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HIGHLIGHTS
Beyond humanitarian aid: Rethinking Australia’s Myanmar policy
Source: The Interpreter | By Mon Zin Five years after the coup, Myanmar’s instability is bleeding across borders. Canberra’s policy hasn’t kept up. Read Full Story
New approach needed on Burma/Myanmar at UN Security Council
Source: Burma Campaign UK | Press Release “In the five years since the coup, the UN Security Council has failed to have any impact. Time is long overdue to try new approaches,” Read Full...
NEWS
Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are...
MNDAA Prepares Gold Mining Project in Northern Shan State, Residents Concerned
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN Local sources report that since mid-April, MNDAA members have moved heavy machinery, including backhoes and gold-processing equipment, to an area east...
MNDAA and USWA Accused of Complicity as China Extends Border into Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy Residents in northern Shan State report China is pushing its border deeper into Myanmar territory, say they are powerless to resist the land grab as local armed groups are...
Thai foreign minister seeks ASEAN talks with Myanmar counterpart
Source: Reuters | By Panu Wongcha-um Thailand's foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned to invite his Myanmar counterpart to meet top regional diplomats, aiming to build consensus within the...
Regime Retakes Another Town as N. Sagaing Offensive Continues
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), People’s Defense Force (PDF) and All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) jointly seized Maw Luu in December 2023. Read...
Civil Society Groups Protest Ministry of the Interior for Attempting to Push Myanmar Nationals Back Into a Civil War
Source: New Bloom Magazine | By Brian Hioe CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS held a press conference outside of the Ministry of the Interior on April 30th, protesting the ministry’s role in attempting to push...
Suu Kyi’s son urges Myanmar to provide ‘proof of life’
Source: Channel News Asia | By Agence France Presse The son of Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday (May 5) demanded France's help in seeking independently verified proof of his...
Myanmar Activists Blast Trump Ally Stone For Lobbying Role
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse Campaign group Justice For Myanmar said in a statement that Stone and DCI "are profiting from a heavily sanctioned junta that is committing war crimes and...
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OPINION PAPERS
Trade Restrictions Push Up Costs, Strain Supply Chains in Northern Shan
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN New restrictions imposed by military authorities on the transport of Chinese goods into northern Shan State are disrupting trade routes, slowing cargo...
Scam Raid in Mong Pan Sparks Questions Over Who Allowed It to Operate
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN “That area is far from the Thai border, and movement is tightly controlled,” a Mong Pan resident said. “It’s hard to imagine they could set up there...
ASEAN Yet To Reach Consensus On Recognising Myanmar Elections
Source: Bernama | By Linda Khoo ASEAN Spokesperson Dominic Xavier M. Imperial said the regional grouping is guided by the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) in its engagement with Naypyidaw, and the...
Philippine Statement on the Transfer of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to House Arrest
Source: Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines) | Statement The Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes reports regarding the transfer of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest and the partial...
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