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“The priority of the Burmese military is not saving lives, but clinging onto power”
Source: Labour Hub | By Karin Valtersson
With over 4,000 dead in the Myanmar earthquake, it is vital that aid reaches the people needing it most, not those favoured by the Burmese military, argues Karin Valtersson.
Naypyitaw Parliament Crumbles as Myanmar Junta’s Grand Ambitions Collapse
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thurein Kyaw
Naypyitaw’s once-majestic Parliament – centerpiece of the administrative capital built just two decades ago by the previous junta – cracked and crumbled during the March 28 earthquake.
Myanmar Junta Boss Charged with Hypocrisy Over Pope Francis’ Death
Source: The Irrawaddy
The parallel National Unity Government on Wednesday pointed out that the junta’s air raids have destroyed more than 300 religious buildings, including Christian churches in Sagaing Region, Karenni, and Chin states.
Striking oil: Magway Region’s resource wealth draws junta fire
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
An escalation of airstrikes on two Magway townships this year has hindered work at small-scale oil wells, which support the local economy and help fund the resistance
Rooted in Strength, Rising Together: Celebrating 40 Years of the Karen Women’s Organization
Source: Karen News
For young Karen women around the world, the message is clear: your roots provide strength, your global perspective offers wisdom, and your engagement remains essential to the future of the Karen people.
Resistance Forces Blockade Tamu Town
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Resistance forces wanting to take Tamu Town who already control the rest of Tamu Township in Sagaing Region have blocked all supply routes into the town since 20 April 2025.
Junta Ramps up Use of Paramotors in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan State
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
The use of paramotors is thought to have offered the junta some tactical advantages, and they are now being deployed more widely on battlefields across the country
Myanmar Catholics mourn pope who remembered their plight
Source: France24 | By Agence France-Presse
As Catholics filed into Myanmar’s grandest cathedral to mourn Pope Francis on Tuesday, a wartime power cut plunged the worship hall into a murky
Prof Yunus urges Qatar to be proactive in OIC to push for Rohingya repatriation
Source: United News of Bangladesh
Qatar was among the first few countries to immediately provide assistance and support after the outbreak of Rohingyas crisis in 2017.
Rebar samples from Xin Ke Yuan steel maker fail tests for the second time
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
Samples of 20mm rebar, manufactured by the Xin Ke Yuan steel company, have failed the “mass value per meter” tests for the second time, Industry Ministry Spokesman Pongpol Yodmuangcharoen told the media today.
Bring all Myanmar’s warring factions to negotiation table, govt told
Source: Free Malaysia Today | By Danish Raja Reza
Ex-foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah says Malaysia must, as Asean chair, develop a transition roadmap to resolve Myanmar’s four-year civil conflict.
Calls for UN investigation into Julie Bishop
Source: The Mandarin | By Dan HOLMES
Myanmar civil society groups are accusing the UN special envoy of conflicts of interest through her consulting work for mining companies.
Over 900 telecom fraud suspects handed over by Myanmar to China
Source: Xinhua
The ministry urged those engaged in telecom and online fraud to abandon any illusions of impunity, and return to China to turn themselves in as soon as possible to seek leniency.
Myanmar: a country at war with itself
Source: Geographical | By Stuart Butler
In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, Stuart Butler reports on a country torn apart by brutal civil war
Myanmar junta extends post-earthquake truce
Source: Channel News Asia | By AFP/rl
The ceasefire was extended to Apr 30, “aiming to continue the rebuilding and rehabilitation process with momentum”, the junta information team said in a statement.
PPNM: Only a handful of political prisoners included in New Year pardon
Source: Myanmar Political Monitor | By Network Media Group
The Political Prisoners Network-Myanmar (PPNM) reported that less than 10 percent of those released were political prisoners.
Junta Uses Chemical Weapons in Southern Shan State
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
On 20 April junta aircraft dropped three bombs containing noxious chemicals at 1:00 pm and a further four at 3:00pm on Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and DPLA troops operating around Tawngkham Village.
Chinese and Wa State Army Blamed for Arsenic Contamination in the Kok River
Source: Chiang Rai Times | By Anna Wong
On Monday, Mr. Chitwan Chinanuwat, a Member of Parliament from the People’s Party stressed the need for the government to quickly negotiate with those running the Chinese-backed mines upstream.
Bangladesh eyes Rohingya return, but hurdles remain
Source: Deutsche Welle | By Arafatul Islam
John Quinley, director of Fortify Rights, an organization that investigates human rights violations, says that the Rohingya are unlikely to return without citizenship and equal rights — their core demands.
Myanmar post-earthquake truce due to lapse
Source: Channel News Asia | By Agence France-Presse
State media reported no ceasefire extension on Tuesday morning and a junta spokesman could not immediately be reached by AFP for comment.
Over 100 killed in regime attacks since Myanmar Thingyan festival
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The regime has carried out 217 air and artillery attacks since it announced a 20-day ceasefire on April 2. “There was neither [People’s Defence Force] camp nor ongoing fighting [with regime forces],” a People’s Defence Force (PDF) member told DVB
Pay Your Electricity Bills, Regime Tells Mandalay Earthquake Victims
Source: The Irrawaddy
The regime has reminded Mandalay residents whose homes were damaged in the March 28 earthquake that they still need to pay their electricity bills.
China sends team to monitor ceasefire in Myanmar, foreign ministry confirms
Source: China Global Television Network
In the next phase, China will continue to advance the Kunming peace talks process, promote ending the war and peace negotiations in northern Myanmar
Multi-billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading worldwide, UN says
Source: Cybernews | By Reuters
In recent months, authorities from China, where many of the gangs originate, Thailand and Myanmar have led a crackdown on scam operations in lawless areas of the Thai-Myanmar border
US aid cuts kneecap Myanmar in fight against tuberculosis
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Ant Pweh Aung | Frontier
Treatment of the disease in Myanmar has depended on overseas aid for many years. “If contact tracing is delayed, TB transmission will continue to spread in our country.”