Current Events Related to Myanmar

Introduction & Analysis

The following collection of open-source English-language news articles published during the past week covers significant events and issues related to Myanmar.

Conflict

Civilian casualties reported across Rakhine State as junta attacks with artillery in the south and airstrikes in the north

Civilian casualties reported across Rakhine State as junta attacks with artillery in the south and airstrikes in the north myanmar-now

TNLA Promises Retaliation After Regime Shells Mogok Camp

The Military Council has violated its ceasefire yet again by attacking a Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) camp with artillery in Mogok Township, the Ta’ang armed group told SHAN. TNLA, which is the armed wing of the Palaung State Liberation Front, stated that Infantry Battalions 148 and 71 in Phyu Yawng shelled its position four […]

The post TNLA Promises Retaliation After Regime Shells Mogok Camp appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.

Seven killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on school in Depayin

Seven killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on school in Depayin myanmar-now

Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups’ Advances Against Junta: State-by-State Breakdown

EAOs continue to lead the popular uprising against military rule but have enjoyed varying degrees of success across the country.

As It Loses Control of Rakhine, Myanmar Junta Resorts to Stoking Religious Hatred

Analysts say the military regime is behind Rohingya protests against the Arakan Army, and is using Muslim recruits to take on the ethnic army on the front lines.

Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide

Calm has returned to the Thai border after fighting last month. But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on Myawaddy.

Myanmar junta's Aung Zeya Operation bogged down as it advances to retake Myawaddy

Myanmar junta's Aung Zeya Operation bogged down as it advances to retake Myawaddy mizzima

Armed Clash Events in Two Weeks (April 24 – May 7, 2024)

The post Armed Clash Events in Two Weeks (April 24 – May 7, 2024) appeared first on Myanmar Peace Monitor.

Junta Sends Repeated Reinforcements But Resistance Ambushes Continue to Block All Roads from Kawkareik to Myawaddy – Regime Suffers Heavy Casualties

“Junta troops from distant areas first assembled at the headquarters of the 22nd Battalion HQ in Hpa-An. From there, they have been transported to the Kyondoe and Kawkareik frontlines every day using chartered vehicles”, a local residing near the 22nd Battalion told KIC. The joint resistance forces frequently intercept these reinforcement convoys meant to support …

The post Junta Sends Repeated Reinforcements But Resistance Ambushes Continue to Block All Roads from Kawkareik to Myawaddy – Regime Suffers Heavy Casualties appeared first on Karen News.

Myanmar: Military On The Back Foot As The Dry Season Comes To A Close – Analysis

Myanmar: Military On The Back Foot As The Dry Season Comes To A Close – Analysis Eurasia Review

KNLA’s 4th Brigade Seizes Junta’s Base in Dawei Over 20 Soldiers Captured Dawei District

Lieutenant Colonel Saw Muu Gay, who jointly led KNLA’s 12th and 27th Battalions, reported that the Junta base in Pedet village came under attack on May 5 by KNLA-led joint forces, ultimately being captured four days later on the morning of May 8. “When we captured the Pedet base, we found the bodies of 4 …

The post KNLA’s 4th Brigade Seizes Junta’s Base in Dawei Over 20 Soldiers Captured Dawei District appeared first on Karen News.

Conscription

A Conscription Crackdown is Rolling Through Myanmar’s Second-Largest City

Junta soldiers are making surprise visits to homes and threatening to arrest and jail family members of anyone who dodges the draft.

Myanmar junta conscription drive threatens livelihoods in southeastern Myanmar

Myanmar junta conscription drive threatens livelihoods in southeastern Myanmar mizzima

Rohingya being forcibly conscripted in battle between Myanmar and rebels

Myanmar military has conscripted 1,000 Rohingya men and boys since February, with fears some are being used as human shields, according to NGOs For more than four hours Abdullah* waited in the darkness as soldiers marched 30 of his neighbours from their homes in the Myanmar border state of Rakhine and forced them by gunpoint to join him on the truck that would take them all to a military base. By the morning they were standing in front of a military commander ordering them to fight with the army against a local rebel group – some of the 1,000 Rohingya people the Myanmar military has conscripted since February, according to Human Rights Watch. Continue reading...

Hundreds More Men Forced Into Myanmar Military in Second Round of Draft

Hundreds More Men Forced Into Myanmar Military in Second Round of Draft The Irrawaddy

Civil Servants Flee Hpa- An to Avoid Junta ‘s Conscription Plan

In April the Junta instructed Karen State government ministries to select individuals from civil servants under their authority for military training and service, following which certain department heads submitted chosen staff names for conscription without informing the respective individu “We recently learned that the lists were sent to Naypyidaw in April. Department heads made selections …

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Crime & Narcotics

USIP calls Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos a growing global threat

USIP calls Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos a growing global threat UCA News

Patrick Winn on the Narco-Economy of Myanmar’s Wa State

“Without heroin and meth, the state probably wouldn’t exist, and the Wa would be one more indigenous people preyed upon by Myanmar’s military.”

Thai police seize one tonne of crystal meth, possibly from Myanmar

Thai police seize one tonne of crystal meth, possibly from Myanmar Mizzima.com

Thailand Cuts Off Internet, Mobile Phone Connections to Myanmar Scam Hub

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission says that connections supplying Shwe Kokko, a hub of online fraud in Myanmar's Kayin State, were illegal.

Economy

Myanmar factories close amid deteriorating economic conditions

Myanmar factories close amid deteriorating economic conditions myanmar-now

Pepsi bottler faces legal case in Myanmar over worker complaints

Chinese workers return to copper mines in Myanmar

Foreign Affairs

Myanmar Junta Rebuffs Hun Sen’s Request to Meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

In denying the ex-Cambodian leader’s request, the regime said it did not want to ‘disturb future processes’, referring to its widely criticized election plan.