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Climate Paradox Burma: Beijing Exports Pollution in Quest for Clean Energy Dominance
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
The environmental cost is staggering and is entirely borne by Burma. China estimates that cleaning up its own rare earth regions will take up to 100 years and cost $5.6 billion. In Burma, where there is no state oversight, the long-term cost is incalculable.
Cyclone Wipha Triggers Widespread Flooding Across Eastern and Southern Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
At least five neighborhoods in Langkho town and six villages in Darseik and Wanhat village tracts were reported submerged.
Beijing Bets Big on Blood-Soaked Regime; China Trade Route in Junta Crosshairs; and More
Source: The Irrawaddy
China has raised its gamble on Myanmar’s military, doubling down on cooperation with a regime facing global condemnation for war crimes against its own people.
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun urges global support for federal democracy
Source: Mizzima
On 22 July, Myanmar’s UN Ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, spoke at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, noting the severe setbacks in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals since the 2021 military coup.
Were Ko Jimmy and Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw really executed? questions remain two years on
Source: Mizzima
That question continues to echo across Myanmar’s political landscape, even two years after the military junta claimed to have executed the two high-profile political prisoners on 23 July 2022 inside Yangon’s Insein Prison.
Defector: Myanmar Junta Informers Stopped Mutiny
Source: The Irrawaddy | Interview with a defector by Myo Pyae
Myanmar’s Conscription Law has helped replenish its depleted ranks in fighting across the country but it has become a nightmare for men.
Timor-Leste Warms to Myanmar Junta as ASEAN Entry Nears
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Olandino Ruide Andrade, chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Timor-Leste, visited junta Deputy Foreign Minister Ko Ko Kyaw in Naypyitaw on Thursday
US Drops Sanctions on Myanmar Junta Allies After Trump Praise
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Irrawaddy & AFP
A US Treasury notice on Thursday said sanctions were dropped against KT Services and Logistics, Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Company, and Suntac Technologies—as well as their managers.
Border Guard Force leader presents plan to reform his pro-military militia into a ‘Karen National Army’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Naing Maung Zaw, the BGF spokesperson, told DVB that they “wanted to serve the people and build peace in the region,” adding that they would present their wish for reformation and name change from BGF to KNA to the regime in Naypyidaw.
IDPs Urgently Need Malaria Drugs in Danu Self-Administered Zone
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
Since the rainy season began in early June, malaria cases have been widespread amongst the IDPs sheltering in the forest, according to Ko Kyar Pyan, a spokesperson for the Danu State National Defence Army (DSNDA) resistance organisation.
Why a Strong and Unified Mon Army Has Yet to Emerge?
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By Mi Htaw Kho / Feature
These resistance groups continue to follow different paths and prioritize their own agendas, goals, and perspectives.
Floods and Debt Push Inle Region Farmers to the Brink
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Weeks of relentless rainfall since June 10 have submerged thousands of acres of farmland in the Inle region of Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State, plunging local farming communities into a deepening crisis.
Pakistan only issuing passports to Rohingya, not giving them citizenship: Interior minister
Source: Anadolu Ajans | By SM Najmus Sakib
“We are not giving them citizenship. But we are giving them passports with a different code or serial number so that they can be identified as Rohingya,” Naqvi said
Myanmar Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Electricity and Energy Development Commission chairman Tin Aung San on Wednesday called for a “one-stop service” to simplify land access for energy projects and to reduce bureaucratic hurdles.
When Myanmar Generals’ Superiority Complex Played Out on a Thai Golf Course
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Neighboring countries’ real attitudes toward each other often become clearest not in times of peace, but during moments of conflict or tension.
‘We are living in fear’: Kidnappings menace Monywa
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
Residents of the central Myanmar town say they face a daily risk of abduction by both pro-military and pro-democracy militias, with perpetrators increasingly targeting children to force families to pay steep ransoms.
Activists call for better healthcare in Myanmar’s prisons, citing preventable deaths
Source: Development Media Group
The Political Prisoners Network – Myanmar (PPNM) released a statement on July 22 calling for full healthcare for prisoners in prisons across the country to prevent further deaths attributed to poor health conditions.
KNU Disputes Report Saying it Controls a Third of Thai Border Areas
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
The Karen National Union (KNU) has disputed a report saying the group controls about one third of the border area with Thailand and claims that it instead controls 90 per cent of the border area.
Peace Impossible Under Military Rule
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
The country will never achieve peace as long as the military junta continues to interfere in political affairs, said Min Than Lwin, spokesperson for the New Ramanya Federal Force (NRFF).
The Myanmar Junta Stole Their Education
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
The humanitarian crisis facing Burma’s children is steadily worsening, with 3.5 million people displaced and nearly 20 million, including 6.3 million children, in urgent need of aid.
International Criminal Court: Investigate Arakan Army War Crimes Against Rohingya
Source: Fortify Rights I News Release
“The Arakan Army is responsible for widespread abductions, brutal torture, and the murder of Rohingya, some of whom were found beheaded, in blatant violation of the laws of war,” said Ejaz Min Khant, Human Rights Specialist at Fortify Rights.
Three Myanmar women involved in resisting the 2021 military cou
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“Since peaceful protestors across the country were violently suppressed and killed by the military, I knew in my gut that we had to take up arms to fight back,” Ma Ni told DVB.
Planned Elections Prove Logistical Nightmare for Myanmar’s Political Parties
Source: The Irrawaddy
Compliant political parties across Myanmar are stepping up preparations for elections that the junta is planning for the end of the year, amid ongoing armed conflicts and widespread skepticism about the polls’ legitimacy.
Armed Groups Warn Myanmar Junta Election Staff
Source: The Irrawaddy
Anti-regime groups in southern Myanmar have rejected the junta’s planned election, warning they will take military action against those who participate
Myanmar Junta Wrests Control of Mandalay Gold Hub From Resistance Forces
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
A member of the Mandalay People’s Defense Force (MDY PDF), which had controlled the town along with their resistance allies, told The Irrawaddy on Wednesday evening that fighting is still ongoing despite the entry of regime troops.