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Australia contributes AUD 16.5m to support Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
This will be UNFPA’s third multi-year flexible funding agreement with Australia reaffirming Australia’s steadfast partnership and continued commitment to protecting the lives, dignity and rights of Rohingyas and host communities.
Myanmar’s full shelves mask import crisis as foreign goods vanish
Source: The Nation
Foreign goods are disappearing from Myanmar’s shelves as the military tightens import controls to conserve scarce foreign currency, driving shortages and higher costs
Houses destroyed in Hpalu and Minletpan villages after five days of airstrikes
Source: Karen News
The junta carried out airstrikes for five consecutive days, from March 8 to 12, around Hpalu and Minletpan villages in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, near the Thai border
After gunfight with SSPP, junta forces assault villagers in Kyaukme
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
On the afternoon of March 10, a skirmish between the junta and the SSPP/SSA broke out in Pongwoe Village Tract and lasted for more than an hour.
Revolutionary Allied Forces Capture Military Junta’s Winwa Base in Thayetchaung
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Revolutionary allied forces have captured the military junta’s Winwa base in Mindat village along the Dawei–Myeik section of Union Highway No. 8 in Thayetchaung Township, also known as Kasaldoe Township, in Myeik–Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region
Rare Earth Power Plays, Border Encroachment, Scam-Center Pressure and More
Source: The Irrawaddy
China has stepped up quiet pressure on the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA) to open talks with Myanmar’s junta, even as the Kachin force expands its territorial control and strengthens its leverage over rare earth mining along the China border.
Italy condemns the systematic human rights violations in Myanmar at the UN
Source: Agenzia ANSA
Italy “firmly urges the military junta to put an end to all forms of violence and to continue releasing all political prisoners, starting with Aung San Suu Kyi and President Myint,” the statement adds.
Junta Air Force Commissions Russian, Chinese-Made Fighter Jets
Source: The Irrawaddy
The regime didn’t release specific details about its newly commissioned fighter jets, but based on photographs of the event, former air force personnel said that the four aircraft comprised two Su-30 fighter jets and two Chinese-made K-8W fighter aircraft.
2 PoW physicians killed, 1 seriously injured in Ann bombing
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
Two doctors, who died in the bombing, are identified as surgical nurse captain Phyo Thu Rein Aye and radiologist captain Aung Aung Sek. The seriously injured doctor is found as captain Han Win Swe, a specialist in bone, joints and muscle rehabilitations.
‘So many hospitals are being attacked’: Myanmar doctor seeks NZNO nursing know-how
Source: Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand | By Joel Maxwell
Cynthia Maung is a Myanmar refugee, a doctor and a leader who started her clinic using a rice-cooker as a steriliser. Now she’s keen to upskill her local nursing workforce with NZNO’s help.
Update on Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Burma
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Update
TPS Burma beneficiaries will keep their status and employment authorization, and their documentation will remain valid per the court order
Tatmadaw (Air) Urged to Sustain Strength and Achievements
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar
Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said so at the ceremony to commission aircraft for enhancement of the air capabilities of Tatmadaw (Air)
Clashes in Mawkmai Displace Over 1,000, Leaving Families Without Food or Healthcare
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
A female volunteer assisting displaced families described the humanitarian situation as increasingly dire due to the remote locations where people are sheltering.
Nearly 500 flee homes after junta airstrike on POW detention site in Ann
Source: Development Media Group
“The fact that the military dropped hundreds of bombs is absolutely terrifying. Residents are in a state of severe psychological trauma and have fled to safer villages,” he said.
116 Prisoners of War Killed and 32 Injured in Airstrike by Fascist Terrorist Military Junta on POW Detention Camp in Dalet Chaung Area, Ann Township
Source: Arakan Army
The attack lasted for approximately three and a half hours, during which the junta deployed four jet fighters and four Y-12 aircraft, conducting continuous airstrikes without interruption.
AA Tightens Noose in Battle for Rakhine Capital Sittwe
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
The Kywe Tae fortress is designed to shield the regime’s Padaleik Battalion and the Regional Operations Command headquarters against approaches from AA-held territory across the Mayu estuary.
Myanmar Junta Deliberately Killing Its Own Surrendered Soldiers, General Says
Source: The Irrawaddy
Brig-Gen Thaung Tun—former deputy commander of Western Command based in Ann—told Rakhine media outlet One Nation News
Myanmar Junta Signals Constitutional Amendments but Analysts Skeptical
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Observers point out that Article 436 makes constitutional reform nearly impossible, requiring more than 75 percent approval from Union Parliament representatives
Coup leader signals potential for reasonable concessions
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the coup junta, stated that his regime would offer reasonable and appropriate concessions to safeguard the nation’s interests, while urging ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) to make demands
KIO ready for talks to end civil war
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the political arm of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), is ready to enter political talks that could help end Myanmar’s civil war, KIO spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu said.
Rohingya risk lives at sea to flee Myanmar, Bangladesh
Source: Deutsche Welle | By Zsombor Peter
Every year, thousands of Rohingya attempt to flee Myanmar and Bangladesh by sea. The escape effort kills hundreds of people per year.
‘I’m scared to go back’: How some Myanmar workers end up exploited in Singapore
Source: Channel News Asia | By Aslam Shah and Louisa Tang
Non-governmental organisations say they are receiving more complaints from Myanmar nationals over issues like unpaid wages, as well as allegations of recruitment scams that lure workers into illegal work such as sexual services.
Mideast war risks dramatically deepening Myanmar crisis: UN expert
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s spiralling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting “much worse” as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, the top United Nations expert on the Asian country warned.
Kachin State sees 16 clashes in one week
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
Sixteen clashes of varying intensity occurred over the past week in the Kachin State townships of Bhamo, Waingmaw, and Hpakant, as well as in areas where Brigade 7 of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) operates.
IDP women in Chin and Sagaing need menstrual supplies, medicines
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Pregnant women and those with gynecological conditions need essential treatment, and many also lack menstrual products.