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Engaging just one stakeholder not part of Asean’s Myanmar peace plans, says Indonesia
Source: Straits Times
Asean must adhere to its five-point consensus on resolving the Myanmar crisis, and engagements with just one stakeholder are not conducive to peace, Indonesia said on Monday.
By Hariz Baharudin
Is Thailand’s caretaker government aiming for legitimacy legacy via Myanmar talks
Source: South China Morning Post
The move by Bangkok’s Prayuth-led administration may be its way of showing it has ‘continued legitimacy’ after May’s pro-democracy election result, an analyst says
By Maria Siow
Myanmar Junta Fails to Contain Flower Strikes on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Birthday
Source: Irrawaddy
“I hope that by this time next year, I will meet my mom to wish her a happy birthday in person,” Kim Aris said in a message shared on his mother’s 78th birthday.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Signs Wind Power, Direct Flights and Financial Deals With Russia
Source: Irrawaddy
Junta electricity minister Thaung Han signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday with NovaWind, a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom, and two Russian companies on wind-power feasibility studies.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
Inviting Myanmar junta to Bangkok was ‘in regional interest’: FM Don
Source: Bangkok Post
Mr Don told Matichon the meeting was not an Asean meeting but a forum for Asean member states to learn about developments in Myanmar after the ruling junta installed a new foreign minister.
By Post Reporters
Malaysian FM Zambry will not be able to attend informal discussion on Myanmar in Thailand
Source: Bernama
The Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement cited prior commitment the reason being Zambry’s inability to attend the discussion proposed by Thailand.
By Bernama
Myanmar Prepares Flower Strike to Mark Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday
Source: Irrawaddy
Pro-democracy activists and revolutionary forces have announced a nationwide flower strike to mark Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 78th birthday on Monday.
By Hein Htoo Zan
PDF medics provide healthcare services to people in controlled areas
Source: Than Lwin Times
Medics of People’s Defence Force from Ministry of Defence and medical staff from Ministry of Health under National Unity Government are providing healthcare services and medical treatments to people in their controlled areas.
By Than Lwin Times
Entire column of Military Council flees to Thailand following attack, claims SOF
Source: Burma International News
During the attack, the Military Council troops suffered casualties, and the soldiers were forced to retreat, carrying the bodies of their fallen comrades, towards the border with Thailand, according to an SOF member.
By Karen Information Center
Junta Tells SSPP/SSA To Withdraw From Laikha Outposts
Source: Burma International News
“We are ready to defend ourselves. It is impossible for us to withdraw from this area.” According to SSPP Info, these outposts are crucial for the defence of the Shan group’s Wan Hai headquarters
By Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Losses: Resistance Commandos
Source: Irrawaddy
Ambushes were carried out by 35 resistance commandos specially selected from three groups from Mandalay and Sagaing regions, according to Ko Thet Gyi of Myingyan People’s Defense Force, which planned the attacks.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar Resistance Groups Make United Appeal for Global Help
Source: Irrawaddy
Tuesday’s call for international help comes more than two years into the war against the junta. In the past, such pleas have come from the NUG alone; this is the first issued jointly by various resistance organizations and figures.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta-backed media slams ‘rotten’ United Nations after special envoy steps down
Source: Channel News Asia
Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as “rotten” on Friday (Jun 16), days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.
Channel News Asia
Thailand to Broker Talks for ASEAN to Reengage with Myanmar Junta Leaders
Source: Irrawaddy
Thailand will hold an informal ministerial meeting with some regional countries next week to prepare the way for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to “fully re-engage Myanmar at the leaders’ level,” according to the meeting invitation letter from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
IBy Irrawaddy
New Thai government should avoid recklessness in Myanmar policy, say experts
Source: Thai BPS World
The next Thai government should adjust its foreign policy to ease the crisis in strife-torn Myanmar but should implement such a policy cautiously, as the stakes for all parties, notably the two militaries, are very high, according to experts and diplomatic sources.
By Thai BPS World
IEC: We Will Arm All The Fighting Groups
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The leader of the Karen Nationalities Defence Force and deputy chair of the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC), Burma’s first state-level revolutionary government, has promised to supply arms to all groups fighting to overthrow the military regime in the region.
By Kantarawaddy Times
Junta camp destroyed and soldiers killed in Naypyidaw Union Territory
Source: Mizzima
People’s defence forces (PDFs) attacked the junta camp at Myay Hauk Myaung Pagoda Hill in Pyinmana Township at about 7:00 a.m. on 12 June. The fighting lasted for two hours until 9:00 a.m.
By Mizzima
Rosatom to build 372 MW of wind power capacity in Myanmar
Source: Interfax
The Russian state corporation reported after the signing of a memorandum on the start of pre-investment feasibility studies between its wind power subsidiary Novawind, Myanmar’s Energy Ministry and Primus Advanced Technologies Ltd.
By Interfax
Myanmar Junta Sentences 730 Political Prisoners in Less Than Six Months
Source: Irrawaddy
The organization stated that 15 people including four women have been sentenced to death so far this year, bringing the total number of people who have been handed the death penalty under the regime to 157, most of whom are young people and student pro-democracy activists.
By Irrawaddy
Myitkyina Federal School Accepts 700 Students
Source: Kachin News Group
About 700 students have enrolled at the Myitkyina Federal School, which is run by 60 teachers under the National Unity Government (NUG), for the 2023 – 2024 school year.
By Kachin News Group
Myanmar’s Ousted NLD Says 93 Members Killed, 1,200 Detained by Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
The regime destroyed NLD offices across the country, including the party headquarters in Yangon, and seized its property nationwide, according to the statement
Irrawaddy
Kayah Becomes First Myanmar State to Set Up Revolutionary Governing Body
Source: Irrawaddy
The Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) was formed on June 6, said the body during an online press conference on Monday.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar Monk Draws Flak for Urging Aung San Suu Kyi to Renounce Politics
Source: Irrawaddy
A Buddhist monk who runs a refuge for thousands of homeless people has drawn criticism for suggesting that detained civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should leave politics and cooperate with the military regime to achieve peace in Myanmar.
By Irrawaddy
How China, Russia Keep Myanmar Junta’s Deadly Aerial Campaign Aloft
Source: Irrawaddy
It comes as no surprise, then, to see the air force bombing villages with Chinese-made A-5 fighter jets and the upgraded K-8W, which is assembled jointly by Chinese technicians and the Myanmar military’s ordnance factory.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta met jailed NLD chief Suu Kyi twice to discuss peace
Source: Radio Free Asia
“As much as we can confirm, the generals met her two times,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media.
By RFA Burmese