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HIGHLIGHTS
With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own
Source: The Conversation | By Emma Palmer This week, a major study of 23 conflicts around the globe said the international legal system designed to protect civilians is at a “breaking point”....
Timor Leste Opens Unprecedented Legal Proceedings Against Myanmar Junta
Source: Myanmar Accountability Project, Chin Human Rights Organisation | Press Release The judicial authorities in Timor Leste have opened legal proceedings against the Myanmar junta, including...
NEWS
Myanmar Regime Admits Abducting Young Men for Conscription
Source: The Irrawaddy Deputy Home Affairs Minister Min Thu told the regime’s rubber-stamp Parliament this week that authorities were “compelled” to raid homes and seize young men at checkpoints...
Pro-Regime Karen Scam Lords Relocate Compounds After Naypyitaw Talks
Source: The Irrawaddy A source close to the DKBA said the move was intended to ease international pressure, as scam compounds along the Moei River in Kyauk Khet are easily visible from the Thai side...
India and Myanmar signal closer rare earth mining ties
Source: Reuters India and Myanmar are working to deepen cooperation in the rare earths sector after visits to the southeast Asian country by Indian teams, with New Delhi seeking alternative...
Kok River pollution tops agenda as Myanmar president visits: Anutin
Source: Thai PBS World The Thai prime minister said today that he would raise the ongoing toxic contamination in a river in northern Thailand with the Myanmar president during his official visit...
Myanmar Junta Rotates Battalions to Sustain Offensive Near Thai Border
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center Forces under Light Infantry Division 55 (LID 55), which reportedly sustained heavy casualties during recent clashes near Hpalu and...
ARSA Militants Ambush and Abduct Chakma Civilian in Maungdaw
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla The group was ambushed by three armed ARSA militants at approximately 10:30 AM on July 17 while traveling from Aung Tha Pyay village to Baw Du Lar Market....
Analysts question progress of regime’s 100-day peace initiative
Source: Development Media Group It has yet to hold talks with the revolutionary forces actively engaged in fighting on the ground. Political observers say fighting across Myanmar continues...
TNLA’s Ta’ang State demand could reshape Myanmar’s revolution
Source: Development Media Group Military and political analysts say the TNLA entered the talks under significant Chinese pressure, but believe its demand for statehood could have a realistic chance...
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OPINION PAPERS
Bangladesh: Eight Years On, No Justice for Disappearance of Rohingya Islamic Scholar
Source: Fortify Rights | News Release Authorities should investigate Rohingya armed group abductions and support families of the disappeared Read Full Story
We feel like we are failing’: Myanmar doctor speaks out as health system teeters on ‘brink of collapse’
Source: The Guardian | By Natasha May Elle’s story is one of personal sacrifice, deciding to help people despite the risk of attack by the military. Her story reflects that of a healthcare system in...
9 held as joint forces seize firearm, bullets and drugs in Teknaf Rohingya camp
Source: United News of Bangladesh A joint operation conducted by law enforcement agencies at the Noapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf recovered a firearm, ammunition and drugs and led to the arrest of...
12 Chinese nationals arrested in Tak
Source: Bangkok Post | Post Reporters Twelve Chinese nationals were arrested after allegedly crossing illegally into Thailand from Myanmar and attempting to hide in a cornfield in the Mae Sot...
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