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Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts
Source: The Guardian
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible
By Rebecca Ratcliffe
Parliamentary panel asks Centre to conduct Census at the earliest, deport Rohingyas
Source: The Hindu
The PSC observed that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) may prepare data on the influx of immigrants, including Bangladeshis, Rohingyas from Myanmar, and immigrants from other countries.
By VIJAITA SINGH
Over 40,000 Migrant Workers Caught in Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Trap
Source: Irrawaddy
Under a bylaw introduced on Jan. 23, men selected for mandatory military service who have passed medicals and are on waiting lists for training are barred from travelling.
By Yu Phyu Han | Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Boss Calls for Opposition Cooperation Ahead of Controversial Election
Source: Irrawaddy
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing says opposition forces should work with Myanmar’s regime to create a multi-party democracy and Russia and Belarus will send observers to oversee his promised election.
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy
SAC airstrikes, shelling and drone bombs kill 17 civilians, injure 41, damage 85 buildings in Nawngkhio, Mong Mit and Mogok townships
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation
Between February 6 and March 7, 2025, SAC airstrikes, artillery and drone attacks damaged 85 buildings – including 2 temples, a hospital and a school – in areas of Nawngkhio, Mong Mit and Mogok townships controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
Update by the Shan Human Rights Foundation
IEC Plans to Transform Local Agricultural Products into High-Value Goods
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The Interim Executive Council (IEC) of Karenni State has announced plans to process local agricultural products into high-value goods instead of selling them as raw materials.
By Kantarawaddy Times
Khun Bahan Htan Steps Down from NUG but Continues to Take Part in the Revolution
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
Khun Bahan Htan, who served as the Deputy Minister of Human Rights under the National Unity Government (NUG), has stepped down from his position, he told Kantarawaddy Times.
By Kantarawaddy Times
Chinese-run online money laundering continues in DKBA-controlled areas of Myanmar despite crackdown
Source: Mizzima
Investigations have revealed that Chinese nationals continue to operate online money laundering schemes in the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA)-controlled areas of Kyaukhet, Walle, and Minletpan villages near Myawaddy, Karen State.
By Han Htoo Zaw | Mizzima
Chinese Military Infiltrates Myanmar in Security Guise
Source: Irrawaddy
As resistance forces and ethnic armed groups gained control of territories containing critical Chinese infrastructure, Beijing’s strategy shifted from economic partnership to military entrenchment.
By Ankit K, assistant professor at the National Defence University, India.\
They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border
By Asahi Shimbun
Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes.
By Associated Press
Myanmar’s impossible plutonium puzzle
Source: The Interpreter
Is Myanmar hiding a secret nuclear reactor and reprocessing facility to
produce the core ingredient for a nuclear weapon? Or was this just a scam?
By Andrew SETH
Myanmar junta leader’s Putin fawning shows Russia is his insurance policy
Source: The Straits Times
Min Aung Hlaing’s cringeworthy Moscow state visit drew laughs, yet behind the theatrics lies calculations designed to cement the junta’s grip
By Bhavan Jaipragas
Observers dismiss latest junta plan for Myanmar elections
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military can only enforce a vote in less than half of townships and is mistrusted by the public, they say.
By RFA Burmese
Myanmar’s Military Joint Forces Prepare for Conflict on the Western Side of the Ayeyarwady River
Source: Trans-Border News
The Myanmar’s army and allied forces, including the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) and the Min Zay Thant militia, have launched offensive attacks on KIA camps.
By Trans-Border News
OPINION: Rohingya women are the grassroots advocates behind genocide arrest warrants
Source: Radio Free Asia
Shanti Mohila, a group of Rohingya women who bravely fight for justice, should be celebrated this International Women’s Day.
By guest commentator Ishita Kumar
UN should investigate conflicts of interest over UN Special Envoy on Myanmar’s business activities and links to China
Source: Justice for Myanmar
she was recently appointed as a Strategic Advisor for a controversial uranium and rare earths mining project in Greenland linked to Chinese state-owned companies with involvement in Myanmar.
Press Release | Justice for Myanmar
Myanmar’s military junta and its regional neighbours as enablers
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Throughout modern history, atrocities against civilians have consistently proven to be a failed strategy, leading to long-term defeat despite short-term tactical gains.
By James Shwe
The National Security Case for U.S. Support for the Burma Resistance
Source: Mizzima
Each year, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) releases the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, outlining the most pressing threats to U.S. national security.
By Antonio Graceffo
Myanmar junta chief announces election for December or January
Source: Reuters
Myanmar’s military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said on Saturday, citing the junta chief, who provided the first specific time frame
By Reuters
Backgrounder: additional sanctions for Myanmar
Source: Government of Canada
The names of individuals and entities added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:
Announcement | Global Affairs of Canada
How Myanmar created a menace of alarming proportion thanks to its drug cartels in Mizoram
Source: Organiser
The Junta in Myanmar has been backing drug cartels. In fact some of the cartels operating out of Myanmar earn nearly Rs 20,000 crore a month out of drug trade. However this scenario is worrisome for India
By Vicky Nanjappa
Reinventing Territorial Self-Governance in Myanmar: Kachin’s New Approach and Its Dilemma in Post-Coup Myanmar
Source: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
The substantial territorial loss of State Administrative Council (SAC) in 2024 presents both opportunities and challenges for some Ethnic Armed Organisation (EAOs)
By Su Mon Thazin Aung, Visiting Fellow with the Myanmar Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Putin has ‘breathing room’ for Myanmar to get Russian arms amid isolation
Source: South China Morning Post
A visit to Russia by General Min Aung Hlaing aimed to enhance Moscow’s influence in Southeast Asia underscored the junta’s need for diplomatic recognition
By Maria Siow | South China Morning Post
A house divided: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside home
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The auctioning of the imprisoned leader’s Yangon house at the behest of her estranged brother is a legal farce, lawyers say, while pro-democracy veterans insist it must be preserved for public memory.
By Frontier
How Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees feel about Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘She was a rag doll who never had absolute power
Source: Independent
Rohingya Muslims tell of their changing view of Aung San Suu Kyi, seeing her as one of their own – a victim of the military – as she languishes in solitary confinement. Shweta Sharma reports from Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh
By Independent