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One Year of Operation 1027: Myanmar at a Critical Juncture
Source: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA)
With anti-junta forces gaining ground, questions linger about whether the different armed groups would continue to fight for the larger cause of a democratic and federal Myanmar.
Om Prakash Das
Steady deterioration: Strategies to contain the Myanmar crisis
Source: The Telegraph, Calcutta
Even though the military controls less than 60% of the country — success has been reported by Opposition forces — the senior army leadership seems to be in no hurry to give up its control
Luv Puri, member of the United Nations secretary-general
Myanmar Junta Soldiers Perpetrating Mass Rape at Sagaing Monastery: Reports
Source: Irrawaddy
More than 20,000 people have fled Indaw Township in Sagaing Region after junta and allied Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) soldiers raped dozens of women among hundreds of civilians detained at a local monastery, according to residents and resistance groups.
Hein Htoo Zan
A Future Myanmar Must Include the Rohingya
Source: Foreign Policy
Pro-democracy forces must do more to publicly condemn and investigate atrocities against the group—no matter who is committing them.
Joe Freeman, Myanmar researcher at Amnesty International.
Myanmar Ethnic Groups Slam China as They Begin Talks With India
Source: BNN Bloomberg
Myanmar’s ethnic groups fighting to oust the junta criticized China for hosting military chief Min Aung Hlaing in the country this week, and said India has reached out for talks with the shadow government and some armed rebels.
Bloomberg News
Myanmar rebels try to bomb coup leader at airport in capital
Source: Radio Free Asia
There were no reports of any injuries and Min Aung Hlaing and his delegation arrived in the southern China city of Kunming for talks on investment opportunities later in the day, military-controlled media reported.
RFA Burmese
Myanmar PDFs face a closing window of opportunity
Source: Asia Times
Resistance forces need to reform fast to carry successful fight from borderlands to heartland where the junta is more deeply entrenched
Anthony DAVIS
Right Word | How China Is Playing Both Sides In Conflict-Ridden Myanmar
Source: News18.com
China’s sly game in Myanmar is obvious and it remains to be seen if it becomes successful in its attempts at ‘resolving’ the ongoing civil war
Arun Anand
Min Aung Hlaing Goes to China: From Pariah to Legitimacy… For Now
Source: Irrawaddy
The plane carried Myanmar’s regime leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who surprised everyone in July this year by declaring Chinese New Year a national holiday
Aung ZAW
‘The negotiation failed’: Hpakant’s deadly standoff
Source: Frontier Myanmar
As the conflict between the military and Kachin Independence Army escalates and both groups face pressure for funds, fighting in Myanmar’s jade mining hub reaches new levels of intensity.
Hpan Ja BRANG; Emily FISHBEIN; Jaw Tu HKAWNG; Zau Myet AWNG | Frontier
A Town So Close, But Yet So Far
Source: Irrawaddy
As part of our ‘Stories That Shaped Us’ series, we revisit this 2011 feature about the Thai border town Mae Sot, where most of the inhabitants are from Myanmar and the Burmese language, cuisine and culture predominate.
Feature | Kyaw Zwa Moe
Nearly 200 schools in Myanmar hit by junta air strikes since military coup
Source: Radio Free Asia
As justification, the regime often claims that the buildings house resistance fighters.
RFA Burmese
New Mon State Party (Anti-Dictatorship) Holds Discussions with Mon Organizations
Source: Burma News International
The New Mon State Party (Anti-Dictatorship) (NMSP-AD), recently held discussions with various Mon civil organizations to provide updates on the current military and political situation and gather public perspectives.
Independent Mon News Agency
Myanmar’s prolonged debacle: What is the endgame?
Source: Asia News Network
The government of President Prabowo could offer a fresh outlook on resolving the Myanmar crisis, perhaps in a third-party role, considering that our two countries share a similar history and our militaries have close historic ties.
Teuku Faizasyah | The Jakarta Post
Myanmar’s Agricultural Sector Under the SAC: An Uncertain Future
Source: Fulcrum | ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Myanmar’s agricultural sector fared relatively well in 2023. The prognosis moving forward is not so bright.
Jared Bissinger
Myanmar PDFs face a closing window of opportunity
Source: Asia Times
Resistance forces need to reform fast to carry successful fight from borderlands to heartland where the junta is more deeply entrenched
Anthony DAVIS
Decreasing funds while repatriation is a distant destiny: can localisation be an answer to the protracted Rohingya crisis?
Source: ODI – Humanitarian Practice Network
The issue of repatriation, seen by many as the ultimate solution to the crisis, is hindered by multiple factors. Myanmar’s internal instability, continued persecution of Rohingya communities, and the lack of legal guarantees of citizenship for the returning refugees create insurmountable barriers.
Analysis | Abdul Mannan
Trouble Among the Chin of Myanmar
Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
The rivalry manifests itself in several ways, including conflicting claims over territory, disagreements over governmental representation, and allegations of collaboration with perceived enemies. Underlying the rivalry are long-standing tensions between the various Chin tribes.
Commentary I Michael Martin
KIA Seizes Final Border Force HQ Despite Chinese Pressure
Source: Irrawaddy
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has seized the Border Guard Force (BGF) Battalion 1001 headquarters in Chipwi Township – the junta militia’s final stronghold – on the Chinese border.
Irrawaddy
Defending the Arakan Dream
Source: Development Media Group
In the building of a new Arakan State, there is a need for both fighters and civilians who share a common cause; the demand for human resources skilled in the fields of business, education and healthcare is no less important than finding more people who are willing to take up arms.
Gaung
Families, friends commemorate soldiers who died fighting Myanmar junta
Source: Radio Free Asia
Members of the Karenni community in Demoso in Kayah state commemorated soldiers who died fighting the Myanmar military at a secret cemetery with about 200 graves.
RFA Staff
Myanmar Junta-Linked Businessmen Head to China Ahead of Min Aung Hlaing’s Visit
Source: Irrawaddy
Kyaw Win, the founder of media, bank and real estate conglomerate Shwe Than Lwin Group, and Xiao Sen, a Chinese businessman behind a controversial Yangon city expansion project under the miliary proxy U Thein Sein administration in 2014, are among those making the trip, sources familiar with the matter said.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar detains trafficking gang using Facebook, TikTok to lure girls to China
Source: The Nation
Chinese and Myanmar nationals who organized a human trafficking gang to convince young girls to become Chinese wives through Facebook and TikTok have been arrested in Mandalay, sources said.
The Nation
From Shared Past to Uncertain Future: India’s Strategic Calculus in a Coup-Stricken Myanmar
Source: India Foundation
The Western policies have almost over the years coerced Myanmar to look towards China and Russia for support.
Rami Niranjan Desai
Attack on Consulate in Myanmar Rattles China
Source: Irrawaddy
This is the first time since the military-led coup in Myanmar in February 2021 and the second time since 1967 that a Chinese diplomatic mission has been attacked in the Southeast Asian nation. The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar was attacked for the first time during anti-Chinese riots 57 years ago.
Vaishali Basu Sharma