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Why Rakhine State Could Become Myanmar’s First Truly Autonomous Region
Source: The Diplomat
Relatively free from foreign influence, the Arakan Army is poised to carve out a large autonomous statelet in western Myanmar.
Mung Sian Kim
Ethnonationalism and Myanmar’s future
Source: New Mandala
The crisis in Myanmar is a fundamental struggle over the identity and structure of the nation-state. Underpinning this conflict are ethnonational politics that are driving war but also create avenues for peace.
David Brenner
UN Decries ‘Horrific’ Torture as Myanmar Sinks Into Rights ‘Abyss’
Source: Irrawaddy
The UN on Tuesday provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of rule of law.
Agence France-Presse
Debt trap: Moneylenders prey on the poor
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Amid the collapse of both the economy and the rule of law in Myanmar, moneylenders are setting extortionate interest rates for desperate borrowers and hiring thugs to collect their dues.
Frontier
Pa-O Armed Group Splits Over Myanmar Junta Peace Deal
Source: Irrawaddy
A faction led by PNLO patron Khun Okkar broke away on September 10, saying it adheres to the 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), calling it the PNLO Splinter Group.
Irrawaddy
Bangladesh: Can West help Yunus deal with Rohingya crisis?
Source: Deutsche Welle
Significant resettlement in Europe is very unlikely, analysts say, and the majority of European assistance will remain directed at financially supporting Bangladesh to assist the refugees.
David Hutt
Peace means self-determination’: an interview with Paul Sein Twa
Source: New Internationlist
He has lived through several periods of political turmoil in Myanmar, passing from one military regime to another and navigating predatory international development and centralization reforms under the democratic mandate of former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
Interview | Paul Sein Twa, Karen environmental activist
Myanmar Junta Bombs Civilians as TNLA Tightens Noose in Northern Shan State
Source: Irrawaddy
A Myanmar junta aircraft began raining down bombs on residential wards in Hsipaw town, northern Shan State, on Monday amid intense clashes with the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA).
Irrawaddy
Dynamics of 21st-century anti-coup resistance in Myanmar: triangle model of resistance in Myanmar
Source: British Council
The author Htet Lynn shares how the resistance movement against the military coup in Myanmar intends to explore and challenge the dichotomy between non-violence and armed resistance in the context of contemporary resistance studies.
Dissertation | Htet Lynn Oo
Solving the Myanmar migrant surge
Source: Bangkok Post
Without adequate and sustainable solutions, Thailand’s overall development, including its economy, society, and security, will be seriously impacted.
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Eight IDPs Killed as Floods Submerge Villages in Myanmar’s Inle Lake Region
Source: Irrawaddy
Eight people who fled fighting in Karenni State have been killed by flash floods in neighboring southern Shan State’s Nyaung Shwe Township, where flooding has left some 6,000 residents homeless.
Brian Wei
Shan Armies Situation Amidst Spring Revolution
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
The Shan forces have made it plain that they are unwilling to take part in the Spring Revolution. However, they continue to have internal territorial issues. This split has led to widespread boredom and unwillingness among the Shan people to support either group, as they are forced to take sides.
Hurn Kayang
International Cross-Border Response to Typhoon Yagi Urgently Needed
Source: Special Advisory Council for Myanmar
States neighbouring Myanmar must drop the politics and open their borders to allow international humanitarian aid to reach the Myanmar people through resistance authority and civil society networks, says the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M)
Statement | Special Advisory Council for Myanmar
Chinese projects in Arakan State face local opposition and escalating conflict
Source: Develotment Media Group
Kyaukphyu in Arakan State is home to significant Chinese investments, including the Shwe gas project and the Kyaukphyu port. However, local people enjoy little benefit from those investments.
Develotment Media Group
Airbus’ Chinese partner AVIC complicit in Myanmar military’s international crimes
Source: Justice for Myanmar
French aerospace giant Airbus is an investor and partner of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), a key supplier of aircraft to the Myanmar military, which are used in its commission of international crimes.
Press Release | Justice for Myanmar
An overdue farewell to Southeast Asia’s pro-democracy icons
Source: Radio Free Asia
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy was on the cusp of a historic election victory, potentially gaining entry into government for the first time in the army-run nation.
David HUTT
An inspiring woman from Karenni State: Maw MiMar
Source: Burma News International
“Maw MiMar” — This name is well-known not only among the displaced people living in refugee camps along the Thailand-Karenni State border but also among the residents of Karenni (Kayah) State, recognized by all as a woman who passionately and tirelessly dedicates herself to the region’s educational development.
Feature | Than Lwin Times
Myanmar’s NUG urges public to boycott Military Council’s population census
Source: Mizzima
U Thein Oo, NUG Union Minister for Justice, stressed the importance of non-cooperation with the military-led census during a press conference on 11 September. He emphasized that the public should avoid involvement as much as possible.
Mizzima
Media Advisory: Myanmar National Organizing Committee for ACSC/APF – ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2024
Source: Myanmar National Organizing Committee for ACSC/APF
The Myanmar National Organizing Committee (Myanmar NOC) for ACSC/APF, comprised of 15 Myanmar civil society organizations, will be participating in the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum (ACSC/APF) 2024, which will be held in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 19 to 21 September.
Press Release | Myanmar National Organizing Committee for ACSC/APF
Meet Myanmar’s women entrepreneurs who show strength amid a crisis
Source: Mekong Eye
Myanmar’s women entrepreneurs are coping with challenges from political turmoil and the global economic downturn while staying committed to sustainable business models. We profile three, but there are many more.
Mekong Eye
The Revolution in Myanmar
Source: Freedom News
An American currently fighting for the revolution in Myanmar discusses the avoidance of ethnic and political schisms, the decentralisation of guerilla combat, the confusions generated by counter-insurrection, and the complex geopolitical dynamics at play
Interview | Azad, An American currently fighting for the revolution in Myanmar
Thai Government to Issue Identification Cards to Illegal Migrant Workers
Source: Burma News International
The Thai government confirmed on 24 September that it will issue official identification cards, known as Pink Cards, to migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam who entered Thailand illegally, according to sources assisting Myanmar migrant workers.
Karen Information Center
Give learning centres a chance
Source: Bangkok Post
In a striking irony, as Thailand pledged to the United Nations to protect refugee children’s rights, the Ministry of Education early this month started cracking down on learning centres for migrant and refugee children out of ultra-nationalistic fervour.
Editorial | Bangkok Post
ASEAN Must Institutionalize Democracy Promotion in the Region, Southeast Asian MPs Say
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
The fight for democracy in Myanmar stands as ASEAN’s gravest crisis, and the region must stop being complacent in the face of such daily abuses.
Statement | ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
Bullying by superpower not acceptable, says Myanmar citizens
Source: Mizzima
Facebook users in Myanmar are expressing strong opinions about reports of Chinese pressure on Myanmar’s ethnic armed group Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) to cease military operations near the China-Myanmar border.
Editorial | Mizzima