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ASEAN

ASEAN Special Envoy Begins Second Official Mission to Myanmar

Prak Sokhonn's five-day visit will involve meetings with regime figures and members of select ethnic armed groups, but significant progress is unlikely.

Asean should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, UN expert says

KUALA LUMPUR: The Southeast Asian bloc Asean should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert said on Thursday.

ASEAN Envoy Calls for Release of Aung San Suu Kyi from Solitary Confinement

This week, Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will begin his second official mission to the country as the bloc's special envoy.

Conflict

Myanmar emergency overview map: Number of people displaced since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 27 Jun 2022) - Myanmar

Myanmar emergency overview map: Number of people displaced since Feb 2021 and remain displaced (As of 27 Jun 2022) - Myanmar ReliefWeb

Fighting intensifies in Myanmar's eastern Kayin state

Military junta forces and allied militia have been fighting for four days against Kayin National Union (KNU) forces in Eeastern Myanmar's Kayin state, leading to heavy casualties on both sides, according to the KNU and Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO). He told RFA that KNU, KNDO and People’s Defense Force (PDF) fighters have been targeting the military council stronghold at the Ukrithta camp.

Four Yangon court buildings bombed

Four Yangon court buildings bombed Mizzima News

KNLA warns Kyaikto locals to avoid Myanmar military convoys

KNLA warns Kyaikto locals to avoid Myanmar military convoys Burma News International

Burma Army Attacks Village In Muse

The Burma Army shelled a Ta’ang village and damaged a house and a paddy field after clashing with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in Muse township, northern Shan State. On Sunday night, the BA fired at least seven shells from the 105-mile military camp at Nam Tawn village, near which Light Infantry Battalion...

The post Burma Army Attacks Village In Muse appeared first on Kachin News Group (KNG).

NUG: Burma Army Using Rape As Weapon Of War

NUG: Burma Army Using Rape As Weapon Of War Burma News International

Myanmar Army Abandons Taga, Headquarters of Northeast Insurgent Groups, after Three Years

Myanmar Army Abandons Taga, Headquarters of Northeast Insurgent Groups, after Three Years News18

Myanmar junta deploys loudspeakers in bid to prompt PDF surrender

“Their message was that they will be holding elections … and power will be handed over to the victorious [political] party, so they want the PDFs to give up their arms and surrender to the law,” said a resident of Myanmar’s second city Mandalay, speaking on condition of anonymity. Myanmar’s junta has launched a campaign urging local members of the armed opposition to surrender, vowing to step down following elections planned for 2023, but prodemocracy fighters on Monday dismissed the move as a sign of desperation from a military regime barely clinging to power.

IDPs' Properties Confiscated by SAC and PNO Soldiers in Phaikhun

IDPs' Properties Confiscated by SAC and PNO Soldiers in Phaikhun Burma News International

Resistance Mine Attacks on Myanmar Junta Convoys Kill Almost 40 Soldiers

People’s Defense Forces in Sagaing and Mandalay regions used mines to repeatedly attack junta convoys, including one escorting a senior regime official.

The post Resistance Mine Attacks on Myanmar Junta Convoys Kill Almost 40 Soldiers appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

PDF attacks convoy on day Myanmar junta's deputy chief Soe Win arrives in Taunggyi

PDF attacks convoy on day Myanmar junta's deputy chief Soe Win arrives in Taunggyi Mizzima News

Chinese state firm condemns “rebel groups” after attacks on copper site

Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd. issued a statement Tuesday condemning recent attacks carried out by what the Chinese state firm labeled “rebel groups” on its copper project sites in Sagaing’s Salingyi township. Long-range artillery is said to have been fired at the site since June 22, destroying a high voltage electricity tower in the company’s compound, …

COVID

Myanmar reports 6 more COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 6 more COVID-19 cases China.org.cn

Crime & Narcotics

Junta cartel torches “half a billion dollars” worth of narcotics for World Drugs Day

Junta authorities claimed they seized and torched more than half a billion dollars worth of drugs to mark World Drug Day on June 26, according to state paper, The Global New Light of Myanmar. The narcotics destroyed allegedly included two tons of heroin and more than 630 yaba pills confiscated during busts in Yangon, Mandalay, …

Crime Gangs Control Some Myanmar, Laos Economic Zones: UN

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Economy

Kirin to sell entire stake in venture with Myanmar military

Japan’s Kirin Offloads Myanmar Beer Business Over Coup

Japan’s Kirin Offloads Myanmar Beer Business Over Coup The Irrawaddy

NUG launching Digital Myanmar Kyat (DMMK) blockchain currency

NUG launching Digital Myanmar Kyat (DMMK) blockchain currency Burma News International

Petronas, PTTEP, ENEOS, Mitsubishi Corp & Japan Gov irresponsibly exiting Yetagun gas project

The Myanmar military junta has appointed Gulf Petroleum Myanmar (GPM) as operator of the Yetagun gas project, according to a Justice For Myanmar source with knowledge of the deal, and reporting from Myanmar Now[...]

The post Petronas, PTTEP, ENEOS, Mitsubishi Corp & Japan Gov irresponsibly exiting Yetagun gas project first appeared on Progressive Voice Myanmar.

Foreign Affairs

Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Myanmar for 1st Time Since Coup

Wang Yi’s visit to attend a meeting of Mekong nations follows attacks on a Chinese mine project and the junta’s transfer of detained civilian leader Suu Kyi to prison.

The post Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Myanmar for 1st Time Since Coup appeared first on The Irrawaddy.

China has gone back to its old ways in Myanmar

China has gone back to its old ways in Myanmar ANI News

General News

Burmese Am Alex Wagner gets prime time slot on MSNBC – AsAmNews

Burmese Am Alex Wagner gets prime time slot on MSNBC – AsAmNews AsAmNews

Junta restricts food sales in Tanintharyi's Palaw Township

Junta restricts food sales in Tanintharyi's Palaw Township Mizzima News

Myanmar Junta Rejects Red Cross Request to Resume Prison Visits

Myanmar Junta Rejects Red Cross Request to Resume Prison Visits The Irrawaddy

Amid Burma Conflict, Diocese Bans Two Priests From Political Involvement

Amid Burma Conflict, Diocese Bans Two Priests From Political Involvement National Catholic Register

Nationalist Monks Recruit Pro-Myanmar Regime Militias in Sagaing

Nationalist Monks Recruit Pro-Myanmar Regime Militias in Sagaing The Irrawaddy

Junta checks on 'overnight guest registration' in Yangon's Tamwe Township

Junta checks on 'overnight guest registration' in Yangon's Tamwe Township Burma News International

As Myanmar Burns, Junta Pours Money Into ‘World’s Tallest’ Buddha Image

As Myanmar Burns, Junta Pours Money Into ‘World’s Tallest’ Buddha Image The Irrawaddy

Cover Stories and Burner Phones: How Myanmar Journalists Report Under Military Rule - Voice of America

Cover Stories and Burner Phones: How Myanmar Journalists Report Under Military Rule Voice of America - VOA News

Why Has the World Forgotten About Myanmar?

Why Has the World Forgotten About Myanmar? Harvard International Review

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's solitary confinement: what we know

Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's solitary confinement: what we know Burma News International