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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
Myanmar Junta Ally Vows to Crackdown on Scam Gangs
Source: Irrawaddy
The junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, says it is cracking down on illegal scam centers along the Thai border.
By Hein Htoo Zan
The Arakan Army battles for legitimacy
Source: East Asia Forum
The Arakan Army (AA) has captured significant territory in Rakhine State and is striving to establish itself as the legitimate government by providing public services and infrastructure. However, the AA is experiencing an international legitimacy crisis.
By Htet Hlaing Win
PTT unit ready to suspend oil exports to Myanmar
Source: Bangkok Post
SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand’s largest oil trader by volume, is preparing for the suspension of refined oil exports to Myanmar
By Yuthana Praiwan
Myanmar Junta’s Western Flank Collapsing After December Defeats
Source: Irrawaddy
Armed anti-regime groups in Myanmar made significant gains in December, liberating six townships and capturing a junta regional command headquarters, according to research group Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica
By Irrawaddy
Nearly half the population of Chinland displaced from their homes, states Institute of Chin Affairs
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“These displaced people only rely on aid groups. Access of border crossing to India became difficult due to the restrictions and seeking refuge there is not easy [anymore],” Salai Van Swisan, the ICA information officer, told DVB.
By English Editor
Tak hospitals can accommodate refugees, says Public Health Minister
Source: The Nation
Hospitals in Tak province are still able to take care of refugees from Myanmar, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday.
By The Nation
SOUL-SEARCHING ON 78TH SHAN NATIONAL DAY ANNIVERSARY: Consociationalism as nation-building and inter-ethnic conflict resolution tool
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Here we should dwell on common multi-ethnic Shan State people’s national interest, which supposed to be represented by the majority Shan or Tai ethnic group, and individual ethnic sub-groups, such as the Wa, Palaung or Ta’ang, Kokang, Pa-O, Danu and so on that inhabited the Shan State.
By Sai WANSAI
Thailand’s power supply cuts to Myanmar affecting people, hospitals and schools
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service
Thailand’s electricity supply withdrawal from the Tachileik border township in Myanmar is expected to affect about 7,500 homes, five hospitals, 45 schools, 65 temples and 15 army camps, said Natkhanet Charasveesirikul, manager of Provincial Electricity Authority’s (PEA) Mae Sai office
By Thai PBS World
Myanmar Junta Soldiers Beheaded and Mutilated Civilians in Apparent War Crimes in Sagaing Region
Source: Fortify Rights
Myanmar military junta soldiers attacked a village in the Sagaing Region and killed six civilians, including three who were decapitated and had their heads displayed on a fence in an apparent attempt to spread terror, Fortify Rights said today.
News Release | Fortify Rights
Myanmar authorities arrest 475 young people in Yangon in January: group
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military is conscripting as it hopes to re-capture lost areas and improve security for an election.
By RFA Burmese
Landmines Kill 4, Injure 5 in Northern Shan State in 2025
Source: Burma News International
A Thibaw Town resident said: “All the landmine and ordnance explosions are happening on former battlefields.
By Shan Herald Agency for News
Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar’s ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
Source: Associated Press
A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unsuccessful Wednesday
By Associated Press
Hundreds Kidnapped into Conscription in Myanmar’s Temple Hubs
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military has kidnapped hundreds of young men and women in Mandalay and Bagan in a turbo-charged conscription drive since the beginning of the year
By Irrawaddy