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Myanmar opposition: Dialogue impossible, China must rethink junta support
Source: Voice of America
Despite efforts by China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to resolve Myanmar’s political and economic crisis, opposition leader Zaw Wai Soe told VOA that dialogue with the military regime is impossible amid ongoing atrocities. The military must have no place in politics,” he said.
Nyein Chan Aye
How to Build an Inclusive Myanmar Post-Junta
Source: Foreign Policy
Resistance forces have unified against the military, but activists say that any future state must ensure rights for marginalized groups.
Analysis | Emily Fishbein
KIO chairman reaffirms commitment to uproot Myanmar military dictatorship
Source: Mizzima
General N’Ban La, chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), pledged ongoing collaboration with revolutionary forces to dismantle the military dictatorship, announcing new initiatives for administrative and law enforcement in KIO-controlled areas.
Mizzima
Chinese Ambassador, Military Attaché Hold Talks With Myanmar Junta No. 2
Source: Irrawaddy
The two discussed cooperation between the countries’ militaries in various sectors including technology and information. Ma was accompanied by military attaché Qu Zhe
Irrawaddy
ANP held NCA experience briefing in Yangon
Source: Narinjara News
Arakan National Party (ANP), which was denied registration by the military junta, held an experience briefing in Yangon on 26 October about the ceremony for the 9th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)
Kyaing Hein Lin
Why Anti-Chinese Sentiment Is Growing in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
An online survey conducted by independent researcher Hnin Phyu found that “unfavorable attitudes toward the country continue to be widespread, with many people believing that Beijing supports the junta and seeks to maintain a fragmented Myanmar with only as much stability as is required to further its own interests.”
Zung Ring
THAILAND’S TRACK 1.5 DIPLOMACY: Will the planned December informal meeting pave way for Myanmar’s inclusive dialogue?
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
First, let us look at the past informal talks where Thailand had been involved.
Sai WANSAI
Beyond the military’s spin: Understanding Myanmar’s revolution
Source: Demcratic Voice Burma
As the country grapples with its future, we must engage with and commit to understanding the situation with nuance and clarity. This is not a story of black and white but one of complex shades of gray.
James SHWE
Myanmar faces manifold crises as military conscription drives mass exodus
Source: East Asia Forum
The new law has not only compelled young people to flee the country but has also driven many domestic businesses to sell their assets and relocate to Thailand.
Soe Nandar Linn
How Operation 1027 Transformed War Against Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
Operation 1027 stands as the largest and most well-organized offensive launched against the military regime since the 2021 coup and represents a tipping point in the revolution against the military dictatorship
Nayt Thit
Displaced Mro people go hungry in Maungdaw Twsp
Source: Development Media Group
Initially, displaced people relied on the Mayu Mountains for food, but the possibility of being arrested by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) now discourages them from doing so.
Development Media Group
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Target Lashio Amid Chinese Pressure
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta has stepped up airstrikes on Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) territory in northern Shan State this week, despite the lack of ground clashes. The armed group is being pressured by China to halt attacks on the regime.
Irrawaddy
Civilian landmine casualties in Karenni State approach 100: IEC
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
U Banyar, Secretary-2 of the IEC, stated that landmines are mostly found in villages where military council troops were previously stationed.
Kantarawaddy Times
Relative of Myanmar’s ex-dictator arrested over social media posts
Source: Radio Free Asia
Nay Soe Maung faces charges under the Penal Code, Anti-Terrorism Act and Electronic Communications Act. His father in law, Than Shwe, headed the military junta from 1992 to 2011, before handing over leadership of the armed forces to the current junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
RFA Burmrese
Myanmar rebels take the road to Mandalay
Source: Radio France Internationale
Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in their war against the junta.
Agence France-Presse
KIO Chair Calls on All Able Adults to Join Revolution
Source: Irrawaddy
General N’Ban La, the chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), urged all able-bodied people from youths to the middle-aged to participate in the revolution to end Myanmar’s military dictatorship, in a speech on Friday marking the 64th anniversary of the KIO.
Hein Htoo Zan
Trends in child labour in Myanmar 2021–24: A study of Mon, Kayin, Kayah and Shan States
Source: ReliefWeb | OCHA Services
This study was undertaken to analyse and better understand how these developments have impacted child labour in Myanmar, and to provide inputs and advice on viable strategies to address child labour in the current circumstances.
Analysis | International Labour Organization
New Rohingya Influx, Pressure On Present Situation, And Way Forward – OpEd
Source: Eurasia Review
The Rohingya crisis has not been resolved in the last seven years; in order to handle this protracted issue, an effective roadmap must be developed to establish and implement a long-term crisis response strategy.
Brig Gen (Retd) Hasan Md Shamsuddin
Insight: How an anxious China is backing Myanmar’s faltering junta in civil war
Source: Reuters
The previously unreported details of how Beijing is pressuring rebel forces, including by blocking imports – leading at least one group to withdraw from the fight – were described to Reuters by nine people with knowledge of the conflict.
Insight | Shoon Naing; Wa Lone; Devjyot Ghoshal; Poppy Mcpherson; Antoni Slodkowski
Myanmar hosts 42nd ASEANPOL Conference
Source: Eleven Media Group
The theme of the 42nd ASEANPOL Conference is “Strengthening Regional and Global Partnerships to Combat Transnational Crime.” The conference, which started on 22 October, will continue on 23 and 24 October
Eleven Media Group
Fighting Flares as Myanmar Junta Tries to Retake Karenni-Held Villages
Source: Irrawaddy
Fighting has intensified in southern Shan State as junta troops and the allied Pa’O National Organization (PNO) raid villages on the border between Pinlaung and Pekon townships controlled by Karenni resistance forces.
Saw LWIN
Plains of war: Into the Kalay fray
Source: Frontier Myanmar
A journey from the Chin hills to the Sagaing plains with arms dealers and rebel commanders reveals the turmoil of Myanmar’s civil war – and the steep price of victory.
Ivan OGILVIE | FRONTIER
Myanmar junta expands mandatory remittance for migrant workers
Source: Radio Free Asia
Myanmar workers in Laos are required to send home a quarter of their wages through official channel
RFA Burmese
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Worried She Could Die in Prison
Source: Irrawaddy
Here Kim Aris talks to The Irrawaddy about his worries about his mother’s health and being kept in the dark, and calls on the junta at least to move her into house arrest and allow him to visit her on a regular basis.
Interview | Kim Aris / Htein Lin
Patterns of Military Oppression In 2023-2024
Source: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
The scope and scale of the atrocities committed by the military junta make their documentation a challenging one, but consequentially, all the more necessary.
Thematic Report | Assistance Association for Political Prisoners