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Tightened Trade Controls Push Mong Nai’s Rice Sector to the Brink
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Admin
Rice farmers in Mong Nai Township, Southern Shan State, say they are facing severe financial hardship this harvest season after the military regime restricted interstate transport and sales of rice and paddy, causing prices to plummet.
Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Losses as Rakhine Counteroffensive Intensifies
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Clashes have escalated across Kyaukphyu Township in Rakhine State after the junta declared elections in the Chinese investment hub, with heavy air and artillery strikes driving tens of thousands of residents from their homes.
Myanmar Shadow Government’s Crypto Soars After MEXC Exchange Listing
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The NUG established the bank in July 2023 to build a financial system outside the junta’s control and to generate funding for the resistance, creating Myanmar’s first financial institution to run entirely on crypto and blockchain.
Ta’ang Rebels Accused of Betrayal for Handing Over Mogoke and Mongmit to Regime
Source: The Irrawaddy
Local resistance forces say the decision was not the TNLA’s to make and have vowed to defend the areas against the military regime regardless.
Junta airstrikes on KIA-held camp force nearby communities to flee
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The junta bombed Lahisin Camp, sits between Khaunglanhpu and Tsawlaw townships, on the afternoon of November 18, despite no recent clashes, a source close to the resistance group Kagabu People’s Force (KPF) said.
Rose McGready honoured for her work to improve healthcare for Thai-Myanmar border communities
Source: Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Reflecting on her journey, Professor McGready said: “I came for 6 months [to the Thai–Myanmar border] and it’s been more than 30 years, thanks to the incredibly brave Karen and Burmese women.”
Islamabad, Riyadh to sign agreement next week on status of Rohingya refugees in Saudi Arabia
Source: Arab News | By Ismail Dilawar
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are set to sign an agreement next week to address the longstanding issue of legal status of Rohingya Muslim refugees, who had traveled to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan in the 1960s, the Pakistani interior ministry said on Wednesday.
In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll
Source: Yale School of the Environment | By Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw
As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by ethnic armies.
Sagaing Region’s interim ‘bottom-up’ federal democratic ‘unit’ established
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“This is the first bottom-up process in the region, so everyone needs to help and support it,” Kyaw Wai Phyo, the president of the Federation of Sagaing Forum, told DVB.
Local Residents and IDPs Unable to Harvest Groundnuts Due to Military Junta’s Drones
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
Currently, the junta troops are conducting operations in Hpruso Township, and people are living in fear due to being targeted and attacked by drones in their farmlands.
Junta launches airstrikes on KNU-controlled routes to Mawdaun
Source: Burma News International | Network Media Group
“Ever since the KNU and PDF took Mawdaung, junta planes started bombing the surrounding areas. It’s the first time we’ve seen so many planes bombing in a single day,” said a resident of Theahpyu Village in Tanintharyi Township.
“The Ground Remembers Everything”: Living With Landmines in Arakan
Source: Development Media Group | Feature Story
DMG’s survey of 90 respondents found that nearly nine in ten households had at least one member injured or killed by mines or ERW.
TNLA and Junta Hold Meeting in Lashio to Discuss Withdrawal from Mongkut and Mongmit
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Admin
a separate rumor circulating among residents suggests that the TNLA also met with PDF forces on November 16. According to the reports, TNLA leaders instructed the PDFs not to fire their weapons or engage in clashes if junta troops re-enter Mongkut.
KK Park Blown Up, Shwe Kokko Under Siege: What Game Is Really Being Played?
Source: Transborder News | By Paskorn Jumlongrach
The most urgent question now is simple: what powerful pressure drove Col Chit Thu to dismantle the very strongholds that had long sustained his influence? Pressure from the Myanmar military alone does not fully explain such a dramatic reversal.
Myanmar Junta chief accuses Karen armed groups of fuelling instability, linking them to cyber-scam networks
Source: Mizzima
The junta leader claimed that Karen State has faced instability since independence due to armed conflict, which he said has harmed both the local population and the country.
Major Myanmar Junta Offensive Aims to Clear Pakokku for Election
Source: The Irrawaddy
The military regime has launched a large-scale clearance operation across Pakokku District in Magwe Region, deploying four separate columns in an attempt to reassert control of the entire district ahead of the planned election.
Myanmar Junta Accuses US of ‘Hidden Agenda’ in Anti-Scam Crackdown
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Speaking to junta media on Wednesday, Zaw Min Tun referred to a Nov. 12 statement issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announcing the formation of a Scam Center Strike Force (SCSF).
Leaving border camps for orchards, Myanmar refugees join Thai workforce
Source: AsiaOne | By Reuters
In late August, Thailand’s government announced that thousands of Myanmar refugees who live along the Thai-Myanmar border would be given employment rights for the first time.
Energy Drilling starts Myanmar gig for PTTEP
Source: Upstream | By Amanda Battersby
SED Energy Holdings’ (Energy Holdings) has started its 21-month contract at Thai national upstream company PTTEP’s Zawtika gas project offshore Myanmar.
As Election Looms, Myanmar Junta Boss Showers Friends With Honors
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has conferred honorary titles on more than 1,200 cronies and allies from both the military and civilian spheres, in what observers see as a calculated move to consolidate loyalty and mobilize support ahead of the junta’s election
No alternative to dignified repatriation of Rohingyas: Disaster Management Secy
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Mostafizur Rahman has said there is no alternative to ensuring the sustainable and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas, stressing that they must ultimately return to their homeland.
Thai police propose international taskforce to suppress cyber scam gangs
Source: The Nation
Thailand proposes a six-nation taskforce to combat regional cyber scams, urging real-time data sharing and coordinated crackdowns across neighbouring countries.
BGF’s Saw Chit Thu forced to join Myanmar military in crackdown on Shwe Kokko scam hubs
Source: The Nation
Col Saw Chit Thu reluctantly orders Karen BGF troops to assist Myanmar’s 22nd Division in dismantling revived Shwe Kokko scam operations, triggering panic among Chinese and foreign workers.
Myanmar’s Shwe Kokko scam city raided, hundreds detained
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
It was reported that hundreds of alleged scammers, of multiple nationalities but mostly Chinese, have been rounded up and detained in their apartments, which are being guarded by BGF and government troops.
Fierce clashes erupt as junta forces advance toward Falam
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
A 300-strong junta column clashed fiercely with Chin resistance forces from around 8:30 am on November 17 until evening. Although the fighting then paused, the situation on the ground remained tense.