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Opinion Papers
Failed Governance: The Social & Environmental Costs of Mining in Myanmar
Source: The Sabai | SRIc Insights By Hsu Latt Phyu
Myanmar is a resource-rich country with abundant deposits of jade, gold, and rare earth minerals, yet it faces increasing environmental degradation and social harm.
Myanmar proposes death sentence for cyberscam kidnaps
Source: Taipei Times | By Agence France-Presse
The draft legislation would allow capital punishment for “violence, torture, unlawful arrest and detention, or cruel treatment against another person for the purpose of forcing them to commit online scams.”
RSO Leader and Three Others Arrested for Plotting Attack in Balukhali Refugee Camp
Source: Global Arakan Network
According to local sources, the RSO members were planning an attack against rival militant groups, specifically ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army) and ARA (Arakan Rohingya Army), when the joint forces intervened and conducted the arrests.
Junta cracks down on pedestrians following Assassination of second commander
Source: Human Rights Foundation of Monland
Following the assassination, the junta deployed many soldiers onto village streets. They blocked the streets and began rigorous checks of pedestrians.
Over 100 garment workers fired in Yangon amid ‘union busting’ allegations
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The Shwe Pyi Thar Township Garment Union stated that 103 workers were laid off in direct retaliation for demonstrating inside the factory on May 10.