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Name-calling in Myanmar: on people
Source: New Mandala
Andrew Selth reflects on the topic in this second part of two essays on the finer points of names and titles in Myanmar.
By Andrew Selth, Professor at the Griffith Asia Institute in Brisbane, Australia
Military Junta Seeks Immunity Through Elections, Activist Warns
Source: Burma News International
The best example is that figures like Min Aung Hlaing, who are under an ICC arrest warrant in Argentina, would automatically gain legitimacy.
By Independent Mon News Agency
Myanmar Junta Boss Has Well Documented Ties to Cyber Scam Kingpins
Source: Irrawaddy
Not only Karen State Border Guard Force (BGF) chief Saw Chit Thu, but also former Kokang leaders and tycoons detained by China for their scam operations near the Chinese border, are closely linked to the junta boss.
By Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy
National League for Democracy party defends Aung San Suu Kyi and Htin Kyaw from allegations of genocide
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
The National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which was Myanmar’s democratically-elected government ousted in the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, urged Argentina to reconsider arrest warrants for jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Htin Kyaw
By English Editor
Public backlash in Tanintharyi Region over Dawei Special Economic Zone agreement with Russia
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
“It is definitely harmful to the environment. There is no precise legal protection and civilian rights groups won’t have any chances to point this out due to the current political crisis,” Min Lwin Oo, the group’s spokesperson, told DVB
Nearly 30,000 civilians displaced by fighting in Myanmar’s heartland
Source: Radio Free Asia
They fled amid junta air and artillery strikes on three townships in Sagaing and Magway regions in February.
By RFA Burmese
Uncertain fate: Lashio rebuilds as questions of control loom
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Lashio’s future hinges on the undisclosed terms of the January ceasefire. There have been conflicting accounts of whether the MNDAA has agreed to gradually withdraw from the town.
By Frontier
Myanmar insurgents strike in junta-dominated central area: NUG
Source: Radio Free Asia
The military is facing significant set-backs in central and western areas.
By RFA Burmese
Food Running Out for 100,000 Myanmar Refugees After US Aid Freeze
Source: Irrawaddy
The Border Consortium (TBC), an aid agency in charge of food and cooking fuel in nine refugee camps on the Thai border, said the U.S. government has not released any money since the aid freeze.
By Irrawaddy
Thousands freed from Myanmar scam centers are stranded due to official inaction
Source: Radio Free Asia
More than 7,000 were rescued, but their respective governments aren’t ready to accept them.
By RFA Burmese