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Chinese to Exploit B’desh, Myanmar Troubles for Foray Into Indian Ocean
Source: The Asian Age
From Trump’s unpredictable policies to China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean, India faces critical geopolitical shifts requiring strategic vigilance.
By Pradeep C. Nair| The Asian Age
Myanmar childhoods upended by civil war
Source: Radio Free Asia
Kids are being forced to grow up too fast, uprooted from their homes and living in fear of airstrikes and clashes.
By RFA Burmese
Myanmar’s leader to pay official visit to Belarus on 7 March
Source: BelTA
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will be hosting Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
By BelTA
China Tightens Grip on Myanmar’s Belt & Road Corridor After Rescuing Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
After securing a truce in northern Shan State, China is pressing ahead with its Belt and Road projects in Myanmar, focusing on boosting security along the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC).
By Irrawaddy
Eight Takeaways From Myanmar Junta Chief’s Meeting With Putin
Source: Irrawaddy
They oversaw the signing of 10 MoUs covering sectors including nuclear energy, education, sport, trade and investment, and many others, the Kremlin said.
By Irrawaddy
Thai cyber crime crackdown must target root causes
Source: Justice for Myanmar
To succeed, Thailand’s cyber scam crackdown needs to address the root causes that have allowed these criminal operations to flourish in Myanmar.
Press Release | Justice for Myanmar
Explainer – What are Southeast Asia’s scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?
Source: Bangkok Post
A 2023 Reuters investigation traced at least $9 million linked to “pig butchering” scams to an account registered to a well-connected representative of a Chinese trade group in Thailand.
By Reuters
Airstrikes: The Last Bastion Of Junta Power In Myanmar
Source: Geopolitical Monitor
The few remaining schools, temples, hospitals, and churches all have bomb shelters nearby, as do the internally displaced people’s camps, which now house about 80% of the population.
By Antonio Graceffo
China’s Myanmar Gambit A Looming Threat To India’s Northeast, Warn Intel Agencies
Source: News 18
China is actively engaging with Myanmar’s military junta and arming ethnic groups like the Arakan Army, further fuelling instability that spills over into Manipur
By Manoj Gupta, CNN-News18
Statements following Russian-Myanmar talks
Source: Official Internet Resources of the President of Russia
Following the talks, a joint statement by the leaders was adopted, and a number of intergovernmental and interdepartmental documents were signed.
By Press Release | President of Russia
Karenni Resistance Reports Heavy Clashes as Myanmar Junta Pushes to Reclaim Mobye
Source: Irrawaddy
Residents report that junta reinforcements are arriving via the Loikaw road and advancing on Mobye from different directions, while Light Infantry Battalion 422 bombards the town with artillery.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
CRPH discusses opposition to Myanmar junta elections with ASEAN parliamentarians
Source: Mizzima
The talks also focused on the immediate release of all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and the need to establish an inclusive political environment.
By Mizzima
OIC envoy meets Rohingya armed group affiliates
Source: Dhaka Tribune
In the now-circulated photo posted by Khairat, several known affiliates of armed groups appear alongside the OIC envoy
‘Made in China’: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Intensifying Drone Offensive
Source: Irrawaddy
According to Jane’s Defence Weekly, the Myanmar military’s increasingly sophisticated drone assault now features forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras for night battles in Bhamo.
By Aung Thura
Assessing the Oval Office Showdown’s Fallout for Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
We naively believed we lived in a rules-based world, but in fact the international system is broken.
By Aung Zaw | Irrawaddy
EU boosts humanitarian aid in Bangladesh, Myanmar and for the Rohingya refugee crisis
Source: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid
The Commission has allocated today €76 million in EU humanitarian to address the needs of people affected by the main crises in South and Southeast Asia.
By European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid
In Bangladesh, UNHCR’s Grandi calls for sustained support and solutions for Rohingya refugees
Source: UNHCR
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, underscored UNHCR’s unwavering commitment to supporting 1 million Rohingya refugees hosted in Bangladesh as he completed a four-day visit to the country on Sunday.
Press Release | UNHCR
Severe water shortages hit locals and IDPs in Myanmar’s Ponnagyun and Rathedaung
Source: Mizzima
Ko Wai Hin Aung, who assists displaced communities, noted that while village lakes and ponds previously provided enough water, the growing number of IDPs has exacerbated the crisis.
By Mizzima
FORCED CONSCRIPTION LEADS TO SUCIDAL PROTEST WAVE: All stakeholders interested only in youth becoming cannon fodders
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Looking at the given facts concerning forced conscription controversy, one couldn’t help to ponder which party has legitimacy and which party not, especially in Myanmar’s political context.
By Sai WANSAI
Lax border tech invites crime
Source: Bangkok Post
Mr Rangsiman, deputy leader of the People’s Party and chair of the House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategy and Reform, says no real biometric data was collected in 2024, only facial and fingerprint photos.
Editorial | Bangkok Post
Why the Trump administration in the US must act on Myanmar
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The failure to act decisively would not only embolden the SAC but also allow authoritarianism to take deeper root in Southeast Asia.
By Harry Myo Lin
Home adviser: Govt in contact with Arakan Army, Myanmar over border issue
Source: Dhaka Tribune
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam, said that traders importing goods from Myanmar must pay taxes first to the Myanmar government in Sittwe and later to the Arakan Army while crossing the Naf River border.
By Abdul Aziz | Dhaka Tribune
Vladimir Putin to meet with Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing on March 4
Source: President of Russia
The parties will discuss prospects for further development of mutually beneficial Russian-Myanmar cooperation, as well as topical international issues.
Announcement | President of Russia
Regime expands arsenal of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in what it calls ‘the year of the drone’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Two suspected “suicide” drones struck Laiza, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) headquarters located 72 miles (115 km) south of the Kachin State capital Myitkyina, on Feb. 25.
By English Editor | DVB
Thai Authorities Continue Repatriating Illegal Myanmar Migrants
Source: Burma News Internationa
As soon as the migrants are returned the Myanmar authorities immediately conscript many of them straight into the army.
By Development Media Group