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Outnumbered and Outgunned Resistance Abandons Sagaing Town
Source: Irrawaddy
“They pressured us with aerial bombardment during three days of fighting, deploying fighter jets and Mi-35 helicopters. We withdrew as some of us were injured, we were running short of ammunition, and we were outnumbered.”
Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s Stakeholders Should Prioritize Internal Dialogue Over External Intervention
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
It is observed that since the military coup in 2021, several countries, particularly China and ASEAN states, have interacted with different players concerning the Myanmar situation.
Hurn KAYANG | Shan Herald Agency for News
‘Little China’: Locals Report Sinicization, High Taxes in Wa-Controlled Myanmar Towns
Source: Irrawaddy
Since the UWSA took over Hopang, residents have complained about having to scrape together money to pay the Wa administration. They said living in Hopang now feels like living under Chinese rule. “Hopang is a Chinese town now,” commented one resident.
Maung Kavi
KSPP political party registration accepted by junta
Source: Kachin News Group
Talking of the KSPP’s registration a veteran Kachin State politician said: “The junta may have approved the party’s registration simply because it anticipated that KSPP would be cooperative. From KSPP’s perspective, registration might have been a matter of survival.”
Kachin News Group
Ethnic Chin refugees in Malaysia accuse UN agency of mistreatment
Source: Voice of America
Ethnic Chin refugees from Myanmar in Malaysia are accusing the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR of abuse and of not providing necessary protection, potentially putting lives at risk.
Dave Grunebaum
ASEAN chair calls for end of Myanmar war, but rebels say that depends on junta
Source: Radio Free Asia
“Instead of demanding ‘to resolve the crisis peacefully,’ ASEAN should have urged the junta and its chief, [Senior Gen.] Min Aung Hlaing to release all political prisoners unconditionally as a first step,” said Nay Phone Latt, spokesman for the NUG’s Prime Minister’s Office.
RFA Burmese
Female political prisoners endure solitary confinement and torture at Myanmar’s Tharyarwaddy Prison
Source: Mizzima
Around 15 female political prisoners transferred to Tharyarwaddy Prison in Bago Region from Insein and Obo Prisons have been held in solitary confinement for nearly two years, according to sources.
Mizzima
Limited Medicine Availability Forces Restricted Purchases at Pharmacies
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
In western Demoso Township, Karenni State, there has been a prolonged shortage of medicine. This situation not only affect local residents but also IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons).
Kantarawaddy Times
Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar’s heartland
Source: Radio Free Asia
The attack on Pale marks the first bid by rebel forces to take a key town in the country’s breadbasket.
RFA Burmese
IDPs near Thai-Karenni border express concern over junta’s airstrikes
Source: Burma News International
Khu Ko Reh, Coordinator of the Karenni Civil Society Network (KCSN), stated: “There is no place left for them to escape to. They can’t cross into Thailand either.
Network Media Group
Thailand to grant citizenship to nearly 500,000 people
Source: Radio Free Asia
The focus was long-term members of ethnic minorities and tribal people, such as members of the Hmong ethnic group, as well as those settling from Myanmar and Laos, and long-term migrants from Cambodia and Vietnam.
Kiana Duncan, Pimuk Rakkanam for RFA
KNDF Warns Public to Remain Alert Amid Military Junta’s Artillery Shelling
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
There have been ongoing artillery attacks in the western part of Demoso, both day and night. We want to advise the public to exercise special caution for their safety
Kantarawaddy Times
Thai artist to tackle minority rights and raise unheard voices at Manchester exhibition
Source: Prachatai English
The title “There’s No Place” comes from an ongoing project he has with stateless Shan people in Chiang Mai, and on the border of Myanmar and Thailand.
Feature | Tara Abhasakun
Myanmar-China talks focus on energy cooperation
Source: The Nation
Myanmar and China are discussing the conditions and other issues related to sharing the natural gas obtained after building an LNG terminal in Myanmar
The Nation
Myanmar Junta Planning Joint Security Firm with China
Source: Irrawaddy
China has reportedly proposed the establishment of a joint security company with Myanmar’s regime to ensure the safety of Chinese projects and personnel in Myanmar.
Maung KAVI
Seven Civilians Killed, Thousands Displaced After Sagaing Attack
Source: Irrawaddy
At least seven Sagaing Region civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 displaced by Myanmar junta airstrikes on Pale town.
Irrawaddy
Complaints lodged against brands over Myanmar
Source: Ecotextile News
IndustriALL, together with banned Myanmar unions CTUM and IWFM, lodged complaints with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s National Contact Points (NCPs) in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland.
Simon GLOVER
China Sought ex-Military Intelligence Officials’ Views on Foreign Spies in Myanmar: Report
Source: Irrawaddy
“China is concerned about what the US might be doing. It wants to know things about the CIA and Taiwanese espionage,” said the former military intelligence officer who served under once-powerful MI chief Khin Nyunt.
Maung KAVI
Junta Leans on Labor Agencies to Bring Conscripts Home
Source: Irrawaddy
The military regime has tasked overseas employment agencies with bringing Myanmar migrant workers back home when they are called up for mandatory military service.
Irrawaddy
Junta Using Its Soldiers’ Families as Human Shields
Source: Burma News International
The junta’s Tactical Operations Command Headquarters 1 (TOCH-1), in Hpapun District, Karen State is holding 200 family members of military personnel, including women and children, as human shields, according to the Karen National Union (KNU)
Karen Information Center
Chinese Workers Abandon Kyaukphyu Project Over Concerns of Conflict
Source: Burma News International
Chinese workers participating in the project in Kyaukphyu Town, Arakan State, are leaving for the mainland because of concerns about possible conflict in the region.
Narinjara News
Myanmar Junta on Brink of Losing Four More Towns in Rakhine: Arakan Army
Source: Irrawaddy
The Arakan Army (AA) claimed on Thursday it is poised to capture another four towns in Rakhine State, including Ann, home to the junta’s Western Region Command headquarters.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s Kachin rebels stop rare earth exports to China
Source: Radio Free Asia
The insurgents have sealed the border in response to China’s closures as it presses anti-junta groups to negotiate peace.
RFA Burmese
Abandoned ‘ghost gear’ kills sea life. A Myanmar nonprofit is turning the tide
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Thanda Ko Gyi came across a horrific sight in 2016 while diving in the waters off southern Myanmar. Many bamboo sharks and other marine animals lay dead or trapped alive in an abandoned fishing net.
By: Anne Pinto-Rodrigues