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HIGHLIGHTS
The Enlistment of Women: Gendered Impacts of Forced Conscription by the Military Junta
Source: Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma | Briefing Paper Our latest research finds that women face immense risks in junta custody, and the dangerous attempts to make them fight on the...
Central Myanmar’s People’s Defense Forces Stake a Growing Claim
Source: The Irrawaddy | Analysis by Aye Chan Hsu After the 2021 military coup, pro-democracy resistance forces sprang up across the country, armed with whatever weapons they could find. Read Full...
NEWS
AA releases photographs and interviews of 15 deserted junta soldiers
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla The Arakan Army (AA) information service recently released a report featuring photographs and interviews of at least 15 soldiers, who deserted the Myanmar...
Recaptured conscripts in Naypyidaw branded with facial tattoos to prevent desertion
Source: Mizzima Conscripts who attempt to flee military service in Naypyidaw are being subjected to forced facial tattooing upon recapture, according to testimonies from recent defectors Read Full...
About 250 feared missing as Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea
Source: United News of Bangladesh Around 250 people including Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals are feared missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the...
Myanmar’s newest presidency: Civilian turn or strategic rebranding?
Source: The Southeast Asia Desk | By Indryan Swarandaru Djamin, Alvin Qobulsyah Min Aung Hlaing’s transition from junta chief to president is less a democratic shift than a calculated political...
People’s Defence Force seizes military outposts in Bago Region and Mon State
Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor The People’s Defence Force (PDF) operating in Mon State’s Bilin Township and Bago Region’s Shwegyin Township stated on Sunday that 13 regime troops were...
Resistance forces dismiss regime plan to reopen Union Road in Karenni State
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor The Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) told DVB on Tuesday that a regime plan – made in a statement on Feb. 14 – to reopen the 73 mile...
Myanmar military airstrikes hit Hpakant on Thingyan eve as tensions escalate near Sutaunggon Mountain
Source: Mizzima On 13 April, the eve of the Thingyan water festival, the military conducted multiple airstrikes and drone attacks in the Ma Shi Ka Htaung neighbourhood of Hpakant Township, Kachin...
Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia Pays a Courtesy Call on Myanmar’s President-elect Min Aung Hlaing
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China The two sides exchanged views on deepening bilateral relations, practical cooperation, peace and stability in border...
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OPINION PAPERS
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...
Move to restart controversial dam sparks protests in Myanmar
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By Kyaw Lin Htoon Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar’s major rivers following...
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