Current Events Related to Myanmar

ASEAN

No invite to Myanmar for Asean foreign ministers' meet next week

No invite to Myanmar for Asean foreign ministers' meet next week Economic Times

Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: A Mid-Term Assessment on Myanmar

Cambodia as ASEAN Chair: A Mid-Term Assessment on Myanmar The Irrawaddy

Conflict

Nearly 600 properties seized by junta over alleged ties to armed resistance

Myanmar’s junta has confiscated nearly 600 homes and other buildings owned by people it claims are members or supporters of the armed resistance, according to a report by independent research group the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP Myanmar). Several other confiscated properties belonged to people the military regime said had a role in bombings of junta targets, anti-coup protests, and the nationwide anti-junta Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM).

Motorbikes banned in Kawhmu after attack on administrator and wife

Motorbikes banned in Kawhmu after attack on administrator and wife Myanmar NOW

Arakan Army on Collision Course with the Military in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Arakan Army on Collision Course with the Military in Myanmar's Rakhine State The Diplomat

IDPs in Myanmar’s Chin state excluded from ASEAN humanitarian assistance plan

IDPs in Myanmar’s Chin state excluded from ASEAN humanitarian assistance plan Radio Free Asia

Shadowy pro-military militias target Myanmar’s anti-coup movement

Shadowy pro-military militias target Myanmar’s anti-coup movement Al Jazeera English

Assassination now weapon of choice for guerrilla groups in Myanmar

Assassination now weapon of choice for guerrilla groups in Myanmar ฺBangkok Post

Myanmar military forcibly recruits villagers into pro-junta militias

Myanmar military forcibly recruits villagers into pro-junta militias Radio Free Asia

Over 300 Myanmar Military Troops Killed in Karen State in May: KNU

Over 300 Myanmar Military Troops Killed in Karen State in May: KNU The Irrawaddy

Junta Forces Kill Striking Employees of China-backed Mine in Upper Myanmar

Junta Forces Kill Striking Employees of China-backed Mine in Upper Myanmar The Irrawaddy

Crime & Narcotics

Myanmar's anti-narcotics task force seizes one million stimulant pills

Myanmar's anti-narcotics task force seizes one million stimulant pills The Star Online

K1 billion worth of stimulant tablets seized in Thingangyun township

K1 billion worth of stimulant tablets were captured in Thingangyun township of Yangon Region, according to Myanmar Police Force stated. […]

Pro-Junta Militia Extorting and Looting Locals in Upper Myanmar

Pyu Saw Htee militia are demanding cash and stealing property from NLD supporters and farmers in Sagaing Region.

The post Pro-Junta Militia Extorting and Looting Locals in Upper Myanmar appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Economy

Dollar hits over K2,000 at exchanges despite CBM reference rate at K1,850

The unofficial exchange rate against the US dollar stands at over K2,000 on the over-the-counter market although the Central Bank […]

Myanmar’s Transport Sector Close to Collapse as Prices Rise

Myanmar’s Transport Sector Close to Collapse as Prices Rise The Irrawaddy

Myanmar (Burma) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Myanmar (Burma) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses GlobeNewswire

Myanmar to exempt foreign companies from forced currency exchanges

Myanmar to exempt foreign companies from forced currency exchanges Nikkei Asia

Junta Watch: Coup Leader Urges Belt-Tightening While Declaring Return of ‘Stability’, and More

Also this week, the regime said civil servants would once again have to undergo military training, and revived its fantasy of launching an electric rail system.

The post Junta Watch: Coup Leader Urges Belt-Tightening While Declaring Return of ‘Stability’, and More appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

Ethnic Issues

KIO/KIA Collecting Taxes From Impoverished Northern Shan State Villagers

KIO/KIA Collecting Taxes From Impoverished Northern Shan State Villagers Burma News International

Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance

Junta Urges Myanmar’s Most Powerful Ethnic Army not to Supply Arms to Resistance The Irrawaddy

Myanmar junta seeks to divide and rule in EAO peace talks

Myanmar junta seeks to divide and rule in EAO peace talks Mizzima News

Myanmar's Military Regime Shuts Down Publisher for Circulating Book on Rohingya Genocide

Myanmar's Military Regime Shuts Down Publisher for Circulating Book on Rohingya Genocide International Christian Concern

Foreign Affairs

China Happy to Support Myanmar’s Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime

China Happy to Support Myanmar’s Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime The Irrawaddy

US official heads to Asia to put pressure on Myanmar

US official heads to Asia to put pressure on Myanmar United News of India

US official calls for more Asean engagement with Myanmar's shadow government

June 07, 2022 5:20 AM

Washington is committed to engaging with Myanmar's shadow government, the official said.

Military council and international diplomacy – VOA

Burma Campaign UK told the Voice of America (VOA) that some Asian and European countries are lowering the level of diplomatic relations in the Burmese military council’s diplomatic sphere, and that the National Unity Government (NUG) is increasingly accepted as...

Myanmar: UN experts condemn military's “digital dictatorship”

Myanmar: UN experts condemn military's “digital dictatorship” OHCHR

General News

Myanmar's shadow government to create its own police force

Myanmar's shadow government to create its own police force Reuters

Forty per cent drop in Myanmar student enrollment for 2022-23

Forty per cent drop in Myanmar student enrollment for 2022-23 Burma News International

On-The-Ground in Burma: Issue 16

This is the US Campaign for Burma’s sixteenth monthly On-The-Ground in Burma briefer! This month’s briefer will review the need for humanitarian/cross-border aid in Burma, as well as two Karen refugees sharing their experiences fleeing the Burmese military and their current living conditions in a displacement camp. This month’s briefer includes: May highlights An in-depth … More On-The-Ground in Burma: Issue 16

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds

Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Operates Network of Schools in Resistance Strongholds The Irrawaddy

Military

Warships arrive in Kyauk Phyu township as tensions rise in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Warships arrive in Kyauk Phyu township as tensions rise in Myanmar's Rakhine state Radio Free Asia

Why thousands have left Myanmar's military—and why most stay

Why thousands have left Myanmar's military—and why most stay myanmar-now

No way back for military regime if pro-democracy activists executed

No way back for military regime if pro-democracy activists executed Burma News International

The Myanmar Military Junta's Divide and Rule Tactic

The Myanmar Military Junta's Divide and Rule Tactic Burma News International

Myanmar: Junta Vows to Enforce Death Sentences

Myanmar: Junta Vows to Enforce Death Sentences Human Rights WatchOpinion | Myanmar's military must not hang those fighting for democracy The Washington PostFighting the Fear: The Execution of Members of Myanmar's Opposition Must be Stopped The DiplomatMyanmar calls foreign outrage over activists' death sentence 'reckless and interfering' Reuters.comMyanmar’s junta vows to proceed with high-profile executions Radio Free AsiaView Full Coverage on Google News

Politics

Junta’s Election Next Year Unlikely to End Myanmar’s Crisis

Junta’s Election Next Year Unlikely to End Myanmar’s Crisis The Irrawaddy