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HIGHLIGHTS
Myanmar Junta’s Planned Elections: Falling Short of Democratic Legitimacy
Source: Asian Network for Free Elections | Research Report The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) launched its assessment report on the Myanmar junta's upcoming planned elections, 30...
Four Years On: How Far Has ‘People’s Defensive War’ Come? – Issue 178
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Weekly News Review This week’s BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor takes a look at the shifts and progress of the armed resistance struggle after four years, based on events...
NEWS
Refugees in Bangladesh
Source: Amnesty International UK | By Jerry Allen There are approximately half a million school-age children in the camps. Bangladesh governments have blocked education for hundreds of thousands of...
Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
Source: Associated Press Myanmar’s military-backed government said Saturday that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine State and...
Mon Youth Seek Peace and Justice Through Different Paths
Source: Independent Mon News Agency More than five years after the military coup, many young people from Mon areas have left the country due to the conscription law, instability and loss of rights....
UN Body Warns Myanmar Junta Using ‘Double-Tap’ Airstrikes to Target First Responders
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group The Myanmar military has adopted a dangerous "double-tap" airstrike tactic this year, returning to bomb initial strike locations within...
Digital repression persists across junta, resistance-held areas, MIP reports
Source: Development Media Group MIP noted that internet shutdowns and digital repression cut civilians off from vital information about natural disasters, violence and military developments. Read...
Yangon diarrhea outbreak kills one, nearly 200 under treatment
Source: Mizzima An additional 84 patients arrived on 12 August. As of 13 August, 54 cases have tested positive for the diarrhea pathogen, according to the administration. Read Full Story
Junta Destroys Civilian Homes in Mongmit Amid SSPP Peace Talks
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News The military regime has destroyed two civilian homes in the Mong Hauk Village Tract of Mongmit Township after accusing the homeowners of having ties to the Shan...
Rare Earth Mining, Toxic Rivers Expose Gaps in Bangkok’s Cross-Border Pollution Pact
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News “If nothing is done on the ground and it remains only on paper, this agreement will be like a chronic illness quietly torturing locals,” SHRF spokesperson Sai Hor...
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OPINION PAPERS
War-bruised Myanmar finds relief in bareknuckle bloodsport
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar's lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knock-out...
Human Rights, Trust, Unity and Governance in Ah Nyar
Source: The Sabai | By Ye Win Khant In Myanmar’s conflict-affected Ah Nyar region, growing awareness of human rights is creating new expectations of local authorities while security pressures...
Shafiqur, Malaysian envoy discuss energy crisis, Rohingya repatriation
Source: United News of Bangladesh The meeting also discussed in detail Malaysia’s possible role in addressing Bangladesh’s ongoing energy crisis and the issue of Rohingya repatriation. Read Full...
Stiff Opposition to Proposed India-Myanmar Land Swap Deal in Manipur – What Does It Mean?
Source: ISP-Myanmar | By Seema Sengupta Despite this, the civil society in Manipur is dead against the surrender of any land parcel to Myanmar, however small it might be. Read Full Story
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