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Opinion Papers
Private entrepreneurs yet to join Bangladesh-Arakan border trade
Source: Development Media Group
Although border trade between Bangladesh and Arakan State resumed in April, trade activities remain limited and have yet to attract participation from private entrepreneurs, according to border traders.
Rights Groups Urge the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand to Investigate Thai Energy Firms’ (PTT. PTTEP. Northern Gulf Petroleum) Links to Myanmar Junta’s Human Rights Violations
Source: Blood Money Campaign & Campaign for a New Myanmar | Press Release
These companies’ revenues bolster the junta’s capacity for human rights violations and atrocity crimes, breaching the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Junta Guest List Checks Lead to Arrests in Yawnghwe
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe) Township in southern Shan State say junta authorities have been conducting door-to-door guest list inspections and arresting non-local residents, fueling fears that some detainees may be used as forced military recruits.
Myanmar Regime Pushes EV Trade-In Plan Benefiting Junta Family Firms
Source: The Irrawaddy
Min Aung Hlaing’s son Aung Pyae Sone and daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon control the lion’s share of Myanmar’s EV market, which is dominated by Chinese brands.
Beijing Launches Soft Power Blitz as Anti-China Sentiment Soars in Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
As the rebranded regime pushes to accelerate Chinese infrastructure projects across Myanmar, Beijing has launched a media offensive to soften public hostility which has visibly grown over the past five years.