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Myanmar Regime Airstrikes Killed Over 170 in January
Source: Irrawaddy
Most of the airstrikes’ victims were civilians, as the regime deliberately targeted towns and villages, displacement camps, schools, hospitals and detention centers housing prisoners of war, The Irrawaddy has learned.
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy
Open Letter to World Leaders: Defend Myanmar’s Democracy, or Surrender SE Asia to Tyranny
Source: Irrawaddy
Democracy is under attack – and Myanmar is the front line. A brutal military dictatorship has imprisoned its elected leaders, waged war against its own people, and turned the nation into a battlefield of terror.
Open Letter | Alan Clements; Fergus Harlow
Don’t forget refugees as war continues to ravage Myanmar
Source: Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
The Mae La refugee camp was first established 40 years ago on the Thai-Myanmar border, and today many refugees living there do not know life anywhere else
By Naomi Brooks | Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
Border Crackdown on Organised Crime Puts Vulnerable Myanmar Population in Thailand at Risk
Source: FULCRUM
The authorities of affected countries should crack down on crime at the Thailand-Myanmar border. However, they should also consider what the human cost of such policing might be for thousands of displaced and vulnerable Myanmar citizens.
By Nyi Nyi Kyaw, Marie Curie Research Fellow at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol
We have no way of defending ourselves against airstrikes – that’s simply impossible
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Burma News International
An interview with Khu Ko Reh, Coordinator of KCSN, on the challenges and difficulties faced by Karenni civilians amid junta airstrikes
Interview | Khu Ko Reh, Coordinator of Karenni Civil Society Network
Displaced Children in Arakan State Malnourished
Source: Development Media Group
An aid worker from Gwa Town in southern Arakan State said to DMG: “War-displaced children don’t get enough to eat, which weakens their immune systems. Some become so sick that they end up bedridden.
By Development Media Group
474 Chin Resistance Fighters Killed Since Coup
Source: Burma News International
Since the 1 February 2021 Myanmar coup, resistance forces have captured 15 of the 20 towns in Chin State but 474 Chin resistance fighters have also been killed in the same period.
By Khonumthung News
Mae Sot doctor threatens to resign if forced to treat refugees
Source: The Nation
Dr Nuttagarn Chuenchom argued that the refugee situation should be treated as a national issue rather than being left to the provincial health office or local hospitals to manage.
By The Nation
Nay Pyi Taw’s goals still out of reach
Source: Bangkok Post
Who knows? In the coming months, shifting dynamics could either make or break the regime.
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, veteran journalist on regional affairs
2025: A Pivotal Year For Myanmar – OpEd
Source: Eurasia Review
This historic, nationwide resistance by all ethnic groups is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expel the primary source of instability and atrocities, and it cannot be missed.
By Nicholas Kong, Myanmar democracy activist
China’s Myanmar Playbook and Its Far-Reaching Regional Implications
Source: Irrawaddy
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) deepening involvement in Myanmar’s political and conflict landscape has raised serious questions about Beijing’s intentions in and around the region.
By Ratish Mehta, research associate at the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA)
Singapore Remains Biggest Foreign Investor in Myanmar
Source: Irrawaddy
Among 53 countries or regions that put money into Myanmar, the largest investors were Singapore, China, and Thailand as of the end of 2024. The sectors with the most investment are energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
By Hein Htoo Zan | Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Headquarters Falls in Key Kachin Town
Source: Irrawaddy
The KIA and its allies seized Artillery Battalion 366 headquarters on Sunday evening, KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy. He added that attacks continue on the nearby 21 Military Operations Command (MOC) headquarters.
By Irrawaddy
Thailand pulling the plug on scam gangs in Myanmar
Source: Bangkok Post
Electricity, internet and fuel supply to end on Wednesday in five areas where gangs operate
By Post Reporters
Myanmar Junta Pushes Spurious Claim Its Planned Vote Has Global Backing
Source: Irrawaddy
The chief of Myanmar’s diplomatically isolated regime, Min Aung Hlaing, boasted at Friday’s meeting of the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) that the international community fully supports the election he is organizing.
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy
MYANMAR’S WAR ON NATURE: How four years of Myanmar’s brutal civil war is destroying land and natural resourcesl
Source: Mekong Eye
Once seen as a frontier of untapped wealth – including minerals, timber and other valuable resources – these assets are now being exploited to fund the war or to generate profits for a select few.
By Earth Journalism Network | Mekong Eye
Dyer: With Burma on the brink, fragmentation looms
Source: London Free Press
The first thing they should do afterwards is take a leaf from Costa Rica’s book and abolish the army. Don’t reform it or downsize it; just get rid of it forever.
By Gwynne Dyer
Hidden costs of war
Source: Radio Free Asia
4 years after Myanmar’s coup, the army’s misrule is hurting even the junta’s soldiers and their families.
By Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s Civil War After Four Years
Source: Irrawaddy
Four years after its military coup and consequent civil war, Myanmar’s spotlight in global headlines continues to dim as geostrategic reorientations and realignments among the major powers take center stage.
By Thitinan Pongsudhirak
UN Special Representative Patten condemns the continued use of sexual violence against civilians as a tactic of war and political repression in Myanmar
Source: Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as a tactic of war
Press Release | OSRSG Sexual Violence in Conflict
Rebel Violence in Myanmar and NUG’s Crisis of Legitimacy
Source: FULCRUM
Some law enforcement groups under the parallel National Unity Government (NUG) have become a danger to civilians. Their actions threaten to undermine the NUG’s legitimacy.
By Htet Hlaing Win
The Situation in Myanmar Four Years after the Coup d’État (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
I strongly condemn the Myanmar military for not working toward a peaceful resolution despite repeated calls by the international community while many innocent civilians are killed and wounded daily by airstrikes and other acts of violence.
Statement | Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi
Myanmar’s fight for freedom: Amplifying the voices of its people
Source: Asia News Network
Despite these immense challenges, the people of Myanmar have shown extraordinary courage and determination in their fight for freedom. The people of Myanmar have not given up hope. Neither should we.
By Yuyun Wahyuningrum | The Jakarta Post
Junta Airstrike Kills Displaced Sagaing Civilians
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta airstrikes bombed a displacement camp and clinic in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, on Friday, reportedly killing eight civilians, including four children, and wounding at least 15 others.
By Mary Khaing | Irrawaddy
In the Myanmar military, life insurance for soldiers isn’t paying out
Source: Radio Free Asia
Soldiers pay into a plan run by the son of Myanmar’s coup leader and bereaved families say they receive nothing.
By Aye Aye Mon and Ginny Stein for RFA Burmese