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Opinion Papers
Beyond Rakhine: Arakan Army advance brings hope and fear
Source: Frontier Myanmar | By Frontier
The AA’s offensives into neighbouring regions together with its resistance allies have brought Myanmar’s civil war to new corners of the country – and put the group within striking distance of key munitions factories.
Sanctions Relief for Myanmar: A Case Study
Source: LAWFARE | Ivonne Duarte-Peña
Efforts to undo sanctions—which serve as potent geopolitical leverage tools—are almost always fraught with domestic and international challenges.
Internally Displaced Farmers Longing for Their Farmland
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
“As soon as the rainy season arrives, we deeply miss our home, our land, and our farms. We want to go back and farm again. But we can’t return, and that makes us very sad.
People, Not Just Planet: The Human Pillar of Sustainability
Source: The Sabai Times | By Min Thant
While climate action and green innovation dominate the sustainability agenda, actual progress demands equal attention to the human dimension, social sustainability.
Floodwaters linger in Myitkyina’s low-lying areas, clean water and food urgently needed
Source: Mizzima
Floodwaters have not fully receded in three low-lying neighbourhoods of Myitkyina Township, Kachin State, and flood-affected residents are in urgent need of clean drinking water and dry food, according to local relief groups and residents.
No Electricity in Hakha City for Three Months
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Kale Town, in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, which borders Chin State, has also been without electricity for nearly five months.
Representatives from the Mro, Thet, and Dainak Ethnic Affairs Committees chosen to help construct a new Arakanese society
Source: Naranjara | By Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray)
Representatives from the Mro, Thet, and Dainak Ethnic Affairs Committees were chosen at a meeting of Mro leaders in Maungdaw to help build a new Arakka (Arakanese) society.
China’s Global Security Initiative and the Burma Junta’s PSMS Surveillance
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
This growing surveillance apparatus is closely tied to China. Burma is one of several authoritarian governments that have signed onto Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI), a CCP-led framework promoting state-centric models of governance and control.
KIO Says Gold Mining Requires Local Consent as Environmental Concerns Mount in Kachin
Source: Kachin News Group
Colonel Naw Bu, head of the KIO’s News and Information Department, told KNG that any resource extraction—including gold mining—must align with the will of residents in affected areas.
BREAKING: ILO invokes Article 33 on Myanmar; ITUC-Asia Pacific hails decision and calls for global action
Source: International Trade Union Confederation – Asia Pacific | Press Statement
In a landmark decision, the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC) has adopted by consensus the resolution invoking Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Constitution concerning Myanmar (Reports of the General Affairs Committee, see pp. 7-9).