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Opinion Papers
A Decade of Impunity in Myanmar
Source: Savage Minds | By Kurniawan Arif Maspul
Myanmar’s Rohingya do not need another promise. They need justice. Nearly a decade after the world watched villages burn in northern Rakhine, the word “accountability” still hangs over Myanmar like a diplomatic ornament—frequently invoked, rarely delivered.
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’
Source: Associated Press | By Anton L. Delgado, Aniruddha Ghosal
Rising demand for rare earth materials is driving an unregulated mining boom centered in war-torn Myanmar, to the west, that is spreading to Laos, in the east.
Only a few of 32 detained by junta in Hpakant released
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
On April 21, junta troops simultaneously raided Mai Hospital and Uyusut Guesthouse in Lone Khin Village, Hpakant Township, and detained a total of 32 people, including a doctor and other health workers.
Yangon youth gripped by fear as recruitment arrests intensify
Source: Development Media Group
Residents reported that administrative members, police, and junta soldiers are collaborating to conduct overnight guest list checks and are increasingly entering homes to make arrests.
Chin resistance vows counter-offensive as Myanmar military pushes toward Hakha after recapturing Falam
Source: Mizzima
Intense clashes between the Myanmar military and Chin resistance forces continued Monday along the strategic Falam–Hakha corridor, as junta troops attempted to consolidate their hold on the region following the recapture of Falam town.