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China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe
Source: France24 | By Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese joint venture’s giant milling machines stand ready to grind up the rocks of their ancestral homeland for lead ore.
Myanmar Junta Suffers ‘Heavy Casualties’ in Battle for Karenni Town
Source: The Irrawaddy
Karenni Army adjutant-general Colonel Phone Naing said resistance forces are targeting a junta operational command in Bawlakhe town, east of the Salween River.
China extends olive branch to Myanmar rebels
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By Luke Hunt
China has urged two of Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) to lay down their weapons in return for improved relations with Beijing
Fighting Nears Nawnghkio Town as Myanmar Junta Pushes to Retake N. Shan
Source: The Irrawaddy
The TNLA said at a press conference on Thursday that clashes have occurred in about 13 villages across Nawnghkio Township, including Naung Lin and Ommakhah
Trump slaps new travel ban on Myanmar, 11 other countries
Source: Bangkok Post | By Agence France-Presse
Trump said the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that US authorities blamed on a man they said was in the country illegally.
Yangon Exhibition Charts Italian Ties with Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy
For lovers of history, the “700 Years of Bonds: Unveiling the Journey of Italians in Myanmar” exhibition in Yangon is offering a rare glimpse into the bilateral relationship.
Rohingya refugee response remains a ‘critical challenge’: Gwyn Lewis
Source: United News of Bangladesh
“We aim to better equip the Rohingya for early, voluntary and sustainable return to Myanmar when conditions allow,” Lewis said.
UWSA’s Forced Recruitment Drives Civilian Exodus in Tangyan Township
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Masked as a community security initiative, the UWSA’s aggressive conscription campaign has left residents with no choice but to abandon their homes.
Starmer urged to intervene in ‘never-ending nightmare’ of Aung San Suu Kyi and people of Myanmar
Source: The Independent | By Kate Devlin
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to personally intervene in the “unspeakable tragedy” developing in Myanmar and to meet the British son of political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi.
The EU steps up support for Myanmar in response to mounting post-quake needs
Source: World Food Programme | News Release
This latest contribution brings EU support for WFP Myanmar to EUR 8.9 million (USD 10 million) in 2025; the largest contributor to WFP’s efforts to address hunger in the crisis hit country.
Myanmar Dictator’s Vanity Project: A Personal Photographer
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Aung Thura
In a striking departure from precedent, Myanmar’s military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has appointed a personal photographer to document the activities of both himself and his wife, Kyu Kyu Hla.
KNLA, Allies Retake Base Near Myanmar-Thai Border From Junta
Source: The Irrawaddy
Ethnic Karen rebels recaptured the junta’s Thay Baw Boe base near the Thai-Myanmar border in Myawaddy Township, Karen State on Tuesday, after regime troops raised the white flag and surrendered to joint resistance forces.
Myanmar Junta Appoints Veteran Adviser as Central Bank Director
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s regime has appointed economist Dr Zaw Oo as a Central Bank of Myanmar director.
Compensation overload: Insurance companies struggle after quake
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
The March 28 earthquake rattled Myanmar’s fledgling insurance industry, with companies that offered quake coverage now obligated to pay out massive amounts of compensation in hard-hit Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay.
Junta Confiscates and Burns Jade Mining Machinery
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
The junta confiscated heavy machinery from jade mining companies operating close to Mawsisar Village in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township and set other mining equipment on fire
Three Brotherhood Alliances declare one-month extension of ceasefire for third time after earthquake
Source: Narinjara | By Thinzar Nwe
As of this statement, the alliance of three brotherhoods has declared that they will refrain from launching any offensive attacks against the junta in combat zones on their side, “except in self-defense.”
Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation
Source: The Japan Times | By Lynn MYAT | Agence France-Presse
Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport — a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
Disastrous flooding adds to Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency
Source: Vatican News | By Deborah Castellano Lubov
The already-dramatic humanitarian emergency in Myanmar has been intensified by heavy flooding in the north of the country.
Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar regime reinforcements are massing in Taungtha Township in Mandalay Region’s Myingyan District in a bid to reclaim China-backed oil and gas pipelines captured by resistance forces
China Pushing Myanmar Ethnic Armies to Halt Offensives Along BRI: Sources
Source: The Irrawaddy
China’s special envoy to Myanmar, Deng Xijun, has urged the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Arakan Army (AA) to halt military offensives in Kachin State’s Bhamo and Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu
Myanmar Junta Troops Regroup to Retake Bases Guarding Myawaddy
Source: The Irrawaddy
Hundreds of junta troops who previously fled resistance attacks on bases in the area are regrouping for the attack, according to Karen resistance sources and Myanmar military defectors.
Junta Troops Massing to Reclaim Myanmar’s China-Backed Pipelines
Source: The Irrawaddy
Around 150 junta troops who arrived in Taungtha town on May 29 are deployed in three villages near the pipelines, according to resistance sources.
Arsenic contamination detected at 11 sites in Kok River, PCD warns
Source: The Nation
The samples were collected from 15 locations in the Kok River and its tributaries across Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, including the Sai and Mekong rivers, between May 12 and 16.
Junta troops in Kyaukphyu in disarray following death of brigadier general, capture of lieutenant colonel
Source: Narinjara | By Khaing Lu Hla
Reports indicate that several ranks of junta troops in the battalions based in Kyaukphyu are facing chaos due to deserters and those who have surrendered.
Even Weddings Are Targets: Civilian Life Under Attack in Burma
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
Among the dead was the bride, 21-year-old Naw K’mwee Paw, whose wedding day, meant to be the happiest of her life, became her last.