Conflict
Authorities have crushed least 15 protests by political prisoners since Myanmar coup
Authorities have crushed least 15 protests by political prisoners since Myanmar coup Radio Free Asia
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Kalay PDF launches funding drive to pay for drone bombs
Kalay PDF launches funding drive to pay for drone bombs Burma News International
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Myanmar Gems Boss Arrested for Alleged Resistance Support
Myanmar Gems Boss Arrested for Alleged Resistance Support The Irrawaddy
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Mandalay PDF Clashes With Regime Troops
Fighting between the Burma Army (BA) and the Mandalay People’s Defence Force (PDF) forced three villages to flee the violence, which lasted for a day and ended after the BA called in an attack helicopter and artillery strikes in northern Shan State. Comrade Moe Joe, a PDF officer, said many people from Lon Khin, Kyan […]
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PDF detonates bomb at Mayangone Township Court in Yangon
PDF detonates bomb at Mayangone Township Court in Yangon Mizzima News
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Report: Nearly 60 Buddhist Monks Detained in Myanmar Since Military Seized Power
Report: Nearly 60 Buddhist Monks Detained in Myanmar Since Military Seized Power Buddhistdoor Global
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More than 6,600 battles broke out in Myanmar since last year’s coup, report says
More than 6,600 battles broke out in Myanmar since last year’s coup, report says Radio Free Asia
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It’s Been Five Years Since The Burmese Military Carried Out Genocide Against The Rohingya: Why Not Extend Permanent Safe Haven?
It's well past time for the U.S. to provide permanent relief to those fleeing the Burmese military's atrocity crimes.
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Over 28,000 Homes Torched by Myanmar Junta Forces Since Coup
Over 28,000 Homes Torched by Myanmar Junta Forces Since Coup The Irrawaddy
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Crime & Narcotics
CSW welcomes UK government’s decision to join Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice
CSW welcomes the UK government’s confirmation that they will intervene in the case to determine whether the Myanmar/Burma army is responsible for the crime of genocide against the Rohingya people at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)[...]
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Minister: Myanmar junta patronizing smuggling of yaba into Bangladesh
Minister: Myanmar junta patronizing smuggling of yaba into Bangladesh Dhaka Tribune
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Economy
Myanmar: New Sanctions Welcome, But Not Enough
Five years on from the Rohingya Genocide, the United States and the United Kingdom have missed yet another opportunity to cut off the Myanmar junta’s income from the oil and gas sector[...]
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Myanmar Kyat exchange rate reaches record low
Myanmar Kyat exchange rate reaches record low Thai PBS World
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Myanmar brings in $800 mln from April-July gas exports
Myanmar brings in $800 mln from April-July gas exports ETEnergyWorld
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Myanmar Warns Against Illegal Foreign Exchange Trading
Myanmar Warns Against Illegal Foreign Exchange Trading Regulation Asia
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Post-coup instability drives inflation to record levels in Myanmar
Post-coup instability drives inflation to record levels in Myanmar Radio Free Asia
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Myanmar Junta Trumpets Continuing Flow of Natural Gas Revenues
Myanmar Junta Trumpets Continuing Flow of Natural Gas Revenues The Diplomat
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Former General Named as Vice-Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar
Former General Named as Vice-Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar The Irrawaddy
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JFM welcomes UK sanctions marking the 5th anniversary of the Rohingya genocide
Justice For Myanmar welcomes the latest round of UK sanctions, targeting International Gateways Group, Star Sapphire Group and Sky One Construction[...]
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Foreign Affairs
Symposium on Myanmar and International Indifference: Rethinking Accountability – Shifting Sands: Why the NUG and Bangladesh Must Now Take a Stand for the Rights of the Rohingya
[Zaw Win is a Human Rights Specialist at Fortify Rights.] The Rohingya are one of the most ill-treated and systematically persecuted groups in the world, having lived in a realm of statelessness and perpetual abuse for over six generations. August 25, 2022, marks five years since genocidal attacks, led by the Myanmar military, forced more than 700,000 Rohingya to flee to...
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General News
Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of control
Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of control The Guardian
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When internet shutdowns spill over borders
The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country can be felt half a world away Governments embrace internet shutdowns as a form of controlHow to shut down the internet – and how to fight backWhen Myanmar’s military ordered telecom companies to shut down access to Twitter in February 2021, one Twitter user in Mumbai who was posting critically about the Indian government realised he had lost access to the social media platform. He sent a message on Signal to a friend: “Am I imagining this? I may be being paranoid, but why am I having access difficulties with Twitter?” He was not paranoid. Myanmar’s Twitter block had accidentally cut Twitter access to at least half a billion internet users. The same dynamic was repeated in March 2022, when Russia inadvertently cut access to Twitter across Europe with a block designed for its own people. The mechanics of the internet mean that blocks on access imposed by one country may leach over the borders on to neighbouring populations, or even be felt half a world away by users in different continents. Continue reading...
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Myanmar Junta Arrests Former UK Ambassador on Immigration Charges
The arrest of Vicky Bowman and her husband Htein Lin came a day before London imposed a new round of sanctions on military-linked enterprises.
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Myanmar Coup Conspirator Took Suu Kyi’s Naypyitaw Home
Myanmar Coup Conspirator Took Suu Kyi’s Naypyitaw Home The Irrawaddy
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Burma Military Junta Arrests Former UK Ambassador
Burma Military Junta Arrests Former UK Ambassador Nation World News
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Military
Myanmar Military Invited to Weapons Expo in Bangkok
Myanmar Military Invited to Weapons Expo in Bangkok The Irrawaddy
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Politics
National Unity Government Weekly Press Update (18/2022)
NUG committed to returning the Rohingya and to working with ICC to prosecute atrocity crimes[...]
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