EURO-BURMA OFFICE ADDB Inc – Canada, Euro-Burma Office – Belgium, EBO Foundation – Chiang Mai
Opinion Papers
Burma in the Balance: How China Calls the Shots
Source: Mizzima | By Ashley South
The new ‘Cold War’ reality in Myanmar pitches Chinese client groups (mostly in the north), junta proxy militias and the Myanmar Army, against western-aligned pro-democracy groups in the southeast and elsewhere.
Myanmar’sauthoritarian creep
Source: The Interpreter | By Manny Maung
When media outlets call Min Aung Hlaing “president” without caveat, they do the junta’s work for it.
Myanmar junta denies journalist Sai Zaw Thaike medical care, adding to pattern of prison abuse
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
“Every day that passes without journalist Sai Zaw Thaike receiving the surgery he needs is a day his life is placed at greater risk,” said Shawn Crispin, CPJ’s senior Southeast Asia representative.
Myanmar Regime Recaptures Chin State’s Falam
Source: The Irrawaddy
The regime said it launched the offensive in October last year, going village by village and gradually seizing one resistance base after another.
Scam Operations Stage Comeback in Shwe Kokko Despite Crackdown Claims
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Shwe Nwe
They don’t operate openly in the big Chinese sites like before,” a Shwe Kokko resident said. “There are still some inside the main compounds, but entry is restricted—you need official ID passes.