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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.”
Myanmar rebels prepare to hand key city back to junta, China says
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters the MNDAA is set to relinquish the city to the military without firing a shot. China recently dispatched a ceasefire monitoring team to Lashio, Myanmar
Russia’s Rosatom says will proceed with Myanmar nuclear plant despite quake
Source: Reuters | By Panu Wongcha-um
A plan to build a nuclear power plant will continue in Myanmar, a war-torn Southeast Asian country partly devastated by a massive earthquake in March, the Russian state-owned firm leading the project told Reuters.
Myanmar Junta Plans ‘Small, Modular Buildings’ as Naypyitaw’s Grand Vision Shatters
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung KAVI
A leaked preliminary assessment by the regime revealed that of 1,556 staff buildings in nine wards and two areas of the capital, 116 collapsed and 494 were severely damaged, leaving 610 unfit for habitation.
Chinese Envoy in Lashio to Broker Return of Myanmar Military
Source: The Irrawaddy
China said it would not intervene in Myanmar’s internal affairs. But what they are doing now is active intervention in our domestic affairs. They came to Lashio and are managing it as if it were their own town.
Bangladesh DGFI chief heads for Washington to ‘brief’ CIA officers on Rakhine State operations
Source: Northeast News
The Bangladesh Army would play a central role in the military operations to be fronted by a coalition of forces, including the Arakan Army, the Chin National Front and, in all likelihood, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA
Kim Aris concludes U.S. tour with renewed call to action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar people
Source: Mizzima
The tour has been a deeply personal mission—not only to spotlight Myanmar’s worsening humanitarian crisis and call for international action to end military atrocities and free political prisoners, including his mother
More Displaced from Thandwe Township in Arakan State
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
Though the AA is now in complete control of Thandwe Township, junta naval vessels remain moored off the Thandwe Township coast.
Quarter of a Million Mandalay IDPs Denied Myanmar Junta Quake Aid
Source: The Irrawaddy
Nearly quarter of a million people who fled war-torn Shan State and Sagaing Region for Mandalay city are now struggling for food and shelter, having been denied regime earthquake relief, according to locals and aid volunteers.
Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids
Source: Radio Free Asia | By RFA Burmese
A three-day onslaught of junta-launched airstrikes across four major areas spanning much of Myanmar’s central plains killed 50 people and injured nearly 80, sources told Radio Free Asia.
Myanmar plane seen bombing rebel base near Thai border
Source: Bangkok Post | By Piyarach Chongcharoen
A Myanmar plane was seen dropping about 10 bombs on a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) base on Monday as the fighting moved closer to the border with Thailand.
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Defy ASEAN Ceasefire Call
Source: The Irrawaddy
Since declaring a quake truce on April 2, the junta has carried out over 120 artillery attacks and airstrikes, mostly on civilian targets, across 12 out of 15 regions and states
Explainer: Why PM Anwar made Myanmar a key focus during Thailand visit
Source: Malay Mail | By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Anwar suggested that his meeting was cause for optimism for more dialogue between the NUG and the junta in the future.
Unforeseen Consequences: Burma’s Earthquake Triggers Health and Food Crisis
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
IDP camps are being forced to absorb people fleeing both the earthquake and Burma army attacks, creating unnatural and unsafe concentrations of people in small areas where water was already a problem.
New Year Honors List: A Who’s Who of Genocide, Sanctions, and Misrule
Source: The Irrawaddy
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing marked the traditional New Year on Thursday by granting honorary titles to ministers wanted for genocide and sanctioned by the EU and Switzerland.
Fierce fighting continues in Myanmar, 233 more refugees flee to Thailand
Source: The Nation
Rachamanu Task Force reports continued fighting in Myanmar has driven 233 more civilians to flee across the border into Thailand
MP Urges Stronger Action on Wa Army and Cross-Border Pollution
Source: Transborder News
Rangsiman underscored that the contamination points to broader security and environmental issues stemming from activities linked to the United Wa State Army (UWSA), including illegal gold mining and cross-border incursions.
ABOUT POLITICS: Lacking in leadership
Source: Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is receiving poor marks from critics over her handling of natural disasters | Pheu Thai’s bid to legalise gambling in entertainment complexes could mean having to hold a referendum
Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to be redrawn following earthquake
Source: BBC News | By Jamie Whitehead; BBC Burmese
The layout of Myanmar’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country’s military ruler has said.
Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake
Source: Associated Press | By Grant PECK
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago
Thailand ‘just a facilitator’ of Myanmar talks
Source: Bangkok Post | By Poramet Tangsathaporn
However, one prominent academic has questioned the lack of clarity resulting from this week’s meeting and called for more substantive results in their future talks.
Could an earthquake shift the balance in Myanmar’s civil war?
Source: Al Jazeera | By Lorcan Lovett
Aftershocks of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake add new dimension to country’s four-year-long civil war.
Tatmadaw, police officials arrive in Lashio for talks with MNDAA
Some locals said that Tatmadaw and police officials are in Lashio and are holding talks with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)
Families maintain that four individuals killed in ARSA video clip are not AA members but Khami villagers
Source: Narinjara News | By Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News
A military observer in Maungdaw stated, “The video they posted online depicted a significant conflict between ARSA and AA.
Thai-Karenni Border Displacement Camp faces Difficulty Due to the Lack of Rice Supplies
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
An internally displaced persons (IDP) camp on the border of Thailand and Karenni State is now facing hardships after losing donor support for food supplies starting from March, according to Khu Phray Reh, the camp chairman.