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Opinion Papers
Suu Kyi’s house arrest: a small gesture by struggling regime
Source: Pearls and Irritations | By Damien Kingsbury
Myanmar’s regime has made some gestures to stabilise its internal situation, moving Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, and releasing other political prisoners. This is unlikely to appease its opposition forces, who want the regime gone.
Junta forces advance along Yangon–Dawei Highway
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
A junta column has been moving along the Yangon–Dawei Highway, a key trade route in Tanintharyi Region, in recent days and has reportedly attacked villages along the way, according to locals.
KNU burns nearly 10 million meth pills along Salween River, warns of expanding drug routes
Source: Transborder News
The drugs — totalling 9.93 million pills — were incinerated on May 7 at Ta Kae Pu in Mutraw district, Karen State, opposite Salween National Park in Mae Sariang district of Mae Hong Son.
Too little, too late for Rohingya adolescents
Source: New Age | By Helal Mohiuddin
In Cox’s Bazar, where more than half of the Rohingya population is under 18, adolescence has become the definitive point of the crisis and the opportunity for change.
ASEAN Considers More Effective, Aggressive Engagement With Myanmar
Source: BERNAMA | By Linda Khoo
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said ASEAN leaders were seriously considering a more “effective and aggressive” engagement with Myanmar, guided by the Five-Point Consensus (5PC).