ASEAN
Indonesia and Malaysia urge junta to follow 5-PC, Over 100 Rohingya receive jail sentences
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Indonesia and Malaysia urge military council to follow Five-Point Consensus Indonesia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Malaysia urged the military council to follow and implement ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus. Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister for Malaysia, met with the President of Indonesia Joko Windodo during …
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Conflict
PDF-Mandalay will speed up military operations in 2023
PDF-Mandalay will speed up military operations in 2023 Burma News International
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Myanmar Junta Arrests PDF Fighters Amidst Inle Lake Clashes
Myanmar Junta Arrests PDF Fighters Amidst Inle Lake Clashes The Irrawaddy
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Junta troops torch 150 houses in Sagaing region township
An 80-year-old woman is missing after a three-day arson attack on a Sagaing region village, during which junta troops burned down 150 homes, locals told RFA. One Pan Nyo resident told RFA she saw smoke rising from various parts of the village over the three days the troops were there.
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Myanmar’s Revolutionary Forces Prepare to go on the Offensive
Resistance groups confident they can make the revolution a success, but still lack sufficient weapons.
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KIA, PDF Fight Military In Htigyaing
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), backed by the People’s Defence Force (PDF), engaged in several days of fierce fighting with the regime in Htigyaing Township, Sagaing Region, with casualties on both sides. According to a PDF fighter, the regime took huge losses during the recent clashes from 8 to 9 December, after junta soldiers razed...
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Myanmar Junta Battalion Commander ‘Among Casualties’ in Karen State Battles
Myanmar Junta Battalion Commander ‘Among Casualties’ in Karen State Battles The Irrawaddy
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Crime & Narcotics
Min Aung Hlaing’s family assets caught in Thai drug raid
Thai police discovered the title of a luxury condo belonging to Aung Pyae Sone and bank passbooks belonging to Khin Thiri Thet Mon, the children of junta head and [...]
The post Min Aung Hlaing’s family assets caught in Thai drug raid first appeared on Progressive Voice Myanmar.
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A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar
A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar The Diplomat
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Economy
Response from ten institutional shareholders of three Japanese banks that continue investment in military-linked projects in Myanmar Bank shareholders are responsible for stopping the flow of funds to the Myanmar military
Six civil society organizations that work on business and human rights sent a letter dated September 30, 2022 to 160 major investors in MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and [...]
The post Response from ten institutional shareholders of three Japanese banks that continue investment in military-linked projects in Myanmar Bank shareholders are responsible for stopping the flow of funds to the Myanmar military first appeared on Progressive Voice Myanmar.
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Ethnic Issues
Around 31% of Ethnic Fighters in Myanmar Actively Supporting Resistance
Around 31% of Ethnic Fighters in Myanmar Actively Supporting Resistance The Irrawaddy
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Myanmar junta meets with ethnic rebels to garner support for 2023 elections
Myanmar junta meets with ethnic rebels to garner support for 2023 elections Radio Free Asia
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Foreign Affairs
Did Beijing deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?
Did Beijing deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime? Al Jazeera English
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Global action is needed to topple Myanmar’s criminal junta boss
Global action is needed to topple Myanmar’s criminal junta boss The Guardian
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China’s seeing-eye cameras shield and prop Myanmar’s generals
CHIANG MAI – When People’s Defense Force (PDF) rebels launched a campaign of assassinations targeting military and affiliated officials, Myanmar’s junta was initially caught unaware and highly vulnerable to the shadowy attacks. Scores or more of junta affiliates were killed in the hit-and-run assaults, some targeting government facilities, others hitting officials while traveling or in […]
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The US BURMA Act: Long Way to the Rohingya Repatriation?
The US BURMA Act: Long Way to the Rohingya Repatriation? The Geopolitics
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General News
Myanmar Junta Revokes Pardon for Freed Australian Economist Sean Turnell
Myanmar Junta Revokes Pardon for Freed Australian Economist Sean Turnell The Irrawaddy
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Gateways for action on Myanmar crisis
Gateways for action on Myanmar crisis Bangkok Post
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Military
Myanmar navy commissions five new vessels, continues ...
Myanmar navy commissions five new vessels, continues ... Shephard News
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Why white elephant democracy will fuel civil war in Myanmar ...
Why white elephant democracy will fuel civil war in Myanmar ... ThePrint
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With Eye on Poll, Myanmar Military-Allied USDP Meets Charities, Social Groups
With Eye on Poll, Myanmar Military-Allied USDP Meets Charities, Social Groups The Irrawaddy
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Politics
Why Did Myanmar’s Junta Grant Wirathu a National Award?
Last week, the ultra-nationalist monk was granted the title of "Thiri Pyanchi," an award recognizing “outstanding work for the good of the Union of Myanmar."
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