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Shan People in Thailand Prefer (Tai) for Self-Identification, While Using (Thai Yai) for Official Purposes
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Admin
The Shan Literature and Culture Association of Thailand held a meeting at Wat Kutao Monastery in Chiang Mai, bringing together Shan communities from across the country, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, and Bangkok.
Myanmar PM Thanks ASEAN for ‘Supporting’ Election
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Nyo Saw was speaking at the 31st ASEAN Transport Ministers’ Meeting, which despite the junta’s quasi-pariah status was being held in Naypyitaw this week.
Myanmar Junta Accuses US of ‘Hidden Agenda’ in Anti-Scam Crackdown
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Zaw Min Tun said there was no evidence of US-led operations on the ground in Myanmar and accused Washington of using the issue of online scams as a pretext for pursuing broader political objectives.
NDSC says territory clearing underway as online scam eradication efforts intensify in Myawady
Source: The Nation
According to him, Mu La Ei Ah Lin Company and Tran-Asia International Holding Group (Thailand) were involved in KK Park; Myanmar Yatai International Holding Group operated in Shwe Kokko; and Chongkhaed Garden Resort Company was involved in Kyaung Khat.
Thailand failing to curb scam gangs as ‘elite big names’ take bribes, says ACT chief
Source: The Nation
The ACT chief warns that Thailand’s crackdown on scam networks and grey businesses is failing because influential political and bureaucratic elites allegedly receive kickbacks and provide protection.
KNPP Says Temporary Suspension from NUCC Is to Prepare for Greater Focus on Political Approach
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The temporary suspension submitted to the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) was due to their desire to prepare better for the political engagement, according to U Aung San Myint, Secretary-1 of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP).
MSFC says, “We Will Arrest Mon Candidates and Election Participants”
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) has stated that it will arrest participants in what is widely dubbed ‘the military junta’s upcoming sham election’, including Mon representative candidates and those involved in election campaigning.
Ahryutaung Residents Used as human shields
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
According to a woman close to the families of those detained, after being forced to act as guides and human shields during the military column’s operation, the detainees were released on November 16th.
AA flags displayed half-mast to honor 11th anniversary of cadets killed at KIO academy
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
November 19, is the day on which 23 cadets from different ethnic armed groups, including 8 from the AA group, lost their lives due to shelling attacks by the junta.
Arakan children deprived of basic rights amid escalating conflict
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Social workers say children in Arakan State face ongoing threats from airstrikes, food and nutrition shortages, and a loss of access to education, healthcare and basic rights to life
Tightened Trade Controls Push Mong Nai’s Rice Sector to the Brink
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Admin
Rice farmers in Mong Nai Township, Southern Shan State, say they are facing severe financial hardship this harvest season after the military regime restricted interstate transport and sales of rice and paddy, causing prices to plummet.
Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Losses as Rakhine Counteroffensive Intensifies
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Clashes have escalated across Kyaukphyu Township in Rakhine State after the junta declared elections in the Chinese investment hub, with heavy air and artillery strikes driving tens of thousands of residents from their homes.
Myanmar Shadow Government’s Crypto Soars After MEXC Exchange Listing
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The NUG established the bank in July 2023 to build a financial system outside the junta’s control and to generate funding for the resistance, creating Myanmar’s first financial institution to run entirely on crypto and blockchain.
Ta’ang Rebels Accused of Betrayal for Handing Over Mogoke and Mongmit to Regime
Source: The Irrawaddy
Local resistance forces say the decision was not the TNLA’s to make and have vowed to defend the areas against the military regime regardless.
Junta airstrikes on KIA-held camp force nearby communities to flee
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The junta bombed Lahisin Camp, sits between Khaunglanhpu and Tsawlaw townships, on the afternoon of November 18, despite no recent clashes, a source close to the resistance group Kagabu People’s Force (KPF) said.
Rose McGready honoured for her work to improve healthcare for Thai-Myanmar border communities
Source: Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Reflecting on her journey, Professor McGready said: “I came for 6 months [to the Thai–Myanmar border] and it’s been more than 30 years, thanks to the incredibly brave Karen and Burmese women.”
Islamabad, Riyadh to sign agreement next week on status of Rohingya refugees in Saudi Arabia
Source: Arab News | By Ismail Dilawar
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are set to sign an agreement next week to address the longstanding issue of legal status of Rohingya Muslim refugees, who had traveled to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan in the 1960s, the Pakistani interior ministry said on Wednesday.
In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll
Source: Yale School of the Environment | By Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw
As China has cut back on domestic extraction of rare earth minerals, uncontrolled mining in Myanmar has boomed in areas ruled by ethnic armies.
Sagaing Region’s interim ‘bottom-up’ federal democratic ‘unit’ established
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“This is the first bottom-up process in the region, so everyone needs to help and support it,” Kyaw Wai Phyo, the president of the Federation of Sagaing Forum, told DVB.
Local Residents and IDPs Unable to Harvest Groundnuts Due to Military Junta’s Drones
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
Currently, the junta troops are conducting operations in Hpruso Township, and people are living in fear due to being targeted and attacked by drones in their farmlands.
Junta launches airstrikes on KNU-controlled routes to Mawdaun
Source: Burma News International | Network Media Group
“Ever since the KNU and PDF took Mawdaung, junta planes started bombing the surrounding areas. It’s the first time we’ve seen so many planes bombing in a single day,” said a resident of Theahpyu Village in Tanintharyi Township.
“The Ground Remembers Everything”: Living With Landmines in Arakan
Source: Development Media Group | Feature Story
DMG’s survey of 90 respondents found that nearly nine in ten households had at least one member injured or killed by mines or ERW.
TNLA and Junta Hold Meeting in Lashio to Discuss Withdrawal from Mongkut and Mongmit
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Admin
a separate rumor circulating among residents suggests that the TNLA also met with PDF forces on November 16. According to the reports, TNLA leaders instructed the PDFs not to fire their weapons or engage in clashes if junta troops re-enter Mongkut.
KK Park Blown Up, Shwe Kokko Under Siege: What Game Is Really Being Played?
Source: Transborder News | By Paskorn Jumlongrach
The most urgent question now is simple: what powerful pressure drove Col Chit Thu to dismantle the very strongholds that had long sustained his influence? Pressure from the Myanmar military alone does not fully explain such a dramatic reversal.
Myanmar Junta chief accuses Karen armed groups of fuelling instability, linking them to cyber-scam networks
Source: Mizzima
The junta leader claimed that Karen State has faced instability since independence due to armed conflict, which he said has harmed both the local population and the country.