Current Events Related to Myanmar

ASEAN

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar

Misreading the room: Why Hun Sen is failing on Myanmar Al Jazeera EnglishA tough road ahead for ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar Observer Research FoundationMyanmar — world leaders ignore war crimes Socialist WorkerMyanmar Junta Takes Cautious Steps With ASEAN on International Aid Access The IrrawaddyCambodia's ASEAN envoy visit key step to settle Myanmar issue Khmer TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

Conflict

Two fighter jets bomb KNU territory

Two fighter jets bomb KNU territory Burma News International

Myanmar Junta Has Destroyed Over 100 Buddhist Monasteries, Christian Churches – Report – Buddhistdoor Global

Myanmar Junta Has Destroyed Over 100 Buddhist Monasteries, Christian Churches – Report – Buddhistdoor Global Buddhistdoor Global

COVID

2.2 mln doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Myanmar

2.2 mln doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Myanmar Xinhua

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 […]

Crime & Narcotics

Two Myanmar journalists sentenced to prison time for incitement

Two Myanmar journalists sentenced to prison time for incitement myanmar-now

Press Release: Unprecedented Criminal Procedure Against Myanmar Junta Launched in Turkey Criminal Complaint for Torture and Crimes Against Humanity Filed in Istanbul

This is the first case to be brought in a foreign jurisdiction for crimes committed by the Myanmar junta since the coup in 2021[...]

Myanmar Junta Detains Crony Over Failed Building Project on Military-Owned Land

Myanmar Junta Detains Crony Over Failed Building Project on Military-Owned Land The Irrawaddy

Economy

Blackouts and Fuel Price Surges Bite in Post-Coup Myanmar

Fourteen months on from the military takeover, many ordinary people are struggling to pay for basic necessities.

Plane carrying banknote paper expected to arrive in Myanmar

Plane carrying banknote paper expected to arrive in Myanmar Thai PBS World

Ethnic Issues

Peng Jiasheng, Myanmar's 'King of Kokang,' Remembered With Lavish Funeral

Peng Jiasheng, Myanmar's 'King of Kokang,' Remembered With Lavish Funeral The Diplomat

Foreign Affairs

US, Singapore Leaders Urge Myanmar Junta to Free Political Detainees

US, Singapore Leaders Urge Myanmar Junta to Free Political Detainees The Irrawaddy

United States and Allies Impose Additional Sanctions on the Burmese Military Regime

United States and Allies Impose Additional Sanctions on the Burmese Military Regime US Embassy in Burma

Treasury Sanctions Military Leaders, Military-Affiliated Cronies and Businesses, and a Military Unit Prior to Armed Forces Day in Burma

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five individuals and five entities connected to Burma’s military regime pursuant to Executive Order (E.O) 14014[...]

PHR Welcomes Biden Administration’s Determination that Myanmar Forces’ Violence against the Rohingya is Genocide, Calls for Tangible Accountability

“PHR welcomes the Biden administration’s formal determination that violence perpetrated by the Tatmadaw against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority constitutes genocide and crimes against humanity[...]

General News

Impact of Education Disruption: East Asia and Pacific - March 2022 - Myanmar

Impact of Education Disruption: East Asia and Pacific - March 2022 - Myanmar ReliefWeb

New law brings Myanmar police under junta control

A new law enacted this month in Myanmar brings the country’s police force under the full control of the military, with expanded powers put in place to help quell resistance to junta rule, according to sources in the country. Police officers acting under the new law are now empowered to enter homes and public buildings without a warrant, said high court lawyer Khin Maung Myint.

Myanmar air travelers must possess single national registration card from 1 April

Myanmar air travelers must possess single national registration card from 1 April Burma News International

Myanmar Junta Enacts Law Allowing It to Deploy Police to Front Lines

Myanmar Junta Enacts Law Allowing It to Deploy Police to Front Lines The Irrawaddy

Junta Watch: ‘What Defections?’ Says Regime No. 2; ASEAN Envoy Throws His Hands Up, and More

Also this week, the junta said the NLD’s poll victories were social media propaganda, and responded to a US finding of genocide in Rakhine by blaming a few rogue troops.

The post Junta Watch: ‘What Defections?’ Says Regime No. 2; ASEAN Envoy Throws His Hands Up, and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Military

What Are Chances Of Removing Myanmar's Military Junta? – OpEd

What Are Chances Of Removing Myanmar's Military Junta? – OpEd Eurasia Review

Myanmar Junta Helicopter Crashes in Chin State

Myanmar Junta Helicopter Crashes in Chin State The Irrawaddy

The Little Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Of Burma – OpEd

The Little Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Of Burma – OpEd Eurasia Review

‘Stronger together’: Myanmar, Russia parade military relationship

‘Stronger together’: Myanmar, Russia parade military relationship Al Jazeera English

Myanmar: Armed Forces Day Spotlights Atrocities

Myanmar: Armed Forces Day Spotlights Atrocities Human Rights Watch

Cracks Appear in the Myanmar Military

With Australia offering military defectors sanctuary, many more soldiers will leave the armed forces if their safety and futures can be guaranteed.

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Myanmar junta chief vows to annihilate opposition forces

Myanmar junta chief vows to annihilate opposition forces CNNMyanmar junta chief vows no talks with opposition "terrorists" ReutersMyanmar’s military ruler vows to ‘annihilate’ resistance groups The GuardianMyanmar will ‘annihilate’ coup opponents: Military ruler Al Jazeera EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News

Myanmar ruler defiant, but observers see negotiations as only way to end turmoil

Speaking in Naypyidaw on Sunday, Min Aung Hlaing condemned the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) for trying to unseat him and said the junta will not take part in a dialogue with the group. Min Aung Hlaing vowed to crush the country’s opposition in an address marking Armed Forces Day over the weekend, but observers said Monday that the regime must negotiate if it hopes to maintain its grasp on power.