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Cambodia’s new conscription law takes effect in wake of conflict with Thailand
Source: ABC News | By Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press
The initiative for a new conscription law followed significant border fighting with Thailand that flared twice last year, resulting in approximately 100 deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
Junta’s Anti-Scam Law Raises Doubts Over Effectiveness
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
A legal expert and senior lawyer said the law contains vague wording and leaves room for different interpretations.
Around 1,000 travelers stranded on Mandalay–Myitkyina Highway amid fighting
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
Fighting has left around 1,000 travelers stranded on the highway linking Mandalay, central Myanmar’s largest city, with Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State.
Thibaw, retaken by the junta, struck by improvised rocket attack
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
Junta bases and positions in northern Shan State are also encircled by resistance forces and remain vulnerable to possible attacks or takeover at any time, leaving the junta in a difficult dilemma in the area.
Satellite imagery confirms expansion of Myanmar cyber-scam infrastructure at DKBA headquarters
Source: Mizzima | By Han Htoo Zaw
Fresh satellite analysis and localized investigations have revealed continuous, rapid construction of industrial-scale online scam compounds directly inside the sovereign military territory of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) in southern Karen State
Radio Veritas speaks two new languages: the “Good News” for ethnic minorities, amid displacement and uncertainty
Source: Fides News Agency
“Radio Veritas Asia” (RVA), the radio station of the Catholic communities on the Asian continent, is expanding its language coverage in Myanmar and launching broadcasts in Akha and Kayan.
Activists fear dredging may worsen Kok River contamination
Source: Thai PBS World
Environment groups in Chiang Rai province have voiced serious concerns over a plan by the Chiang Rai municipality to dredge sections of the Kok River, fearing that the work could adversely impact the river’s ecosystem and its tributaries.
Thailand’s Migrant Workers Sustain the Economy While Living in Precarity
Source: Prachatai English | By Sheikh Mehzabin Chitra
Thailand’s economic success is deeply tied to the labor of migrant workers from neighboring countries, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.
ULA/AA Grants Amnesty to Muslim Prisoners, POWs, Family Members, and Civilians to Mark Eid al-Adha
Source: Global Arakan Network
A total of 57 individuals were released under the amnesty. This includes 9 POWs captured during the battles in Mrauk-U, 10 Muslim prisoners, 30 civilian prisoners, 4 organization members, and 14 family members of POWs.
Unlocking Thailand’s THB221bn Myanmar Demographic: Study Warns Firms are Missing a New Purchasing Powerhouse
Source: The Nation
A study reveals Thailand’s four million Myanmar residents represent a 221 billion baht annual consumer market that is largely overlooked by domestic firms.
Conscription Fueling ‘Rampant’ Human Trafficking in Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s forced conscription law has transformed into a human trafficking market where young people are routinely abducted and sold, according to recent reports.
Bangladesh opens first refugee camp center to preserve Rohingya heritage, identity
Source: Arab News | By Shehab Sumon
Funded by Bangladeshi authorities in late February, the Rohang Heritage Center is housed in one of the small bamboo huts in Camp 6.
Veteran activist Min Ko Naing honored with 17th Citizen of Burma Award
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
His resistance work spans nearly four decades, tracing back to the historic 1988 Uprising and continuing through the current Spring Revolution against the military dictatorship.
Military Retakes Control of Mawtaung Town Using Civilians as Human Shields
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
The detained civilians were taken by the troops who advanced through town wards and border gate areas. They were also used as shields on the front lines, said a resistance fighter from a joint revolutionary force.
Mumps Cases Occurred Among Children Under 15 in Western Hpruso
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
Residents say that children under the age of 15 in Htaykho village, located in the western part of Hpruso Township, are experiencing widespread cases of mumps.
Illnesses Among Children and Elderly Increase at Kyay Tone IDP Camp; Fears Rise After Suspected Dengue Death
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
At the Kyay Tone displacement camp, located along the border between Shan and Karenni states, illnesses among displaced people, particularly children under 10 years old and elderly residents, have become increasingly common during this May rainy season.
Three Hill Tribesmen Killed by ARSA Landmines Along Bangladesh-Myanmar Border
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
Three indigenous hill tribesmen were killed on Sunday after stepping on landmines reportedly planted by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) near the Naikhongchhari border in Bangladesh’s Bandarban hill district, according to Hill Voice.
Myanmar military steps up fight for rare earth area and border routes
Source: Reuters
Myanmar’s military has launched renewed offensives into several border regions, including a frontier area with critical rare earth deposits and other vital trade routes, a month after a new administration took formal control of the war-torn country.
Myanmar Regime Moves to Stifle Reporting on Border Encroachment by China
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s regime is pressuring media outlets based inside the country over their reports that China has been erecting border fences inside Myanmar territory in northern Shan State, claiming the coverage could harm its relationship with its most important ally.
India orders migrant detention centres sparking explusion fears
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
The order calls on local authorities to set up “holding centres” for “apprehended foreigners” awaiting deportation, as part of a broader crackdown on illegal migration.
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan dismissed
Source: UN News | Law and Crime Prevention
Member States of the International Criminal Court dismissed its Prosecutor Karim Khan following disciplinary proceedings related to widely reported sexual misconduct allegations at an emergency session at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.
Zahkung Ting Ying: Rise and Fall of the Rare-Earth Warlord in Myanmar
Source: The Jamestown Foundation | Publication
Zahkung Ting Ying led the Myanmar government-sponsored Kachin Border Guard Force (BGF), controlling a semi-autonomous, resource-rich region near the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
PNLO Says It Will Continue Cooperating in the Spring Revolution
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
The statement was issued following the PNLO Central Committee plenary meeting held May 11 to 15. The organization reaffirmed its firm commitment to the emergence of a new federal democratic union.
ULA/AA condemns HRW’s Htan Lauk Khan report
Source: Burma News International | By Narinjara News
When contacted by Narinjara News regarding the HRW report on Htan Shauk Khan in Buthidaung township, Arakan Army spokesperson U Khaing Thukha rejected it
Sittwe Imposes 9 PM to 5 AM Curfew and Firing Order
Source: Narinjara News | By Hnin Nwe Ni
According to local residents, a local curfew has been reinstated under Section 144 in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, alongside a shoot-to-kill order amid escalating military tensions between the Arakan Army and the junta.