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Myanmar: Quarterly update, February 2024

Myanmar: Quarterly update, February 2024 Jane's

Arakan Army Captures Another Battalion Headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The ethnic army seized more weapons and arms as fleeing junta soldiers left the bodies of their fallen comrades behind.

'Fighting spirit': How Myanmar's armed resistance is taking new ground

'Fighting spirit': How Myanmar's armed resistance is taking new ground Al Jazeera English

Over 30 Myanmar Junta Personnel Surrender at Karen State Police Station

Several anti-regime allies appear ready to step up attacks in Mon and Karen states and along the Thai border.

90 junta soldiers surrender to rebel army on Myanmar border

Some of the more than 120 soldiers in Ah Shey Rakhine village’s junta base managed to flee during the Monday capture, but the remaining about 90 troops surrendered around noon, according to a resident of nearby Ta Man Thar village. Residents told RFA they have frequently fled the area since junta troops occupied the base in late November and began attacking nearby villages.

First-Ever Post-Coup Clash in KNU 7th Brigade Territory Erupts

An unnamed military source confirmed that a skirmish erupted when about 20 Junta troops attempted to invade a route towards the KNU-controlled Methawaw area under the pretext of repairing a base and road. “The Junta troops advanced claiming to clear the road. The 7th Brigade warned them not to proceed, stating they would fire upon …

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Clashes Escalating in Panglong and Paikhun Townships

Fighting in Soung Pyoung village of Panglong (ပၢင်လွင်း) Township in southern Shan State continues to escalate as the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and allied forces engage in frequent gun battles with Burma army and local militias. Up to 10,000 local people have been displaced in Panglong Township over the past 10 days. Local people […]

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Junta Intensifies Their Battle to Recapture Strategic Shan Town Conflict

The Junta is deploying jet fighters to carry out airstrikes in the intense fighting zones of Hopong and Hsihseng townships in southern Shan State, alongside a notable increase in the use of drone-bomb tactics. To recapture Hsihseng Township from the control of the Pa-O National Liberation Army (PNLA), the Junta has escalated its efforts with […]

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Conscription

For Local Officials, Myanmar Junta’s Conscription Law Is a Goldmine

In many cities, ward-level officials are demanding large payments from families desperate for their children to avoid being drafted into the junta’s military.

Myanmar Resistance Groups Assassinate 10 Junta Officials Linked to Forced Conscription

Officials have also been arrested for facilitating forced military service as anti-junta groups follow through on warnings of severe retaliation for officials who cooperate in conscription move.

Regime administrators ask civilians to chip in for new army enlistees

Regime administrators ask civilians to chip in for new army enlistees myanmar-now

Myanmar army moves to enlist first batch of civilians into military

Myanmar army moves to enlist first batch of civilians into military CNA

Young Myanmar citizens flee junta's compulsory recruitment – DW – 03/27/2024

Young Myanmar citizens flee junta's compulsory recruitment – DW – 03/27/2024 DW (English)

Killings of junta military recruiters rise to 17, tripling in last week

The following day, unidentified attackers killed Maung Pu, the administrator of Mandalay region’s Wundwin township, while he worked to recruit soldiers for the junta, township residents said. “We have issued a notice to local administrative officials instructing them not to cause harm to the people, and not to force youths into the military, in accordance with the junta's order,” the rebel leader said.

Crime & Narcotics

Scam Centres and Ceasefires: China-Myanmar Ties Since the Coup

Scam Centres and Ceasefires: China-Myanmar Ties Since the Coup Crisis Group

MYANMAR Opium boom amid war in Myanmar

MYANMAR Opium boom amid war in Myanmar AsiaNews

Q&A: Peace Institute Official Discusses Rising Transnational Crime in Myanmar - Voice of America

Q&A: Peace Institute Official Discusses Rising Transnational Crime in Myanmar Voice of America - VOA News

Chinese scammers in Myanmar move trafficking victims to casino in rebel territory

Chinese fraud gangs in eastern Myanmar’s Kayin state are moving the foreign trafficking victims they use to run their operations away from a town on the Thai border to a casino in an ethnic rebel-controlled enclave amid rumors of a coming crackdown by authorities, according to casino workers. Casino workers told RFA Burmese that Chinese fraud gangs are now moving the captive foreign workers who they rely on to run their operations from Shwe Koko to the Kyaukkhet Casino – known locally as the Ko Sai Casino – in a Democratic Karen Benevolent Army-controlled territory south of Myawaddy, locking them up, and demanding exorbitant ransom payments to release them.

Economy

Myanmar Airways Int'l adds first ATR72

Myanmar Airways Int'l adds first ATR72 ch-aviation

Kyat depreciates to K3,800 against US dollar

Kyat weakened to K3,800 against the US dollar on 26 March at the over-the-counter market. The Central Bank of Myanmar […]

Myanmar Junta Crony Rebrands Air Kanbawza as 'Mingalar'

Myanmar Junta Crony Rebrands Air Kanbawza as 'Mingalar' The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Drivers Shift to EVs Made in China - Voice of America

Myanmar Drivers Shift to EVs Made in China Voice of America - VOA News

200 Myanmar workers fired from garment jobs in China’s Yunnan province

Some 200 Myanmar migrant workers were fired from their garment factory jobs in China’s Yunnan province and forced to leave the country after they protested for better pay and working conditions, a labor union leader told Radio Free Asia. They were then immediately driven out of the factory gates to a police station, where they were told to sign a document that said they weren’t fired for protesting, according to one of the workers, Ma Jue.

Ethnic Issues

Pa-O Chief Calls for Ceasefire Signatories to Fight Myanmar Junta

Pa-O Chief Calls for Ceasefire Signatories to Fight Myanmar Junta The Irrawaddy

Foreign Affairs

New Zealand under fire for legitimising Myanmar junta

New Zealand under fire for legitimising Myanmar junta myanmar-now

Extension and Redesignation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status

Extension and Redesignation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status InmigracionyVisas

Humanitarian

Dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued from overturned boat in Indian Ocean

Soaked survivors clung to hull overnight before being taken to safety by Indonesian rescue team Dozens of Rohingya refugees have been rescued from the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia after spending the night balanced on the hull of their overturned boat. Seventy-five people were pulled from the stricken vessel, which was spotted on Thursday by an Indonesian search and rescue ship. Continue reading...

Thailand Sends First Aid Shipment to Myanmar Along Controversial Humanitarian Corridor

Critics say that the military junta's involvement in the aid program will prevent the assistance from reaching many of those most in need.

Myanmar South East - Emergency Overview Map: Number of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and ...

Myanmar South East - Emergency Overview Map: Number of people displaced in South East since Feb 2021 and ... ReliefWeb

Military

SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing delivers speech at 79th Anniversary of Armed Forces Day parade

Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min […]

Junta helicopter crashes during training exercise in Myanmar

Former junta air force sergeant Zayya told Radio Free Asia crashes have become more frequent because military aircraft are constantly in use by junta officials. A junta-owned military helicopter crashed in northern Myanmar, according to a statement by officials on Wednesday.

Politics

Myanmar military says 'election likely but not nationwide'

Myanmar military says 'election likely but not nationwide' WION