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China’s Calculated Brutality and Destruction of Myanmar’s Ethnic Trust
Source: Irrawaddy
China’s true face has emerged with brutal clarity in Myanmar—a nation systematically dismantled not through open warfare, but through a meticulously orchestrated strategy of economic colonization and strategic manipulation.
Vaishali Basu Sharma, security and economic affairs analyst
Physical university in ‘liberated’ area continues to expand
Source: University World News
Amid the ongoing fighting in Myanmar, Kachin State has set up an autonomous university on the ground at Laiza, an area in the north of the country controlled by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)
University World News
Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army
Source: The New Indian Express
The Arakan Army alleges that Bangladesh has tolerated and ignored the mushrooming of these groups in its refugee camps. There are nearly 11 militant groups operating out of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Yeshi Seli
Healing wounds: How communities are tackling trauma in post-coup Myanmar
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Myanmar is steeped in trauma from past and present conflict and dictatorial rule
Ramona DROSNER | Frontier
The State Administration Council and the Restyling of Myanmar’s Economy
Source: FULCRUM | ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
This article reviews the complex drivers of post-coup business performance and the factors that have contributed to business survival under Myanmar’s State Administrative Council.
Jared Bissinger, Research Lead at Catalyst Economics
“It is almost certain that the election will be held in phases, with seven regions and states excluded from the process”
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
An interview with Nai Myo Tint Lwin, top leader of the Mon Progress Party (MPP), regarding the meeting between 51 political parties and the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC)
Interview | Nai Myo Tint Lwin, leader of the Mon Progress Party (MPP
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’s education crisis deepens under military rule
Source: East Asia Forum
The school dropout rate is ever-increasing and children that attend school face significant risks to their safety, security and potential to be subjected to various forms of exploitation.
Analysis | Eisuke Saito; Ja Htu Aung Zahkung; Han Ni Lwin
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
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar: 7 States intervening)
Source: International Court of Justice (ICJ)
On Tuesday 10 December 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo files a declaration of intervention in the proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute
Press Release | International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Statement Welcoming the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s Application for an Arrest Warrant Against the Junta Leader Min Aung Hlaing
Source: National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC)
We strongly support the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I to confirm the arrest warrant. Min Aung Hlaing must be held accountable in accordance with international law.
Statement | National Unity Consultative Council
Unholy Alliance: Myanmar Military Junta and Arakan Army vs Rohingya
Source: Workers’ Liberty
It is imperative to combat those who assert that their own group is the one native to the Arakan region, and accuse the other group of being post-colonial settlers. These people pose a threat to multicultural society and are fundamentally fascistic.
Hein Htet Kyaw | Workers’ Liberty
From Damascus to Naypyitaw: Lessons in Resistance and Hope
Source: Irrawaddy
Living under the military junta, Myanmar people thirst for good news to comfort them, especially any development that suggests the ruling criminal regime might be vulnerable. On Sunday, they got some.
Editorial | Irrawaddy
Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on airstrikes killing civilians in Myanmar
Source: Norwegian Government
‘All forms of violence including attacks on civilians must end, international humanitarian law respected, and those responsible held accountable, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2669.’
Statement | Norwegian Government
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
China Compels Myanmar Rebel Groups To Negotiate With Junta – OpEd
Source: Eurasia Review
Experts say this might well be the most decisive Chinese intervention to stop a conflict in its neighborhood and might well set the tenor for a more proactive future policy on such issues.
Subir Bhaumik, author of books on South Asian conflicts
China edges closer to intervention in Myanmar
Source: The Strategist
While attention is fixed on Beijing’s expansionist activities in the South China Sea and aggressive intentions towards Taiwan, China’s more immediately consequential move in Southeast Asia could come via an overland vector.
Euan Graham, acting director for Defence Strategy and National Security at ASPI
From neighbors to negotiators: India’s role in resolving the Myanmar crisis
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The people of Myanmar question why India, the self-proclaimed “Mother of Democracy,” fails to support their democracy movement against a brutal military coup in 2021.
Salai Dokhar, founder of India for Myanmar