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Rumors Indicate Possible Forced Return of Loikaw IDPs in Nyaung Shwe by Next Summer
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
In southern Shan State’s Nyaung Shwe, displaced individuals from Loikaw who fled to the town may be repatriated by the military council as early as next summer.
Kantarawaddy Times
The Creation of New Constituent Units in the Myanmar Context
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
In a fast-evolving landscape, Sai Wansai argues in this commentary that discussions need to intensify now to the challenges of constitutional change and ethno-political reform if inclusive solutions are to be found. Ethnic rights and justice are essential for future peace and stability.
Sai Wansai
Charity Leader Arrested in Junta Raid in Mandalay
Source: Irrawaddy
Around 20 plainclothes junta personnel arrived in civilian cars at the head office of Parahita Min Kaung a.k.a. M-Rescue in Aung Chantha village in Patheingyi Township, sources said. They arrested M-Rescue chairman U Khin Maung Tint and seven others including a 14-year-old child.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar: The World’s Longest-Running Conflict Needs the West
Source: Modern Diplomacy
After analyzing the Burma (Myanmar) war both from abroad and on-site for 20 years, this author’s view is that ending the conflict will require official Western recognition of the National Unity Government (NUG) and limited military support.
Antonio Graceffo
90 Rohingya refugees left stranded on beach in Aceh
Source: BARRON’S
Human traffickers left dozens of Rohingya refugees, including children, stranded on a shoreline in westernmost Indonesia on Thursday, while six dead bodies were found nearby, local officials said.
Agence France Presse
Church in village of Myanmar’s Catholic leader bombed in junta raid
Source: Radio Free Asia
Junta forces damaged a church in the home village of Myanmar’s most prominent Christian, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, one of several religious buildings destroyed in fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces, residents told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
RFA Burmese
Homalin’s roads and waterways blocked for over a year
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
Local residents have been forced to depend solely on basic food items and personal goods imported from Banmauk Township, as both the roads and waterways in Homalin Township, in upper Sagaing Region, have been blocked by junta forces and revolutionary groups for over a year
Shanni Voice
The Si Par Incident And Mass Killings Across Myanmar – Issue 156
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Burma News International
“Will there be more cases like Budalin just to prop up a madman’s throne?” This question was raised during the photo campaign titled “No More Inhumanity in Myanmar” regarding the brutal killing of six civilians in Si Par village, Budalin Township.
Bi-Weekly News Review
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 14 in Magwe
Source: Irrawaddy
A Myanmar junta airstrike on Chauk Township in Magwe Region killed at least 14 people and injured many more on Sunday, according to the Chauk Revolution Army (CRA).
Hein Htoo Zan
Myanmar: The World’s Longest-Running Conflict Needs the West
Source: Modern Diplomacy
After analyzing the Burma (Myanmar) war both from abroad and on-site for 20 years, this author’s view is that ending the conflict will require official Western recognition of the National Unity Government (NUG) and limited military support.
Antonio Graceffo
The Creation of New Constituent Units in the Myanmar Context
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
In a fast-evolving landscape, Sai Wansai argues in this commentary that discussions need to intensify now to the challenges of constitutional change and ethno-political reform if inclusive solutions are to be found. Ethnic rights and justice are essential for future peace and stability.
Sai Wansai
Myanmar Brings Old Spooks Out of Retirement to Reach Out to China
Source: Irrawaddy
Two former high ranking military intelligence officials—ex-Brigadier General Thein Swe and ex-Colonel Hla Min, who served under the previous Myanmar regime—met with two Chinese think tanks in Beijing.
Analysis | Irrawaddy
‘Who should we follow?’: Factionalism plagues Pa-O politics
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The PNLO has joined the war against Myanmar’s junta, prompting a minor leadership crisis, but while that was swiftly resolved, a rival Pa-O group has only grown more powerful.
Frontier
How Myanmar’s Civil War Could Actually End
Source: TIME
The end may not be near, but the end is clear—according to those who have kept a close eye on Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, since a military coup toppled its civilian government in 2021.
Koh EWE
Can ASEAN and India bring peace to Myanmar
Source: Observer Research Foundation
ASEAN and India will need to adopt a more inclusive and pragmatic approach towards Myanmar — one that involves all key stakeholders
Professor Harsh V. Pant; Sreeparna Banerjee
UN Envoy Slams ‘Zero-sum Mentality’ In Myanmar Conflict
Source: BARRON’S
Julie Bishop made the comments in her first address to a UN General Assembly committee since being named to the position in April.
Agence France Presse
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 14 in Magwe
Source: Irrawaddy
A Myanmar junta airstrike on Chauk Township in Magwe Region killed at least 14 people and injured many more on Sunday, according to the Chauk Revolution Army (CRA).
Hein Htoo Zan
The Si Par Incident And Mass Killings Across Myanmar – Issue 156
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Burma News International
“Will there be more cases like Budalin just to prop up a madman’s throne?” This question was raised during the photo campaign titled “No More Inhumanity in Myanmar” regarding the brutal killing of six civilians in Si Par village, Budalin Township.
Bi-Weekly News Review
A Finger in Every Pie: Shadowy Junta Crony Behind Myanmar’s Telecom Industry
Source: Irrawaddy
Some cronies of Myanmar’s ruling generals like to keep a low profile, and one of them is Dr. Mya Han, the boss of the Fortune International Group.
Aung Thit
BPLA expands operations to upper Myanmar, marks progress on anniversary of Operation 1027
Source: Mizzima
The Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA), a revolutionary armed group in Myanmar currently active in Hpapun District in Karen State, and parts of northern Shan State, is set to expand its presence.
Mizzima
Why Myanmar’s Ultranationalists Are Unhappy With Junta Boss’s Trip to China
Source: Irrawaddy
China is preparing to host Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing next month, a rare opportunity for a regime desperate for legitimacy. However, pro-military nationalists are seemingly unhappy with the prospect of Min Aung Hlaing’s first visit
Maung KAVI
Myanmar ethnic alliance says offensive will continue until junta overthrown
Source: Radio Free Asia
On Monday, Lway Yay Oo, the spokesperson for the Ta‘ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, told RFA Burmese that the operation will continue until Myanmar‘s military regime steps down, calling it the offensive’s “first priority.”
RFA Burmeses
The ULA’s Path to Rebuilding Arakan Amid Economic and Political Challenges
Source: Development Media Group
In a recent dialogue with The Diplomat, Major-General Twan Mrat Naing, commander-in-chief of the Arakkha Army (AA), articulated that governance over Arakan would be structured under a Unitary State system.
Myo Nyein Naing
UK, EU and Canada impose new sanctions targeting Myanmar military regime and its associates
Source: GOV.UK
The UK, EU and Canada have announced further sanctions targeting the Myanmar military’s access to military material, equipment and funds.
Press Release | GOV.UK
Canada imposes sanctions as violence in Myanmar escalates
Source: Government of Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations against 3 individuals and 4 entities for supplying weapons and military equipment to the Myanmar military.
Press Release | Government of Canada