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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
KNDF forms gender equality dept. to promote women’s equality and leadership
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Bruma News International
The Karen Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) has established a gender equality department within its battalions to ensure gender equality and strengthen women’s leadership, according to the deputy head of the department.
Myanmar Peace Monitor
Besieged Western Command on brink of falling into AA hands
Source: Development Media Group
“Yesterday, the AA released a video showing a large group of soldiers surrendering. Besides that, there have been smaller groups consisting of four or five junta soldiers that have surrendered,” said the source.
May Gyi Shin | Development Media Group
Myanmar Military Launches Continued Artillery Attacks on Villages East of Pekhon Lake, Forcing Civilians to Flee
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The attacks have lasted for three consecutive days since December 15 and have forced some residents to flee their homes, according to local sources.
Kantarawaddy Times
Medicine Shortage in Nam Kham Town, Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Locals in the Ta’ang National Liberation Army TNLA controlled Nam Kham Town in northern Shan State are concerned about medicine shortages in the town.
Shan Herald Agency for News
High Hopes for Progress: ASEAN and Myanmar Crisis Talks in Bangkok
Source: Thai PBS World
As Laos concludes its ASEAN Chairmanship, the crisis in Myanmar remains a No 1, challenge, with expectations mounting for breakthroughs during the 19–20 December meetings in Bangkok.
Thai PBS World
Ignoring Chinese Pressure, KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta-Allied Militia Outpost in Kachin
Source: Irrawaddy
On Dec. 15 the KIA, the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), and allies seized the outpost in La He Si Bum Village, Khaunglanhpu Township
Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
The fighting peacock: Myanmar’s NLD on the front lines
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low but others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future.
Frontier
‘Bullet’ Says All Political Parties Must Back Myanmar Military
Source: Irrawaddy
The belligerent Naypyitaw chair of the military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) says political parties that have registered with the junta’s election body must take sides with the regime and support it in any way they can.
Irrawaddy
Thailand to Host Talks on Myanmar This Week
Source: Irrawaddy
Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa will hold two separate consultations on Thursday and Friday, as a follow-up to the offer made by Bangkok back in October to host informal meetings
The Bangkok Post and The Irrawaddy
Myanmar court suspends jail sentences for Thai fishermen
Source: BenarNews
Another 27 Myanmar crew members jailed for 4 years, group says.
Kiana Duncan for RFA and Nontarat Phaicharoen for BenarNews
Sources: Junta representatives, leaders of rebel group in talks in China
Source: Radio Free Asia
Neither the junta nor the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA, have made any statements on the talks.
RFA Burmese
ASEAN focus on persuasion to resolve Myanmar crisis: RI
Source: ANTARA
“Sanctions are not in the DNA of ASEAN countries. Moreover, ASEAN itself does not recognize the mechanism of sanctions against its member countries,” the ministry’s spokesperson, Rolliansyah Soemirat, said here on Monday.
ANTARA
Myanmar Rebels Say Recapture HQ After Almost 30 Years
Source: The Defense Post
A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Tuesday it had recaptured its headquarters from the Myanmar military, almost 30 years after it was forced out.
The Defense Post
Pro-Junta Parties to Be Armed to Teeth in Myanmar Polls
Source: Irrawaddy
The military proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National Interest and Development Party (NIDP) have already registered to arm their members.
Irrawaddy
The Gambia v. Myanmar: Belgium files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute)
Source: International Court of Justice
On Thursday 12 December 2024, Belgium, invoking Article 63 of the Statute of the Court, filed in the Registry of the Court a declaration of intervention in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Press Release | International Court of Justice
UWSA Taxes Causing Hardship in Hopang Town
Source: Burma News International
A Hopang Town resident said to Shan Herald: “The tax amounts are high. Even small grocery shops are taxed; the larger the shop, the higher the tax. Tax collectors come every month to collect the fees.”
Shan Herald Agency for News
Rebels in Myanmar’s Rakhine state seize another stronghold, shun talks
Source: Radio Free Asia
Arakan Army rejects call for talks, saying the people do not accept military rule and the junta should lay down arms.
RFA Burmese
Thawthi Taw Oo Indigenous Park established in Karen State
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
A new conservation park called the Thawthi Taw Oo Indigenous Park was established from Dec. 10-12 by the Karen National Union (KNU), local communities, and civil society organizations, along the Sittaung River on 1.4 million acres (5,754 square km) in Toungoo (Taw Oo) district
English Editor | Democratic Voice of Burma
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
Source: Bangkok Post
After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
The New York TImes
Physical university in ‘liberated’ area continues to expand
Source: University World News
Amid the ongoing fighting in Myanmar, Kachin State has set up an autonomous university on the ground at Laiza, an area in the north of the country controlled by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)
University World News
Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army
Source: The New Indian Express
The Arakan Army alleges that Bangladesh has tolerated and ignored the mushrooming of these groups in its refugee camps. There are nearly 11 militant groups operating out of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Yeshi Seli
Healing wounds: How communities are tackling trauma in post-coup Myanmar
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule
Ramona DROSNER | Frontier
Expansion of Opium Poppy Cultivation in Karenni State and the Shan-Karenni Border Region
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The main reason for this increase is the need for survival during this period of scarce employment,” said a local resident from Dee Maw Hso township.
Kantarawaddy Times
Myanmar Military Uses Chemical Agents in Drone Attacks
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The Karenni National Defense Force (KNDF) stated that on December 7 and 8, troops from Battalion 422, based near Moebye, launched drone strikes with bombs containing S-PHOS (560) chemical agents in Moebye and its surroundings.
Kantarawaddy Times