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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
KIA seizes key areas in Bhamo amid intensifying clashes with Myanmar junta forces
Source: Mizzima
Colonel Naw Bu, Press and Information Officer of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), confirmed to Mizzima on 11 December that KIA forces have captured significant territories in Bhamo Township, Kachin State
Mizzima
Cold weather and health concerns impacting IDPs in upper Myanmar and Karenni and Kachin States
Source: Mizzima
The cold temperatures have caused widespread health issues among the IDPs, including runny noses, coughing, and bronchitis.
Mizzima
‘We have nowhere to go’: Exiled from Myanmar, journalists fear new Thai law
Source: Voice of America
The Association and Foundations Bill was proposed in the Thai parliament in October. If passed, it would require nonprofits to register with the Minister of Interior and to have of a minimum of 30 Thai staff members.
Tommy Walker
Myanmar border with China in northern rebel zone to reopen – group says
Source: Radio Free Asia
Both the insurgents and China have closed the border in Kachin state, disrupting exports to China of rare earths.
RFA Burmese
Junta General Captured in Rakhine Will Be Punished for War Crimes: AA
Source: Irrawaddy
“We will investigate him thoroughly and ensure he receives a fitting punishment for crimes he has committed,” said Khaing Thukha, the ethnic armed organization’s spokesman.
Irrawaddy
AA says its personnel still clashing with Muslim armed groups in Maungdaw Township
Source: Development Media Group
Muslim armed groups such as ARSA, RSO and ARA are active in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships and along the Mayu mountain range
Development Media Group
40 trainees flee Myanmar military training depot in Pathein, 16 recaptured
Source: Mizzima
Sources close to Myanmar’s junta revealed that 40 trainees fled the No. 6 Basic Training Depot in Pathein Township, Ayeyarwady Region, in the early hours of 7 December.
Mizzima
US offers $10 million reward for Chinese hackers
Source: Radio Free Asia
Separately, the Commerce Department sanctioned 8 other companies for human rights abuses in China, Russia and Myanmar.
Alex Willemyns
Myanmar Junta Drugs Soldiers to Keep Them Sharp, POWs Say
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar junta drugs conscripts to keep them sharp on the battlefield and reduce their sensitivity when they commit crimes like torching villages, prisoners of war captured in Kayah (Karenni) State testified.
Irrawaddy
AA Says Notorious Myanmar Junta General Captured in Maungdaw
Source: Irrawaddy
The AA troops arrested Brig-Gen Thurein Tun, commander of the junta’s Military Operations Command (MOC) 15, along with regime troops including about 80 Rohingya insurgents after they fled the defeated base.
Irrawaddy
Announcement Regarding the Indefinite Suspension of River Transportation in the Naf River (Arakan Side)
Source: United League of Arakan
Due to military necessities and public security concerns, all river transportation in the Naf River (Rakhine side) will be indefinitely suspended starting from 3:30 PM on December 8, 2024.
Announcement | United League of Arakan
NMSP and DKBA Reach Checkpoint Agreement
Source: Burma News International
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will stop moving their checkpoints towards each other on the road between Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) Town and Palai Japan Village in the sub-township of Three Pagodas, Karen State.
Karen Information Center
China Invites KIO Chairman to Talks
Source: Burma News International
A Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) delegation headed by its chairman, General N’Ban La, traveled to China on 8 December 2024, at the invitation of the Chinese government.
Kachin News Group
Myanmar junta to allow observers for controversial 2025 election amid ongoing conflict
Source: bne IntelliNews
UEC Chairman U Ko Ko made the announcement during a meeting with political parties at the commission’s office in Naypyidaw on December 7.
bne IntelliNews
Myanmar to organize election in fewer than half of townships, parties say
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military hopes an election that China is supporting will legitimize its rule.
RFA Burmese
Treading carefully: KIO navigates rocky ethnic terrain in new territory
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
Emily FISHBEIN; Jauman NAW, Jaw Tu Hkawng; Hpan Ja Brang | Frontier
Federal University Holds First Graduation Ceremony In Laiza
Source: Kachin News Group (KNG)
Kachin State Comprehensive University (KSCU), the first federal university supported by Burma’s National Unity Government-in-exile, held its first graduation ceremony on 25 February at Sinpraw Majoi Hall in Laiza, the de facto headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)
Kachin News Group (KNG)
Random Drug Testing to Start in Mae La Refugee Camp
Source: Karen News
Drug testing and other measures are being introduced in Mae La refugee camp in Thailand’s Tak Province, in response to rising drug use amongst young people in the camp.
Karen News
Global protests expose China’s complicity in Myanmar junta abuse
Source: Mizzima
The rallies called attention to China’s ongoing support for Myanmar’s brutal military junta, highlighting Beijing’s blatant hypocrisy and its role in enabling the regime’s violent crackdown on the Burmese people.
Mizzima
Meet Sein Wan, the Power Mogul from Mon State
Source: Irrawaddy
In late October, the U.K. imposed sanctions against six Myanmar entities involved in either providing aviation fuel to the military or supplying restricted goods, including aircraft parts. Among them was Swan Energy Co.
Irrawaddy
AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
Source: Irrawaddy
On Sunday, the AA said it was attacking regime and allied Rohingya militia from the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA), Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) as they fled the base.
Irrawaddy
Revolutionary Journey Must Continue to the End, states NMSP-AD Leader
Source: Burma News International
The revolutionary journey is challenging and arduous, but it must be pursued to the very end without halting, said the New Mon State Party—Anti-Dictatorship (NMSP-AD).
Independent Mon News Agency
Myanmar Regime Set to Resume New Yangon City and Other Chinese Projects
Source: Irrawaddy
During Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Kunming in early November, Beijing proposed starting work on the Muse-Mandalay train line and resuming the New Yangon City project, a business owner told The Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy