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Pa-O Council Blames Myanmar Junta Allies for Attack on Diplomatic Convoy
Source: Irrawaddy.
The Pa-O National Federal Council (PNFC) says the May 7 attack on an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aid convoy was carried out by the junta-affiliated Pa-O National Organization (PNO).
By Irrawaddy
What will be the role of PPST in the future with declining membership?
Source: Than Lwin Times
After more than two years of military coups, the Peace Process Steering Team (PPST), a group of ethnic armed organizations that have signed a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), is on the verge of collapsing politically, said the political analysts.
By Than Lwin Times
Myanmar Junta Massacres 18 Bago Villagers, Including Five Children
Source: Irrawaddy
The victims included two five-year-olds, a seven-year-old, nine-year-old, 15-year-old and a man and woman in their seventies.
By Hein Htoo Zan
Cyclone Mocha barrels toward Myanmar and Bangladesh
Source: Radio Free Asia
Posting wind speeds of nearly 210 kilometers per hour (130 mph), the storm is similar in strength to Cyclone Nargis, which left nearly 140,000 people dead and missing in 2008, said Hla Tun, director of Myanmar’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman, Sunil Barua i
Explosion at house of NLD’s former Mandalay Chief Minister
Source: Mizzima
A few minutes prior to that explosion, junta soldiers detonated a bomb that had been found in the compound of Dr. Zaw Myint Maung’s sister-in-law, also in Amarapura Township.
By Mizzima
Jade Companies Linked To Regime Causing Drought In Hpakant
Source: Kachin News Group
“I’ve never experienced such a drought in the last four to five years,” a Mawsiser man told KNG, on condition of anonymity. He said the companies, which have been operating under the military regime since mid-2021, use large machinery and have used up most of the water around his village.
By Kachin News Group
42nd ASEAN Summit 2023 Agrees on Migrant Worker Protection and Myanmar Conflict Resolution
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia
Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed that the protection of migrant workers and victims of human trafficking is one of the three points of agreement resulting from the 42nd ASEAN 2023 Summit that has just concluded in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Thursday (11/5/2023).
By Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia
UN Envoy Calls for Unity Among Regional Players to Solve Myanmar Crisis
Source: Irrawaddy
Heyzer said a unified regional approach supporting Myanmar-led solutions, in accordance with the will and needs of the people, can make tangible progress on the ground.
By Irrawaddy
Engagement Does Not Mean Recognition: Indonesia on Myanmar
Source: Jakarta Globe
“Indonesia is ready to talk with anyone, including the junta and all other stakeholders in Myanmar for humanitarian interests. Engagement does not mean recognition,” President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told a press briefing on the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo on Thursday.
By Jayanty Nada Shofa
Marcos: ASEAN members want ways to reengage Myanmar junta, opposition
Source: GMA Integrated News
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Thursday that ASEAN member states believe there is a need to reengage both Myanmar’s ruling military junta and the opposition to address the conflict there.
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO
ASEAN cannot go back to ‘business as usual’ with Myanmar: PM Lee
Source: Channel News Asia
Amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, there is “no reason” to change the format of only inviting Myanmar to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings at a non-political level, said Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (May 11).
By Grace Yeoh
Into the lion’s den: The failed attack on Shwe Kokko
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The assault on a criminal hub connected to the junta-aligned Kayin BGF was celebrated on social media, but on the ground it was a devastating defeat that has deepened divisions within the Karen resistance.
By Frontier
Indonesia’s Widodo says no real progress on Myanmar peace plan
Source: France24
Southeast Asian nations have made “no significant progress” on implementing a peace plan aimed at ending bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday, on the final day of a summit.
By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar Resistance Group Claims Attack on Chinese Pipeline Facility
Source: Irrawaddy
Local resistance group Natogyi Guerrilla Force (NGF) attacked junta troops guarding an off-take station for the China-backed oil-and-gas pipelines in Mandalay Region’s Natogyi Township on Sunday, the second attack on the facility following one last year.
By Irrawaddy
A year after slaughter, Myanmar villagers mourn 29 deaths, still live in fear
Source: Radio Free Asia
Grief mingles with defiance in Sagaing, where evidence of an atrocity was recorded on a soldier’s cell phone.
By RFA Burmese
Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit Reignites Anti-China Protests in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
Following the visit, activists, students’ union members and general strike committees across the country launched an online campaign, sharing the message, “Hey China: stop killing Myanmar’s people by supporting fascist criminals,” in Chinese and English.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar Resistance Couple Killed in Mon State Airstrikes
Source: Irrawaddy
The bombing killed three resistance fighters and injured four others in Ye and Thanbyuzayat, the southernmost Mon townships, according to the Albino Tiger Column.
By Irrawaddy
Myanmar military government offers cash rewards to defectors
Source: Associated Press
Myanmar’s military government is urging people fighting against its rule to surrender their weapons, offering a cash reward if they do so along with the possibility of reduced sentences if they broke the law.
By Associated Press
PM Anwar Highlights Myanmar Issue At ASEAN Summit
Source: Bernama
“This issue has dragged on so long, negotiations constructive engagements. But none helped. There must be a new methodology to calm the situation”, he said as quoted by Tempo.
By Mohd Iswandi, Kasan Anuar
Tall order? Beer giants told to stop paying regime taxes in Myanmar
Source: Frontier Myanmar
A recent report revealed that international beer companies have paid tens of millions in taxes to the junta since the coup, but while some have called on them to end all payments, industry experts say this is unrealistic
By Frontier
Official Clarification Statement on Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group Company Limited
Source: Bangkok Post
The following are our official statements, and we reserve the right to pursue legal action against all false reports and malicious rumours.
By Post Reporters
Plea for help from telephone scam victims falls on deaf ears among Chinese officials
Source: Radio Free Asia
A Chinese man from Hunan province says he and many others have been kidnapped and are being held to ransom by traffickers in prison-like facilities near the Thai-Myanmar border, but their desperate pleas for help have gone unanswered by Chinese officials.
By Xiaoshan Huang and Chingman for RFA Cantonese
Pro-junta ‘Blood Comrades’ resurface in Myanmar with April killings
Source: Radio Free Asia
The shadowy pro-junta militia sows terror by targeting opponents of Myanmar’s military for death and leaves a chilling calling card by their victims with their logo – an image of a Burmese warrior holding two swords.
By RFA Burmese
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets UN Secretary General’s special envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer
Source: The Telegraph, Calcutta
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer and discussed with her the situation in the neighbouring country.
By Press Trust of India
Myanmar’s CRPH urges international action over junta war crimes
Source: Mizzima
Daw Aye Aye Mu, the MP for Kalay Township constituency in Sagaing Region, tabled a proposal to urge the international community including the UN Security Council to take immediate and serious action against the Myanmar military to prevent more civilian casualties.
By Mizzima