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Opinion Papers
China Speeds Up Railway That Will Cut Swathe Through Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy
China is accelerating construction of a strategic railway in western Yunnan that is eventually supposed to connect to Myanmar’s planned Mandalay–Muse line.
COMMENT: Myanmar’s fragile post‑election balancing act
Source: bne IntelliNews | By Mark Buckton
Late January’s election in Myanmar may go down not as a turning point for peace, but as a moment that crystallised the country’s descent into an even deeper level of fragmentation while heightening the risk of a wider regional crisis.
Burmese Catholics call for peace and observe Lent in the spirit of prayer and charity
Source: Agenzia Fides
The military is attempting to conquer the Sagaing region through intensified bombing, thus bringing danger and deep suffering to the civilian population,” Joseph Kung, a Catholic from Yangon, told Fides.
From Relief to Resilience: Sustainable Education in Rohingya Camps
Source: The Sabai | By Ata Ullah
In the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, education remains trapped between emergency relief and long-term sustainability, leaving an entire generation uncertain about its future.
25 Myanmar migrants arrested for illegal entry
Source: Bangkok Post | By Post Reporters
Phichit: Twenty-five Myanmar migrants and three Thai nationals were arrested in a joint police operation led by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) along Highway 117 in Wachira Banrami district.