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As Grid Fails, Myanmar Junta Eyes Shelved China-Backed Myitsone Dam
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Having failed to resolve Myanmar’s worsening electricity crisis since the 2021 coup, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday blamed the suspension of the China-backed Myitsone hydropower project for the country’s deepening power outages.
Malnutrition and paralysis rise in Myanmar prisons amid food ration cuts
Source: Mizzima
The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) reported on 19 May that budget reductions in military-controlled prisons are worsening conditions for inmates
Military junta detains nearly 20 youths in Yangon townships amid intensifying manhunt
Source: Mizzima
The arrests took place between 16 and 19 May in Kungyangon, Kawhmu, and Twantay townships. Local resistance forces and residents believe the crackdown was based on leaked intelligence.
Adidas Shoe Factory Agrees to Striking Workers’ Demands
Source: The Irrawaddy
Management at Taiwan-owned Tsang Yih Shoe Factory agreed to increase the basic daily wage from 5,200 kyats (US$ 1.1) to 5,800 kyats and raise other allowances by 6,200 kyats, bringing the total to the 12,000 kyats the striking workers had demanded.
Myanmar junta’s drones from China, Russia tilt balance of war against resistance forces
Source: South China Morning Post | By Marie Siow
Analysts say the use of advanced drones from China and Russia has resulted in more casualties and slowed down opposition offensives
ASEAN to dedicate two meetings to Myanmar conflict next week, chief says
Source: The Straits Times | By Reuters
“This is something new that will specifically focus on Myanmar, that they will take no other issue,” Asean Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn told Reuters in an interview, referring to the two meetings in Malaysia on Myanmar
Bangladesh to provide logistic support for aid in Rakhine state of Myanmar
Source: The Tribune | By Asia News International
Bangladesh would provide logistical support to transfer aid across the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Khalilur Rahman, Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser (NSA), said on Wednesday.
UN requested logistical support, not ‘corridor’ for aid to Rakhine
Source: The Daily Star
NSA Khalil clarifies Bangladesh has not and will not discuss any corridor to Rakhine
Two Myanmar Junta Choppers Down in Battle for Kachin’s Bhamo
Source: The Irrawaddy
On Tuesday, two of three helicopters sending reinforcements and supplies to the junta’s embattled 21st Military Operations Command (MOC) headquarters in Bhamo were hit, KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy.
Chinese technology capable of mass surveillance ‘installed’ by Myanmar internet company funded by UK
Source: Finance Uncovered | Investigation by Caroline Henshaw and Aung Naing
Our findings bring into focus decisions made by the governments of the UK, Norway and Denmark to inject $40 million into Frontiir through their international development funds in return for shares in the company
India Asked to Probe Myanmar Rebel Deaths
Source: The Irrawaddy
The NUG statement on Tuesday said 10 resistance fighters were not killed in combat but were captured, tortured and executed by Battalion 1 of the Assam Rifles in Manipur State.
Toxic metals found in northern rivers spark health concerns
Source: Bangkok Post | By Online Reporters
Many local fish populations show signs of having ulcers and inflammations.
Kim Aris to accept Citizen of Burma Award on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi at ceremony in US
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Kim Aris, the youngest son of jailed Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, announced on Saturday that he will travel to Houston, Texas to accept the Citizen of Burma Award 2025 on behalf of his mother on May 24
Leh Taw 3 IDP Camp Faces Rice Shortages; Displaced Families Plead for Urgent Assistance
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
In western Dee Maw Hso Township, Karenni State, residents of Leh Taw 3 internally displaced persons (IDP) camp are currently facing a prolonged rice shortage lasting over a month, according to a member of the camp committee.
AA assault extends to Ayeyarwady Division
Source: Narinjara | By Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray)
The offensive by the Arakan Army (AA) and its allied forces is reportedly spreading to the Ayeyarwady Division in the Delta region of Myanmar.
Russian experts arrive in Myanmar to finalize Pinpet steel plant operations
Source: Mizzima
Operations came to a halt in 2017 during the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, which suspended the plant along with 23 other loss-making state-owned enterprises..
UWSA Expands Military Recruitment in Tangyan Township Amid Growing Control
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) has launched a new recruitment drive in Tangyan Township, Shan State, bolstering its recently established Brigade 713 under the 171st Military Region, according to local sources.
Rohingya Usurping Job Opportunities For Local Youth: Pawan Kalyan
Source: NDTV | By Uma Sudhir
The migration of Rohingya refugees is leading to unemployment for local youth and creating an internal security challenge, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said.
‘Armed cadres’ from Myanmar tried to disturb border fencing work: Forces tell Centre after Manipur Op
Source: Deccan Herald | By Sumir Karmakar
Although the army issued a statement on May 16 stating that bodies were yet to be identified, sources told DH that the bodies were handed over to NUG officials with a “warning not to interfere” in the affairs inside India.
10 Men Killed by Indian Paramilitaries ‘Were Myanmar Resistance Fighters’
Source: The Irrawaddy
“We are fighting against a military dictatorship—we are not bandits or criminals,” the fighter added. “India as a democratic nation should not have done this.”
We Can’t Help You, Myanmar Junta Tells Striking Workers at Adidas Factory
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Yamin Phoo Pwint Aung
Deputy Labor Minister Win Shein visited a factory making shoes for Adidas in Yangon on Monday where thousands of workers are striking for a living wage, only to tell them that he can do nothing for them.
Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party ‘Living in Fear’ Ahead of Junta’s December Poll
Source: The Irrawaddy I By Lin Thurein Kyaw
USDP leaders have to travel discreetly due to security risks, said Hla Thein, in a video discussing the junta’s planned December election posted on the party’s Facebook page.
KNU Seizes Myanmar Junta Base on Thai Border
Source: The Irrawaddy
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), an armed wing of the KNU, and its allies seized the Maw Phoe Kay base in Paingkyon, Hpa-an District, on Monday.
Update: Elderly farmer slashed to death, over 40 houses torched by joint SAC and PNO militia troops in Nyaungshwe township, southern Shan State
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Update
Since May 6, 2025, over 200 SAC and PNO troops have been deployed into southern Nyaungshwe and Hsihseng townships where local PDF groups are operating close to the Phekhon township border.
Filipino trafficking victims still held in Myanmar scam compounds
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer | By Eunice Barbara C. Novio
CSNHTV also mentioned that in the DKBA-controlled area, these are the companies controlled by the Chinese Mafia: Hong Tai, Deko Park, Wawlay, and Hexin.