Current Events Related to Myanmar

Introduction & Analysis

The following collection of open-source English-language news articles published during the past week covers significant events and issues related to Myanmar.

Conflict

KIA captures trade hub on China-Myanmar border

KIA captures trade hub on China-Myanmar border myanmar-now

Myanmar Junta Nixes Plan to Use Thai Airport to Evacuate Fleeing Personnel

No explanation given after junta cancels planned second and third flights for airlifting personnel fleeing Karen army in Myawaddy via Thailand’s Mae Sot International Airport.

Resistance Drones Strike Myanmar Military’s SE Command During Junta No. 2’s Visit

Mawlamyine residents confirmed hearing loud explosions at the command on Monday and Tuesday during Soe Win’s visit to oversee operations near the Thai border.

Drone Strikes on Myanmar Military Capitol Signify Deteriorating Situation

Drone Strikes on Myanmar Military Capitol Signify Deteriorating Situation Asia Sentinel

Myanmar junta strengthens security in Hpa-An due to widespread Karen State attacks

Myanmar junta strengthens security in Hpa-An due to widespread Karen State attacks Mizzima

Myanmar asks to airlift fleeing Myawaddy officials from Tak

Myanmar asks to airlift fleeing Myawaddy officials from Tak Bangkok Post

Myanmar Airlines Evacuates Junta's Senior Commanders After Karen Resistance Captures Myawaddy Base and Four ...

Myanmar Airlines Evacuates Junta's Senior Commanders After Karen Resistance Captures Myawaddy Base and Four ... Burma News International

Myanmar Resistance Drones Target Junta Chief’s Residence, Military HQ and Airbase in Naypyitaw

Resistance special forces say 28 drones used in operation that inflicted casualties and damage in regime’s nerve center.

Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims

If confirmed, the surrender of the military garrison in Myawaddy on the Thai border would mark another serious defeat for the junta.

Airstrikes Leave Villagers in Momauk Township Without Food and Medicine

Over one-thousand people from ten villages displaced from regime airstrikes during fighting between Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burma army in Kachin State urgently need humanitarian assistance. “The Military Council launched airstrikes on villages. Some people were injured by the airstrike but there’s no medicine for them,” said woman who was affected by the attacks […]

The post Airstrikes Leave Villagers in Momauk Township Without Food and Medicine appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.

Clashes Increase in Paikhun and Mongpai

Fighting has escalated in Paikhun (ၽၢႆၶုၼ်) and Mongpai (မိူင်းပၢႆး) townships, where the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and People’s Defense Force (PDF) are engaged in conflict with the Burma army in southern Shan State. According to a military source who informed SHAN, the armed groups have been attacking the military junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 422 […]

The post Clashes Increase in Paikhun and Mongpai appeared first on Shan Herald Agency for News.

Major Junta Base Captured by KNLA Only 10 kms from Mae Sot Thai Border Stunning Victory after two battalions surrender including senior commander and arsenal of weapons seized

Joint resistance forces, led by the Karen National Liberation Army, successfully seized control of the Thingannyinaung military base under the Junta’s Southeast Regional Command, after the surrender of both the 356th and 357th Light Infantry Battalions stationed there. Colonel Tun Tun Latt the chief tactical operation commander led the surrender. The total number of surrenders …

The post Major Junta Base Captured by KNLA Only 10 kms from Mae Sot Thai Border Stunning Victory after two battalions surrender including senior commander and arsenal of weapons seized appeared first on Karen News.

Conscription

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on The Associated Press

People’s military servants training No 1 begins across various commands

The People’s Military Service Law was enacted as Law No 27/2010 in November 2010, and the law came into force […]

Myanmar university enrollment surges as students seek to avoid conscription law

Myanmar university enrollment surges as students seek to avoid conscription law Mizzima

Crime & Narcotics

Myanmar junta arrests USDP official for alleged links to online fraud gangs

Myanmar junta arrests USDP official for alleged links to online fraud gangs myanmar-now

China's Lists of Myanmar Generals Deeply Involved in Telcom Scams Triggers Embarrassing Corruption Probe.

China's Lists of Myanmar Generals Deeply Involved in Telcom Scams Triggers Embarrassing Corruption Probe. Burma News International

6 Filipino cryptoscam gang victims back from Myanmar

6 Filipino cryptoscam gang victims back from Myanmar The Manila Times

Economy

Yangon faces power reduction due to gas pipeline maintenance

The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) has announced a week-long decrease in power supply across Yangon. This reduction is necessary […]

Myanmar Labor Shortages Reported as Residents Flee Junta Conscription

Myanmar Labor Shortages Reported as Residents Flee Junta Conscription The Irrawaddy

Telenor seeking payout from Myanmar junta in secret arbitration

Telenor seeking payout from Myanmar junta in secret arbitration myanmar-now

Axiata's Edotco to sell tower business in Myanmar for $150m

Axiata's Edotco to sell tower business in Myanmar for $150m DatacenterDynamics

Hotels and motels in Bagan-NyaungU area fully booked for Thingyan holidays

Officials from the Directorate of Hotels and Tourism (Bagan branch) have reported that all 90 hotels, motels, and lodges in […]

Foreign Affairs

US' Temporary Protected Status For Myanmar – Analysis

US' Temporary Protected Status For Myanmar – Analysis Eurasia Review

General News

Israeli Company Cognyte Sold Cyber-intel System to Myanmar Without License, Says State Attorney - National Security ...

Israeli Company Cognyte Sold Cyber-intel System to Myanmar Without License, Says State Attorney - National Security ... Haaretz

Yangon Mayor’s Maha Thingyan Pavilion to temporarily close surrounding roads during festival

Roads around Yangon Mayor’s Maha Thingyan Pavilion will be temporarily closed during Thingyan, announced by the Yangon Region government. During […]

China Is Unpopular In Myanmar, But Does It Care? – OpEd

China Is Unpopular In Myanmar, But Does It Care? – OpEd Eurasia Review

Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis

A recent survey of regional elite opinion shows a surprising lack of regional concern about the country's ongoing conflict.

Humanitarian

Thailand Says Prepared to Receive 100,000 People Fleeing Myanmar

The foreign minister’s comments followed local reports of intense clashes near Karen State’s Myawaddy, across the border from the Thai town of Mae Sot.

Junta’s role in humanitarian aid plan for war-torn Myanmar raises alarm - Voice of America

Junta’s role in humanitarian aid plan for war-torn Myanmar raises alarm Voice of America - VOA News

Military

Myanmar: is the junta’s grip on power weakening and what next for its leadership?

After a string of high-profile and embarrassing battlefield losses, questions have been raised about how long military chief Min Aung Hlaing can survive Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border townMyanmar’s military junta is on the brink of losing control of a major trading town, Myawaddy, on its eastern border with Thailand, after soldiers defending the position surrendered in recent days, according to opposition groups. This is the latest in a series of defeats for the junta, which has also lost crucial territory along its border with China and India, as well as areas of Rakhine state, in the west of the country. Continue reading...

Myanmar Junta Used Chartered Plane To Fly Cash From Mae Sot To Yangon

Myanmar Junta Used Chartered Plane To Fly Cash From Mae Sot To Yangon ASEAN NOW

Myanmar Army in Myawaddy Asks Thailand to Shelter Its Officials

Myanmar Army in Myawaddy Asks Thailand to Shelter Its Officials Khaosodenglish

United Nations

Julie Bishop ‘deeply honoured’ to be appointed UN special envoy for Myanmar

Former Australian foreign minister named as secretary general António Guterres’ special envoy to country gripped by civil war The former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop has been appointed the United Nations secretary general António Guterres’ special envoy on Myanmar, the world body has said. Bishop, the Australian National University’s chancellor, will take up the UN role that has been vacant since June last year, when Singaporean diplomat Noeleen Heyzer stepped down. Continue reading...

Australia’s Ex-Foreign Minister Named UN Myanmar Envoy

Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop has been named as new United Nations envoy for Myanmar.

UN Human Rights Council Urges Member States to Halt Jet Fuel Supplies to Myanmar Military

UN Human Rights Council Urges Member States to Halt Jet Fuel Supplies to Myanmar Military yTech