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Opinion Papers
Lashio’s Quiet Exit: Inside the MNDAA Withdrawal
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | Interview: Sai Khwan Murng
SHAN reporter Sai Khwan Murng spoke with a resident of Lashio, who requested anonymity for security reasons, to understand the situation on the ground.
Myanmar quake tests global aid
Source: Bangkok Post | By Than Tha Aung
As of yesterday, the death toll alone reportedly exceeds 3,500, with thousands of injuries. Two weeks after the devastating tremor, the crisis still deepens by the hour.
Korean-Funded UNFPA Project Reaches 80,000 Rohingya Girls and Women to Combat Child Marriage
Source: United Nations Population Fund | Press Release
Six months after its launch, the partnership between the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made significant progress in protecting and empowering Rohingya adolescents, youth, and women.
Myanmar’s junta is using the quake tragedy for propaganda
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Benedict Rogers for UCA News
Few crises illustrate the difference between authoritarian regimes and democracies better than the way they respond to natural disasters.
ASEAN must act as Myanmar’s junta weaponizes quake disaster
Source: Asia Times | By Samady OU
Regional bloc cannot stand by idly as military regime exploits the disaster to consolidate its authoritarian control
Karen National Army: An Empire of Opportunists
Source: Grey Dynamics | By Justin Markland
Once a militia with deep ties to Myanmar’s military, it has since evolved into a powerful, semi-autonomous group with control over not just territory but a vast and lucrative network of illicit businesses.
“If you need anything, let me know, naw”
Source: New Mandala | By J Hlaing
The junta’s concern with self-preservation was made even clearer when it refused a 126-member Taiwanese search-and-rescue team (a gesture of fealty to China’s geopolitical sensitivities).
Migrant kids left behind
Source: Bangkok Post | Editorial
The former school director, also a Ministry of Education official, was accused of assisting illegal migration and neglecting her duty.
“I’ve Never Seen Anything So Devastating”: Why The World Needs To Care About Myanmar
Source: Vogue | By Kathleen BAIRD-MURRAY
British Vogue contributing editor Kathleen Baird-Murray, who has Burmese roots and recently created a fragrance inspired by the country, outlines the crisis on the ground.
Myanmar’s Military Regime is Violating its International Economic Obligations
Source: FULCRUM | By Jared BISSINGER
Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) has adopted numerous new economic policies, including some that appear to violate Myanmar’s international economic obligations.