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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
Rice Shortages and Famine Threaten Villagers in Kengtung Township
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
Severe rice shortages are gripping Kengtung Township in Eastern Shan State, leaving villagers struggling to find enough food and raising alarm over a worsening food crisis in the region.
By Shan Herald Agency for News
KNU: Junta May Use Scam Centre Crackdown to Undermine the Revolution
Source: Burma News international
The Karen National Union (KNU) has warned that the junta could exploit the international crackdown on scam centres in Karen State to undermine the revolution.
By Karen Information Center
AA Executes Search and Clearance Operations at ARSA Camps in Former Mel De Village, Northern Maungdaw Township
Source: Narinjara News
Sources report that the Arakan Army (AA) has carried out a search and clearance mission targeting multiple camps of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in the northern part of Maungdaw Township, Arakan State.
By Naung Min Thu, Narinjara News
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ASEAN’s Myanmar Peace Effort in Limbo After Envoy’s Visit
Source: Irrawaddy
For embattled Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing, receiving visiting dignitaries in the Credentials Hall of his Naypyitaw office offers a rare moment of pride.
By Irrawaddy
Killing creativity: The junta’s cultural crusade
Source: Frontier Myanmar
While suppressing political dissent, the junta is also trying to cleanse the arts of anything it judges harmful to Myanmar’s traditional Buddhist culture, with LGBT themes the most recent target.
By Frontier