UK foreign ministers join call for action after Lord Hague told Independent documentary it is possible to be critical of former Myanmar leader ‘but also say we should be campaigning for her release’
Kate Devlin, John Johnston
Asean will want inclusive Myanmar election, Thailand says
Source: Bangkok Post
If there is an election, Asean would want an inclusive process that included all stakeholders,” Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said in a group interview in Bangkok
Reuters
Myanmar Junta Loses Second Command HQ as AA Triumphs in Rakhine
Source: Irrawaddy
The Arakan Army (AA) captured the regime’s Western Command headquarters in Ann town, Rakhine State, on Friday after over two months of attacks.
Irrawaddy
Babies born to Myanmar mums ‘not entitled to free treatment’
Source: Bangkok Post
Babies of Myanmar parentage born at a border hospital in Thailand are not entitled to receive free healthcare coverage like Thai nationals even though they are automatically issued with a 13-digit identification number, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said on Wednesday.
Post Reporters
ASIA/MYANMAR – Fear and displacement: Christmas marked by conflict
Source: Agenzia Fides
“We are preparing for Christmas, we are preparing for the Holy Year, but the joy among the faithful is no longer the same as in the past. The wounds of the civil war, the suffering, the hardship and the grief leave their mark on the people of Myanmar,”
Paolo Affatato
Myanmar’s junta expands air fleet as resistance groups call for international action
Source: Mizzima
“These days, we are constantly on the run. Even children cry when they hear junta aircraft while at school. The more airstrikes occur, the more dangerous it becomes for our people,” said a teacher involved in interim education in Pauk Township, Magway Region.
Mizzima
Nothing New from KIO/China Meeting
Source: Burma News International
A Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) delegation that went to China and met with the Chinese again discussed issues such as a ceasefire, peace along the border, and the reopening of border trading posts.
Myitkyina Journal
Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
Source: The Independent
The immediate culprit is obvious: the Burmese military has reverted to brutal type. It is again doing what it has done for most of Myanmar’s independent history – getting rich, while keeping its people poor.
Peter Popham
The damage done: Fighting drug addiction inside Thailand’s largest refugee camp
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The drug epidemic caused by conflict and lawlessness in Myanmar after the 2021 coup has crossed the border to Thailand, with more refugees uprooted from their homes and families falling into addiction than ever.
Ramona DROSNER | Frontier
Myanmar’s junta pushed election plan in talks with neighbours
Source: Reuters
In Thursday’s meeting, the junta’s foreign minister Than Swe outlined a political roadmap and progress on election preparations, including a population census and registration of 53 political parties, said Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa
Panu Wongcha-um
Asean summit urges end to Myanmar violence but struggles for solutionviolence but struggles for solution
Source: The Straits Times
South-east Asian leaders on Oct 9 pressed Myanmar’s junta and its opponents to take “concrete action” to stop the bloodshed from years of civil war and sought to kick-start faltering diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis.
Agence France-Presse
Dhaka offers support for Rakhine economy to expedite Rohingya repatriation
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
“Bangladesh has every interest to see lasting peace, stability and democracy in Myanmar, and a conducive environment in Rakhine State for the Rohingya to have confidence to go back there in safety and dignity”, said Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
Myanmar Junta Commander Dies Fleeing Victorious AA
Source: Irrawaddy
Colonel Aung Nay Myo, the acting commander of the 22nd Light Infantry Division from Karen State’s Hpa-an Township, was killed while fleeing to the Bangladeshi border, the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) reported.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Boss Promotes Loyalist in Regime Reshuffle
Source: Irrawaddy
Amid heavy military defeats in Rakhine State, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing reshuffled his regime on Wednesday, replacing General Tin Aung San with General Maung Maung Aye as the defense minister.
Maung KAVI
UN Secretary General: Act Now To Prevent Famine in Rakhine State
Source: Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaign UK is urging UN Secretary General António Guterres to travel to Bangladesh to negotiate the opening of aid and trade routes into Rakhine State, Burma.
Letter Campaign | Burma Campaign UK
Myanmar military defends Bhamo with bombing blitz, residents say
Source: Radio Free Asia
There must have been about 100 strikes,” said one Bhamo resident. An aid organisation in the area said 30 civilians had been killed and nearly 150 wounded in Bhamo since Dec. 4. Among the dead were 10 children and five nuns
RFA Burmese