EURO-BURMA OFFICE ADDB Inc – Canada, Euro-Burma Office – Belgium, EBO Foundation – Chiang Mai
Opinion Papers
Beijing Pushes Myanmar Regime to Accelerate Disrupted Belt and Road
Source: The Irrawaddy
Following Beijing’s pledge of continued economic and diplomatic support for Myanmar’s newly rebranded regime, Chinese Ambassador Ma Jia held her first official talks with Myanmar Vice President Nyo Saw in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.
UN and partners appeal for USD 710.5 million to meet the critical needs of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities
Source: UNHCR | Press Release
The call comes amid growing global instability and rising humanitarian pressures, which have forced difficult prioritization and threatened essential services for vulnerable populations.
The World’s Most Important Heavy Rare Earth Battlefield Is Not In Beijing-But in Kachin State
Source: Rare Earth Exchanges | By Daniel
The region functions as a “sacrifice zone” for the global energy transition, supplying critical dysprosium and terbium for EVs, wind turbines, and military systems while suffering severe environmental contamination from unregulated in-situ leaching operations.
Myanmar’s scam centers just became a US national security threat
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By James Shwe
On May 19, a little‑noticed hearing in Washington quietly opened a new front in Myanmar’s struggle for freedom.
UWSA, Myanmar Regime Accused of Trafficking Scam Workers to Rare Earth Mines
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar
Chinese mining operations at two UWSA-guarded sites in Mong Yawn, just south of Tachileik and eight kilometres from the border, were first exposed on May 15, 2025.