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New glove, same fist: Myanmar vote ensures military’s grip
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
The colour of the winning party in Myanmar’s junta-run election is the same green as a general’s uniform, its staff are retired senior officers, and most expect it to march in lockstep with the military.
‘No consensus for now’ within ASEAN to recognise Myanmar election, says grouping’s chair
Source: Bangkok Post
Minister’s comment signals possible softening of stand after widely criticised election
Thailand backs ‘calibrated engagement’ with Myanmar government
Source: Bangkok Post
Minister’s comment signals possible softening of stand after widely criticised election
ASEAN does not recognize military-ruled Myanmar’s elections, top Philippine diplomat says
Source: Associated Press | By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN
The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
ASEAN Has No Consensus On Myanmar Election Results – Lazaro
Source: ASEAN.BERNAMA.com | By Linda Khoo
ASEAN has not reached a consensus on endorsing the results of Myanmar’s elections, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro said on Thursday.
China executes 11 gang members from northern Myanmar telecom fraud rings
Source: China Global Television Network
The gangs also intentionally murdered, assaulted and illegally detained people involved in fraud, resulting in the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and causing injuries to others.
Exiled: Myanmar’s Resistance to Junta Rule Flourishes Abroad
Source: Inter Press Service | By Guy Dinmore
From construction and hotel workers to kitchen and restaurant staff—estimates of the numbers of Myanmar migrants living in Thailand range up to six million, with a surge of new arrivals since the 2021 military coup.
Police arrest 3 Chinese suspects hiding in Bangkok after Myanmar scam crackdown
Source: The Nation
The Anti-Cyber Scam Centre coordinated with Myanmar authorities to crack down on grey-business groups and transnational crime.
Thousands Flee Intense Fighting on Old Yangon–Mandalay Road in Bago
Source: The Irrawaddy
People from at least 20 surrounding villages have fled junta raids and daily artillery strikes since resistance groups launched an offensive in early January to coincide with the junta-organized election.
Health Ministry Issues Travel Warning Over Nipah Virus
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The outbreak area, West Bengal, India, is in a neighboring country to Myanmar. In regions where fruit bats—the natural hosts of the virus—are common, transmission has been reported, and disease surveillance activities are ongoing.
Junta detains nearly 400 Muslims in Sittwe
Source: Development Media Group
Those arrested by the junta earlier this month have now been held for nearly a month.
Junta Resumes Population Census in Lashio as Dual Armed Groups Intensify Forced Recruitment
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Since January 21, ward administrators in junta-controlled areas have been conducting door-to-door census checks, prompting widespread anxiety among residents who fear the lists will be used for forced recruitment.
KIO to prioritize environmental safeguards in rare-earth mining
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) said it has reached agreements with Chinese mining companies to explore ways to minimize environmental damage from rare-earth mining in Chipwi and Pang War towns under its control.
ASEAN’s top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalize South China Sea pact
Source: ABC News | By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war, and to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year.
Aung Myo Min Din: From Modest Beginnings to Prominent Hotelier
Source: The Irrawaddy
From tour guide to tycoon, Aung Myo Min Din’s rise tracks Myanmar’s early 2000s tourism boom—and the military ties, land seizures and controversies that followed.
Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw seriously injured in alleged prison assault
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists | Alert
The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the alleged physical abuse of imprisoned Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw at Yangon’s Insein Prison and calls on authorities to immediately release him on humanitarian grounds.
The war against the media in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), established by media experts from Myanmar in Thailand, reported that at least 200 journalists have been arrested over the last five years.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Reiterate Commitment To Myanmar-Led Peace Solution
Source: BERNAMA
The pledge was made during the Extended Informal Consultation on the Implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC), held in conjunction with the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat.
Myanmar’s internet blackouts leave farmers without weather warnings
Source: Mekong Eye | By Thet Naing
When Myanmar’s military cut the internet to suppress resistance, farmers in Chin, Rakhine and the central regions have to plant crops without forecasts, suffering repeated losses amid intensifying climate extremes.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s health is improving, says Myanmar military spokesman
Source: Asia News Network | By Eleven Media
General Zaw Min Tun added that they have specialists who are providing the Myanmar civilian leader with assistance and care.
Junta pledges to bolster Air Force, upgrade weapons systems
Source: Burma News International | By Than Lwin Times
The junta claimed it is strengthening its Air Force and acquiring weapons systems to address both conventional warfare and unconventional military challenges.
ASEAN envoy holds two-day talks with Myanmar resistance groups
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Discussions between Lazaro, who is also the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and anti-coup Myanmar resistance groups were held on January 19 and 20 in Tagaytay, the Philippines.
Some historical relics along with over 150 silver coins excavated in Mrauk-U
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga
Some historical relics and more than 150 silver coins have been excavated in Mrauk-U, the historic cultural center of Rakhine State, formerly known as the Arakan Kingdom in ancient history.
Family abducted by junta in Leiktho still detained after more than a month
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
In the second week of December 2025, a junta column of around 50 troops raided a house in the village and abducted a married couple, their two sons aged 3 and 6, and a 10-year-old boy living with them—five people in total, locals reported.
Myanmar Nationalists Protest Rohingya Genocide Case At UN Court
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against the country’s prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against the Rohingya minority.