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ICC prosecutor to Myanmar: Obey international law or face justice
Source: Voice of America
In an exclusive interview with VOA via Zoom on Monday, Khan confirmed additional applications because he had already applied for an arrest warrant against Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on November 27.
Interview | ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan
Dreams amid explosions: the lives of Karenni youths in a camp for displaced persons near the Thai border
Source: Prachatai English
Young people attempted to flee their country for reasons related to politics, the unrest, the violence that the military inflicted on the people or the military conscription policy which swept people into becoming part of the army and the coup.
Feature | Wanna Taemthong
Chinese security companies are putting boots on the ground in Myanmar. It could go disastrously wrong
Source: The Conversation
Just as the legal noose tightens on the leader of Myanmar’s military junta, with a request for an arrest warrant from the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Chinese government seems to be extending a hand of support.
Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia
Myanmar Junta Drugs Soldiers to Keep Them Sharp, POWs Say
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar junta drugs conscripts to keep them sharp on the battlefield and reduce their sensitivity when they commit crimes like torching villages, prisoners of war captured in Kayah (Karenni) State testified.
Irrawaddy
AA Says Notorious Myanmar Junta General Captured in Maungdaw
Source: Irrawaddy
The AA troops arrested Brig-Gen Thurein Tun, commander of the junta’s Military Operations Command (MOC) 15, along with regime troops including about 80 Rohingya insurgents after they fled the defeated base.
Irrawaddy
Announcement Regarding the Indefinite Suspension of River Transportation in the Naf River (Arakan Side)
Source: United League of Arakan
Due to military necessities and public security concerns, all river transportation in the Naf River (Rakhine side) will be indefinitely suspended starting from 3:30 PM on December 8, 2024.
Announcement | United League of Arakan
Women in Myanmar: Addressing Cracks Beneath the Tough Facade
Source: FULCRUM | ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Women in Myanmar are increasingly taking on traditional roles of men. But this has come at a cost.
Su Mon Thazin Aung, visiting Fellow with the Myanmar Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
“Forced to Enlist: The Impacts of Military Conscription in Southeastern Burma”
Source: Human Rights Foundation of Monland
The Impacts of Military Conscription in Southeastern Burma”, we call for urgent and coordinated action in response to the aggressive strategies being carried out across targeted areas of Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region.
Immediate Release | Human Rights Foundation of Monland
NMSP and DKBA Reach Checkpoint Agreement
Source: Burma News International
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will stop moving their checkpoints towards each other on the road between Payathonzu (Three Pagodas Pass) Town and Palai Japan Village in the sub-township of Three Pagodas, Karen State.
Karen Information Center
China Invites KIO Chairman to Talks
Source: Burma News International
A Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) delegation headed by its chairman, General N’Ban La, traveled to China on 8 December 2024, at the invitation of the Chinese government.
Kachin News Group
Myanmar junta to allow observers for controversial 2025 election amid ongoing conflict
Source: bne IntelliNews
UEC Chairman U Ko Ko made the announcement during a meeting with political parties at the commission’s office in Naypyidaw on December 7.
bne IntelliNews
Myanmar to organize election in fewer than half of townships, parties say
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military hopes an election that China is supporting will legitimize its rule.
RFA Burmese
Treading carefully: KIO navigates rocky ethnic terrain in new territory
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The Kachin Independence Organization has seized a swathe of mineral rich territory on Myanmar’s border with China, but the group now has the tough task of running an ethnically diverse area mired in poverty and the legacy of strongman rule.
Emily FISHBEIN; Jauman NAW, Jaw Tu Hkawng; Hpan Ja Brang | Frontier
Federal University Holds First Graduation Ceremony In Laiza
Source: Kachin News Group (KNG)
Kachin State Comprehensive University (KSCU), the first federal university supported by Burma’s National Unity Government-in-exile, held its first graduation ceremony on 25 February at Sinpraw Majoi Hall in Laiza, the de facto headquarters of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO)
Kachin News Group (KNG)
Shwe Kokko: How Myanmar’s Crime Hub is Destabilizing the Region
Source: Irrawaddy
In the city of Shwe Kokko, Karen State opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot, Chinese triad gangs and criminals are exploiting the turmoil following the military takeover to expand their criminal activities.
Analysis | Aung ZAW
Random Drug Testing to Start in Mae La Refugee Camp
Source: Karen News
Drug testing and other measures are being introduced in Mae La refugee camp in Thailand’s Tak Province, in response to rising drug use amongst young people in the camp.
Karen News
Global protests expose China’s complicity in Myanmar junta abuse
Source: Mizzima
The rallies called attention to China’s ongoing support for Myanmar’s brutal military junta, highlighting Beijing’s blatant hypocrisy and its role in enabling the regime’s violent crackdown on the Burmese people.
Mizzima
Meet Sein Wan, the Power Mogul from Mon State
Source: Irrawaddy
In late October, the U.K. imposed sanctions against six Myanmar entities involved in either providing aviation fuel to the military or supplying restricted goods, including aircraft parts. Among them was Swan Energy Co.
Irrawaddy
AA Takes Complete Control of Myanmar-Bangladesh Border After Seizing Maungdaw
Source: Irrawaddy
On Sunday, the AA said it was attacking regime and allied Rohingya militia from the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA), Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) as they fled the base.
Irrawaddy
KIO/KIA’s Unspoken Objective in Myanmar’s Revolution: Uniting the Kachin Into a Nation
Source: Irrawaddy
A widely accepted definition of a “nation” refers to groups of people within defined borders. It can also refer to people united by shared history, culture, traditions and language, even if they lack an official political territory.
Zung Ring | Irrawaddy
MNDAA, TNLA, SAC AND CHINESE MEDIATION: Another Chinese brokered Haigeng Ceasefire in the making?
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
In view of people’s welfare and serious war sufferings, to protect and uphold China-Myanmar’s tranquility and peace, to resolve civil war conflict through political means and to practically implement regional peace Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party (MNTJP)/MNDAA announced its position and opinion as the following:
Sai WANSAI
Chinese aid cannot overcome Myanmar junta’s declining finances and morale
Source: Radio Free Asia
Regime suffers losses on the battlefield as rebels hold more mining and border areas.
Zachary Abuza
Revolutionary Journey Must Continue to the End, states NMSP-AD Leader
Source: Burma News International
The revolutionary journey is challenging and arduous, but it must be pursued to the very end without halting, said the New Mon State Party—Anti-Dictatorship (NMSP-AD).
Independent Mon News Agency
Junta’s 2025 Sham Election Widens Country Fragmentation
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
In the process, the SAC, certain political parties, and nationwide ceasefire agreement signatory groups are preparing. As previously said, the present issues stem from the Constitution, which was not written by or for the people.
Hurn Kayang | Shan Herald Agency for News
Online Incitement, Ground Warfare: The Deadly Consequences of Digital Terror
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Throughout the first six months of 2024, from January to June, pro-military Telegram accounts and channels have been actively spreading hate speech aimed at inciting violence.
Investigation Report | Democratic Voice of Burma