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Asean should stick to founding principles in Myanmar decision, says senior Cambodian official
Source: Straits Times
“It is important we do not overstretch our interpretations of what we can do and what we cannot do with the Asean charter,” he told the Straits Times in an exclusive interview ahead of the Asean Summit on Friday in Phnom Penh
Tan Hui Yee | Straits Times
A new generation in Myanmar risks their lives for change
Source: Radio Free Asia
Across Myanmar, tens of thousands of young people have joined a range of anti-junta forces.
Aye Aye Mon and Chan Aung, RFA Burmese
Myanmar Junta Bans Fuel Supply to Rebel-Held Areas
Source: Irrawaddy
The regime has now banned fuel supply to the whole of Rakhine State and northern Shan State, Kachin except the state capital Myitkyina, and 26 townships in Sagaing Region
Irrawaddy
Kachin Special Region 1 now under Kachin Independence Army control
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allied People’s Defense Force (PDF) seized control of the rare earth mining town of Kanpaikti – the last border town in Kachin State under Naypyidaw’s control – in Waingmaw Township on Wednesday.
English Editor | Democratic Voice of Burma
Explosion at Yangon seminary kills abbot, cause under investigation
Source: Mizzima
A blast at the Tamwe Myot U Pariyatti Seminary in Yangon’s Tamwe Township on the morning of 18 November claimed the life of the abbot, U Nyanavamsa, according to sources close to the seminary.
Mizzima
Abuse, conscription, drug addiction: Myanmar refugees speak of life in Shan State
Source: The New Humanitarian
“Both groups taxed us heavily,” Sai Zam Aung said, reiterating claims made by civilians in several other areas of Myanmar about being forced to make impossible choices under pressure from differing warring parties.
News Feature | Antonio Graceffo, PhD
MNDAA Reinforces Lashio, Defying Chinese Demands
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is reinforcing troops, ammunition and other supplies in the northern Shan State capital, Lashio, despite pressure from China to withdraw from the city.
Irrawaddy
No major steps so far to resolve Rohingya crisis: new envoy
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
Newly appointed High Representative for Rohingya Affairs Dr Khalilur Rahman criticized the lack of significant action on the ongoing Rohingya crisis saying no major initiative was taken by now to resolve the issue.
Tanzim Anwar
No Change in Armed Movements Despite DKBA Orders in Payathonzu Township
Source: Burma News International
Despite orders prohibiting armed movements in Payathonzu Township, members of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which controls the area along the Thai-Myanmar border, continue to carry weapons in public.
Independent Mon News Agency
Revolution Without Borders: Myanmar Exiles Fighting the Junta From Abroad
Source: Irrawaddy
Daw Sandar Thwin and fellow political detainees formed the Women’s Organization of Political Prisoners on January 15 this year to support women jailed for opposing the military regime.
News Feature | Yuzana
Fears Grow for Saffron Revolution Monk Detained in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
The abbot of Metta Parami Monastery in Buffalo, New York, U Pinnya Zawta was arrested on Nov. 13 in Mingaladon Township, Yangon while visiting for religious purposes on a visa from the Myanmar Embassy in Washington.
Irrawaddy
52 Religious Buildings Destroyed in Karenni State During Military Coup, Mostly Due to Heavy Artillery Strikes
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
This includes 16 in Dee Maw Hso Township, 15 in Pekon Township, 9 in Loikaw Township, 5 in Pruso Township, 3 in Parsaung and Mese Townships, and 1 in Bawlake Township. Among these, 20 buildings were destroyed in 2022 alone, marking the highest number in a single year.
Kantarawaddy Times
ILO step-ups action against Myanmar government
Source: Ecotextile News
There were 556 cases of alleged labour and human rights violations at 266 factories linked to international brands, by the end of June this year.
Haydn Davis
Myanmar militia arrests and deports hundreds of Chinese scammers
Source: Radio Free Asia
The centers are often run by Chinese gangs and are notorious for luring unsuspecting people into jobs that entail going online to contact and defraud people, many in China.
RFA Burmese
Myanmar Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’
Source: Irrawaddy
Min Aung Hlaing said he told government leaders from China and fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries that he would organize a free and fair election and invite international observers to witness it.
Maung KAVI
China’s joint security proposal sparks controversy in Myanmar
Source: Voice of America
“The junta’s failure to control the revolution has forced China to explore alternative measures,”
Nyein Chan Aye
Myanmar’s behaviour risks undermining ASEAN centrality: Ng Eng Hen
Source: Channel News Asia
Singapore’s defence minister says Myanmar’s actions could weaken a key principle that underpins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Rachel Chan
KIA seizes SNA Camps on Kachin Sagaing Border
Source: Burma News International
A Kachin Independence Army (KIA)-led coalition seized three bases belonging to the junta-aligned Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) in Homalin Township, Sagaing Region on 18 and 19 November 2024.
Kachin News Group
Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023: monitor
Source: France24
Landmines and unexploded munitions claimed more victims in Myanmar than in any other country last year, a monitor said on Wednesday, with over 1,000 people killed or wounded in the country.
Agence France-Presse
Myanmar: Private Meeting : What’s In Blue
Source: Security Council Report
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar Julie Bishop and Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar Alounkeo Kittikhoun are expected to brief.
Security Council Report
Beijing Says Myanmar Rebel Leader In China For ‘Medical Care’
Source: BARRON’S
Beijing said Tuesday that the head of a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group had come to China for “medical care”, after news reports in its war-torn neighbour said he had been arrested on China’s order
Agence France Presse
Chinese Factory Calls for Myanmar Junta to Break Strike
Source: Irrawaddy
A Chinese-owned sculpture factory in Hlaing Tharyar Township, Yangon, has sought military action to end a strike in response to the assault of two female staff.
Irrawaddy
Malaysia to address Rohingya refugees issue as ASEAN 2025 chair, says Foreign Minister
Source: Asia News Network
Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan added that Malaysia remains committed to pursuing efforts for a peaceful resolution in Myanmar, and will engage with Myanmar stakeholders for inclusive political dialogue aimed at achieving a peaceful and sustainable resolution.
Ho Jia Wen; Arfa Yunus; Teh Athira Yusof
Myanmar’s KIA Says Rare Earth Mining Set to Resume in Pangwa-Chipwi Area
Source: Irrawaddy
The KIA/KIO has rules and policies in place for rare earth mining, said Colonel Naw Bu, the spokesperson of the group.
Hein Htoo Zan
Myanmar junta airstrike kills children playing by a church, group says
Source: Radio Free Asia
A junta plane dropped a bomb on a church in Kachin state’s Konlaw village on Friday, next to a camp for people displaced by fighting, killing nine of them, said a KIA information officer, Naw Bu said.
RFA Burmese