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‘We have nothing now’: Myanmar’s exiled media face existential crisis after Trump severs aid
Resource: The Guardian
Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts
By Kate Lamb and Rebecca Ratcliffe
Getting Ready For Tomorrow’s Myanmar – Analysis
Resource: East Asia Forum
Old certainties on the battlefields have been overturned by the proliferation of armed groups, including nimble guerrilla squads in central Myanmar and the widespread use, by all sides, of new combat technologies, including drones
By Nicholas Farrelly, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Tasmania
States must enforce historic arrest warrants for Myanmar officials issued by an Argentine court
Source: Special Advisory Council for Myanmar
The inclusion in the warrants of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and then President U Htin Kyaw, who from 2016 to 2018 occupied the highest civilian positions in Myanmar under the 2008 Constitution, is unsurprising.
Statement | Yanghee Lee, Marzuki Darusman, Chris Sidoti | Special Advisory Council for Myanmar
Wa State Aims to Boost Economy Through Chinese Projects
Source: Irrawaddy
The meeting in Panghsang or Pangkham, the Wa capital, also focused on political reforms, reopening the Mansai tin mine, illegal activities and increasing electricity production.
By Irrawaddy
US fund cuts will worsen the Rohingya crisis
Source: The Daily Star
According to the UN, out of the $852.4 million required for the Rohingya in 2024, the US contributed $301 million—55 percent of the total $548.9 million provided by foreign donors last year.
Editorial | The Daily Star
Six Political Objectives And A Future Myanmar – Issue 162
Source: International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor (MPM)
This week’s Burma News International (BNI)-Myanmar Peace Monitor Bi-Weekly News Review looks at the six political objectives that revolutionary forces now mutually understand and accept, and their visions for a future federal union
Bi-Weekly News Review Issue 162
KIO/KIA Chairman: Defence Forces Should Collaborate
Source: Burma News International
General N’Ban La, the chairman of the Kachin Independence Organisation/Kachin Independence Army (KIO/KIA) said that the junta should use its power to increase Myanmar’s development and prosperity.
By Kachin News Group
USAid Funding Freeze Boosts Myanmar Junta and China: HR
Source: Irrawaddy
Donald Trump‘s freezing of USAid operations for Myanmar has blocked over US$39 million in funding for human rights, pro-democracy and independent media projects over the next three years, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
By Irrawaddy
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma
Source: Federal Register / The Daily Journal of the United States Government
A Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 02/06/2025
Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President
ASEAN’s misunderstood ‘Retreat Diplomacy’
Source: Asia News Network
At the Langkawi Retreat in January 2025, for instance, the tradition was not to immediately lock into a list of talking points and formal notes that must be discussed in unadulterated form by the ASEAN Leaders Summit in May 2025
By Phar Kim Beng, Professor of Asean Studies at the International Islamic University of Malaysia
Thaksin will meet ASEAN leaders soon to address Myanmar issue
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today that he will hold informal discussions with ASEAN leaders to try to resolve the conflicts in Myanmar, after he had a fruitful conversation with Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian prime minister and current ASEAN chair.
By Thai PBS World
Hundreds of Chinese Nationals Arrive in Three Pagodas Pass Within Days
Source: Burma News International
Since early 2025, Thai authorities have intensified crackdowns on online scam operations in Myawaddy and Shwe Kokko. A local resident reported that some groups have assisted in relocating Chinese nationals to the Three Pagodas Pass area.
By Mon News Agency
The Conflict Trap in Myanmar: A new series of Podcasts analyzing Myanmar’s recent history
Source: Transnational Institute
TNI has introduced a series of podcast interviews with Martin Smith* on the conflict history of Myanmar.
Podcast Interviews | Martin SMITH
Karenni Rebels Advance on Key Shan Town
Source: Irrawaddy
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) this week ambushed junta forces trying to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni State border.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
Joint Statement by International Election Experts and Organizations on Myanmar
Source: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Genuine democratic elections require an open competitive environment which allow Myanmar’s people to freely express their will as the foundation of legitimate governance.
Joint Statement | International IDEA, ANFREL, Club de Madrid
Singapore firm rejects claims of ‘favouring’ Myanmar junta
Source: Channel News Agency
Activist group Justice for Myanmar alleged in a recent report that Interra had “helped supply the junta” with over two million barrels of oil and “fuelled its ongoing war crimes”.
CNA/Reuters/sn
Singapore company suspends trading in its shares after our investigation into its operations in Myanmar
Source: Finance Uncovered
Within two days of the investigation being published by FU and JFM, the regulators of the Singapore exchange (SGX) contacted Interra with questions about its Myanmar operations, Interra revealed in a statement today.
By Caroline Henshaw | Finance Uncovered
IEC Establishes Youth Affairs Department to Provide Special Support for Disadvantaged Youths
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
According to Khun Thomas, the head of the newly formed department, the initiative aims to assist young people struggling with drug addiction and those who have been unable to access education due to the current transitional situation.
By Kantarawaddy Times
Junta Forcing Muslims to Tear Down Arakanese Houses in Sittwe, Sell Ruins as Firewood to Fuel Ethnic Animosity
Source: Narinjara News
Residents claim that the junta is compelling local Muslims to tear down houses in 17 Arakanese villages within Sittwe Township and sell the rubble as firewood in Sittwe, aiming to provoke ethnic animosity and strife.
By Narinjara News
Myawaddy pleads for reprieve as crackdown cripples city
Source: The Nation
The Myawaddy Chamber of Commerce has made a desperate plea to Thailand to ease restrictions on electricity and fuel supplies, as the measures, implemented to target cross-border call centre operations, have brought the city to its knees.
By The Nation
Power cuts to Myanmar will affect Thailand’s border economy – Phumtham
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Phumtham Wechayachai said today that the electricity, fuel and internet cuts to five locations in three Myanmar border townships will negatively affect Thailand’s border economy
By Thai PBS World
Myanmar civil society demands investigation into Airbus
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“The Chinese state-owned AVIC has not yet directly carried out aerial bombings in Myanmar. However, AVIC directly sells and supports aircraft, arms, and technologies to the junta to continue airstrikes on civilians,” said a spokesperson for the Blood Money Campaign (BMC)
By English Editor
China Must Explain Defense of Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
In late 2024, reports emerged that the Chinese authorities had arrested MNDAA leader Peng Daxun, leading to speculation that the group might have to withdraw from Lashio. Throughout last month, rumors persisted about an MNDAA retreat
Analysis | Wai Min Tun
Singapore Urges Employers to Shun Migrants from Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower singled out Myanmar and told recruiters to monitor the situation in foreign countries. It said they “may wish to recruit workers from a wider mix of approved countries for business”.
By Yu Phyu Han
Junta Officials Added Brazil, Arctic to Usual Diplomatic Destinations in January
Source: Irrawaddy
The junta officials’ destinations included key allies and arms suppliers like China, Russia and Belarus, as well as fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Thailand, Laos, Brunei and Malaysia
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy