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Finding an End to the Myanmar Crisis: ASEAN’s Massive Task
Source: Observer Research Foundation
Published on Nov. 13, 2024, 11:26 a.m.
This paper analyses the ASEAN’s role in the Myanmar situation and outlines options for the way forward for the grouping to effectively deal with the crisis
Occasional Paper | Premesha Saha
Second NLD Minister Dies Shortly After Being Pardoned by Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
U Win Khine, electricity and energy minister in the ousted National League for Democracy (NLD) government, died on Friday shortly after the junta granted him early release from prison on health grounds.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s neglected soil crisis
Source: Mekong Eye
Political turmoil, expanding extractive industries, and diminishing focus on sustainable agriculture are accelerating soil degradation across the country
Harry Ko
How the most fractured nation on Earth is coming together to overthrow a Goliath
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Peace has long been elusive in Myanmar.
Lauren Day and Fletcher Yeung
Rebels Shoot Down Junta Chopper in Rakhine
Source: Irrawaddy
AA spokesman U Khaing Thukha confirmed that a junta helicopter was hit around 2.30 p.m. on Sunday on a mission to bring in supplies and reinforcements and take injured soldiers back to base.
Irrawaddy
Perhaps it would be better if Myanmar’s civil war became a ‘forgotten conflict’
Source: Radio Free Asia
A belated outside push for a negotiated settlement would reward the military junta.
David HUTT, research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS)
Chinese illegals busted near Myanmar border
Source: Bangkok Post
Police found that a Chinese gang was crossing in and out of Myanmar illegally through a natural channel in the area, said Pol Col Paitoon Sriwilai, a superintendent at the Sangkhla Buri police station.
Post Reporters
Foreign Financial Institutions in Tatmadaw Regime of Myanmar
Source: Modern Deplomacy
The Tatmadaw has been the primary source of repression on the civilian population since its overthrow of the civilian democratic leadership under State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
Siddharth Shankar
Fog of war: The battle for truth and blame in the Rakhine conflict
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Credible reports indicate that the Arakan Army committed crimes against the Rohingya in Buthidaung in May – but the group has managed to silence many of its critics among the resistance and civil society organisations.
Frontier
Myanmar’s conflict deepens amid growing influence of China
Source: Deccan Herald
New Delhi’s diplomatic actions could push military junta closer to Beijing.
Cchavi Vasisht, Senior Research Associate at Chintan Research Foundation
Bamar Armed Group Aims to Break Junta Rule in Central Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
The Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA) says it wants to create an ethnically Bamar army in central Myanmar after gaining fighting experience in Karen and northern Shan states.
Interview | Maung Saungkha, chief commander of the Bamar People’s Liberation Army
Myanmar Junta Chief Homes in on Chinese Drones as Resistance-Buster
Source: Irrawaddy
Min Aung Hlaing’s focus on Chinese drones comes amid his junta’s increasing reliance on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its counteroffensive launched early this year against resistance forces
Irrawaddy
KNU Seizes Base Held by Myanmar Army for 70 Years
Source: Burma News International
On 9 November 2024, the Karen National Union (KNU) captured a junta military base that the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army)
Karen Information Center
Myanmar’s Wa Army Sets Up Militia to Support Its Rule in Hopang Township
Source: Irrawaddy
This comes after the township was seized by the Brotherhood Alliance early this year and subsequently handed over to the UWSA. U Nyi Rang, the spokesperson of the UWSA, confirmed the move.
Hein Htoo Zan
Does the Arakan Army have the Capacity to Govern Rakhine?
Source: Fulcrum
The Arakan Army (AA) in Myanmar appears to be making enough headway in Rakhine to make it a plausible rival authority someday, not just in the context of warfighting but also administration.
Commentary | Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
EAOs’ Survival Needs Community Support
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
The influence exerted by China has significantly affected the 3HBA members, who initiated the 1027 Operation aimed at dismantling the military regime.
Hurn Kayang
Trump and galvanizing the Burma Act
Source: Mizzima
Now, that both the Executive Branch and the Congress (both Senate and House) are going to be controlled by the Republicans, they should be able to speed up the full implementation of the Burma Act,” said Miemie Winn Byrd
Mizzima
THE PLOT THICKENS: Junta’s chief visit China as anti-junta forces ponder on their next move
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
All indications are pointing towards loggerhead and nothing seems to be pointing in the direction of dialog or thawing the situation between warring parties.
Sai WANSAI
Int’l Labor Watchdog to Take Action Against Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
The decision to take action under Article 33 of the ILO Constitution was reached during a session of the ILO Governing Body in Geneva from Oct. 28 to Nov. 7.
Irrawaddy
TNLA Bans Mechanized Mining in Myanmar’s Ruby Hub
Source: Irrawaddy
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) says large-scale ruby mining in Mogoke, Mandalay Region, will be suspended until it benefits the community.
Saw LWIN
The evolution of warfare in Myanmar
Source: Myanmar Now
Nearly four years of post-coup conflict have transformed the way Myanmar’s military and its many enemies wage war against each other
David Scott Mathieson
Myanmar Civil War: New Season, New Breakthroughs?
Source: Geopolitical Monitor
As of late October, pro-democracy resistance fighters in Myanmar had advanced to within a few kilometers of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city.
Situation Report | Antonio Graceffo
India, China silently compete in Myanmar
Source: Deccan Herald
Beijing’s approach to Myanmar’s junta is giving its military leadership a diplomatic space (and legitimacy) which is not offered by other countries, India included.
Devendra Kumar
IEC Plans to Support 2025 Summer Rice Cultivation
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
“The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation is working on gathering various types of seeds to support farmers as much as possible. Additionally, we are preparing to produce Bokashi Organic fertilizers to sell at affordable prices,” said Khu Plu Reh
By: Kantarawaddy Times
Special Envoy’s Zero Regard for Human Rights
Source: Progressive Myanmar
By accusing the Myanmar people of having a “zero-sum mentality,” the Special Envoy announced her zero regard for human rights or justice and accountability in Myanmar
Weekly Highlight | Progressive