Current Events Related to Myanmar

ASEAN

ASEAN: Stop Shaking Hands with Terrorist Junta

The recent ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, which was held on 16-17 February 2022 in Cambodia – the current Chair - took place without any representative from Myanmar[...]

Conflict

Putao Villagers Flee Junta Airstrike

Putao Villagers Flee Junta Airstrike Burma News International

Attacks by resistance groups on Myanmar junta targets increase

Attacks by resistance groups on Myanmar junta targets increase Burma News International

Locals say 'half of their village is gone' as Myanmar army follows airstrike with arson attack in Sagaing

Locals say 'half of their village is gone' as Myanmar army follows airstrike with arson attack in Sagaing myanmar-now

Ayeyarwady Narc is Third Police Chief Arrested by Junta Since Coup

Police chief Myint Aung, a brigade commander of Pathein’s 49th Narcotics Police Force, is said to be incommunicado after being detained by the military upon returning to Ayeyarwady from a recent meeting in Naypyidaw. An officer close to Myint Aung confirmed his arrest, but said that the motive behind it and the whereabouts of the …

Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State

The air assaults, which displaced thousands of civilians, reflect the unusually robust nature of the resistance in the eastern state.

KNU claims over 220 Myanmar Military Council troops killed in 20 days of fighting

KNU claims over 220 Myanmar Military Council troops killed in 20 days of fighting Mizzima News

Myanmar Army fears the Arakan Army as it strengthens its hold over Rakhine

Myanmar Army fears the Arakan Army as it strengthens its hold over Rakhine Mizzima News

Myanmar's Drone Wars – The Diplomat

Myanmar's Drone Wars – The Diplomat The Diplomat

Myanmar military holds 80 kids hostage, says opposition government

Myanmar military holds 80 kids hostage, says opposition government La Prensa Latina

Chin Resistance Fighters Expect More Myanmar Junta Attacks This Month

Chin National Army spokesperson tells The Irrawaddy that it is crucial that resistance groups nationwide collaborate to force the regime to fight on many fronts.

The post Chin Resistance Fighters Expect More Myanmar Junta Attacks This Month appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Phaikhun and Moebye PDF Alert Civilians To Pack and Ready

Phaikhun and Moebye People Defense Force released a statement urging the civilians to pack their belongings because the Myanmar army has been recklessly firing their weapons at every direction which could lead to heavy gun fight in the region. The statement is aiming to alert the people to be cautious due to the intense offensive […]

The post Phaikhun and Moebye PDF Alert Civilians To Pack and Ready appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.

Fresh Fighting Erupts After Myanmar Junta Attacks at Chinese Border

Fresh Fighting Erupts After Myanmar Junta Attacks at Chinese Border The Irrawaddy

COVID

COVID-19 vaccine drive continues in various states, regions

Doctors and nurses from public hospitals, Tatmadaw medical teams, healthcare workers and volunteers are working hard to give COVID-19 vaccines […]

Myanmar's pandemic politics goes international

Myanmar's pandemic politics goes international East Asia Forum

Crime & Narcotics

Fake PDF Hustling Shopkeepers In Kachin State

Fake PDF Hustling Shopkeepers In Kachin State Burma News International

Economy

US Government issues advisory on risks of doing business with Myanmar

US Government issues advisory on risks of doing business with Myanmar Mizzima News

28 Companies Added to Burma ‘Dirty List’

Burma Campaign UK has today added 28 more companies to the ‘Dirty List’ of companies which are linked to the Burmese military, human rights violations, or environmental destruction in Burma[...]

Ethnic Issues

ANP to decide next course of actions on 6 March

ANP to decide next course of actions on 6 March Burma News International

Review: "The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance," by Bertil Lintner

Review: "The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance," by Bertil Lintner Council on Foreign Relations

General News

INGO employee arrested in Sittwe with defamation act against Tamadaw

INGO employee arrested in Sittwe with defamation act against Tamadaw Burma News International

Myanmar army lieutenant colonel defects to the resistance

Myanmar army lieutenant colonel defects to the resistance myanmar-now

Special Branch officer who supported CDM gets three years' jail

Special Branch officer who supported CDM gets three years' jail myanmar-now

Danny Fenster kept spirits up in Myanmar prison waiting for secret notes from wife

Danny Fenster kept spirits up in Myanmar prison waiting for secret notes from wife The Detroit News

No Contact with the Arrested two Priests and Civilians in Phaikhun

On 24 February 2022, two catholic priests and five people from Taunggyi who went to provide humanitarian assistance to the IDPs in Phaikhun township, Southern Shan State, were arrested by the Myanmar junta army and no contact could be made. It was reported that those two priests and five civilians were taken away for questioning […]

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Military

Myanmar Regime Backs Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Myanmar Regime Backs Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine The Irrawaddy News Magazine

Serbia Sold Arms to Myanmar Junta After Coup

Serbia Sold Arms to Myanmar Junta After Coup The Irrawaddy