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HIGHLIGHTS
Has the Revolutionary Spirit Gone? Shan Armed Forces in Crisis as Public Doubts Grow
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | Feature by Nang Seng Nom Yet today, as Myanmar marks four years under renewed military rule, these same forces have fallen silent. Their inaction has left the...
Military prevents reintegration of political prisoners
Source: Human Rights Myanmar | Publication This report to the UN exposes the military’s deliberate policy of preventing the reintegration of political prisoners. Read Full Story
NEWS
Desperate Rohingya risk deadly voyages as trafficking surges
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse The 25-year-old boarded a boat bound for Malaysia in April. Bangladesh bars most refugees from leaving the camps or working, giving Begum little choice...
Myanmar Regime Cements Laos Ties Despite Rampant Migrant Exploitation
Source: The Irrawaddy Myanmar migrant workers say recent high-level talks between Naypyitaw and Vientiane have brought no relief from years of severe labor exploitation in Laos. Read Full Story
Scam centres growing ‘exponentially’ despite Myanmar crackdown
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | By Libby Hogan, Jarrod Fankhauser and Julian Fell The scam industry in Myanmar is morphing and heading into the jungle, according to satellite imagery,...
ASEAN weighs benchmarks, longer-term envoy to revive stalled Myanmar peace plan
Source: The Straits Times | By Mara Cepeda In Manila, ministers revisited proposals from the Bangkok meeting, including creating an ASEAN framework to assess progress in Myanmar and exploring a...
Activists Urge Nationwide Resistance Against Myanmar Junta’s Plan to Revive Controversial Myitsone Dam
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group Activists and civil society organizations in Myanmar are calling for nationwide opposition to the military junta’s renewed efforts to revive...
NUG Provides Over 90 Million Kyats for Rakhine Flood Relief Through ULA
Source: Narinjara News | By Poe War The grant was donated on July 17 to fund emergency relief and post-flood rehabilitation for the Rakhine people affected by the natural disaster. Read Full...
Myanmar Nationals Fleeing via Tachileik Face Extortion and Tightening Travel Restrictions
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News As Myanmar’s military junta intensifies enforcement of its national conscription law, thousands of people are attempting to leave the country. Read Full...
Myanmar: Civil War Update
Source: Strategy Page | Update The problem is that most of the population wants the military government gone, and a growing number of civilians are taking up arms and joining the civil war. Read...
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OPINION PAPERS
At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security
Source: Channel News Asia | By Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang At the centre of the crisis is Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment was breached on the night of Jul 30, sending...
Police probe possible scam link after Russian woman found in Mae Sai
Source: The Nation | By The Nation Editorial Team Police suspect the woman was lured to the border town of Tachileik, Myanmar, with a fraudulent offer of a high-paying job. Read Full Story
Statement: ASEAN Meetings Risk Legitimizing Military Junta as Human Rights Violations in Karenni State Persist
Source: Karenni Human Rights Group | Statement The reality is that the people of Burma do not accept the military junta in any capacity, and interactions with foreign leaders risk creating a false...
Fighting Intensifies Along Magway-Arakan Border as Junta Airstrikes Kill Two Civilians
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group The airstrike destroyed a home and an adjacent auto repair shop owned by resident Ko Aung Paing. His 67-year-old mother, Daw Ma Lay Nge, and...
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