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Mon Zin, a founding member of Global Myanmar Spring Revolution, warns Myanmar’s military-run election is designed to launder junta power, not reflect public will. Rigged systems, banned opposition, and false legitimacy risk deeper violence and repression.

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February 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Myanmar’s resistance gives Gus Miclat real hope: a people-led, youth-driven movement with deep ethnic unity. The Initiatives for International Dialogue co-founder draws lessons from Timor and Mindanao on why this moment is different.

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Episode #461: From Halo-Halo to Milk Tea — Insight Myanmar
Marching to the Beat of a Different Dictatorship: The Revolution Will Be Remembered
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February 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Rory McCann of ICRC warns unregulated landmines & unexploded ordnance in Myanmar are killing civilians and children. Lack of marking & strategy fuels danger. Urgent standards and clearance needed.

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နည်းဗျူဟာပိုင်းဆိုင်ရာ အားနည်းချက်များက အရပ်သားများအတွက် ပေါက်ကွဲစေတတ်သော ခဲယမ်းပစ္စည်းများ၏အန္တရာယ်ကို ပိုမိုဆိုးရွားစေ
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ပဋိပက္ခတွင် ပါဝင်ပတ်သက်နေသော လက်နက်ကိုင်အဖွဲ့များ၏ စနစ်တကျမရှိသော မြေမြှုပ်မိုင်း အသုံးပြုမှုများနှင့် ပေါက်ကွဲစေတတ်သော ခဲယမ်းပစ္စည်းများ၏ ချွတ်ယွင်းမှုများသည် အရပ်သားပြည်သူများကို အန...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Powerful interview with Noor Azizah, Co-Exec director of Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network on @insightmyanmar.bsky.social

She talks of statelessness, the desire of Rohingya to return home with safety, dignity, citizenship, the struggle for accountability, The work of RMCN & more.
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Episode #487: The Right To Belong — Insight Myanmar
Collective amnesia will never end a genocide.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:03 AM
From exile to art to rethinking faith, Chit Tun, Zue, and August close Insight Myanmar’s Digital Storytelling series with lived truth and emerging voices shaped by care, resistance, and community.

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Episode #459: Both Sides Now — Insight Myanmar
The Path That Wasn’t There Before
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February 18, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Kachin organizer Brang Min, strike leader Thinzar Shunlei Yi, and veteran activist Aung Moe Zaw argue Myanmar’s 2025 election is structurally rigged to legitimize military rule amid airstrikes, displacement, and repression.

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Episode #457: Neither Free Nor Fair — Insight Myanmar
Dictatorship in Action
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February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Episode #489: Choosing the Red Pill
The Price of Staying Human
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February 18, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Episode #488: Enemy of the State
The Messenger and the Movement
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February 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
EP #363 Crypto in the Time of Tyranny
In post-coup Myanmar, where conventional aid channels with humanitarian intentions risk getting diverted and empowering the military junta, Blockchain technology presents a nuanced alternative. An anonymous Blockchain researcher, 7k, highlights both the promise and the pitfalls of digital solutions. He explains that “Blockchain is a fundamental technology that enables cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to emerge or work,” offering a potential detour around junta-controlled centralized banks. However, he acknowledges that crypto is not without its own challenges and pitfalls: the risk of arrest, fraudulent schemes like money laundering, and practical obstacles such as limited accessibility, elevated costs, and the necessity for user-friendly interfaces. He notes that Blockchain offers a potential bypass to centralized banks controlled by the junta. Unlike centralized servers susceptible to control and surveillance, Blockchain functions as a distributed ledger, providing transparency coupled with pseudonymous transactions. This characteristic, according to 7k, could offer a layer of protection against the junta's oversight, enabling more secure operations for the people of Myanmar and aid organizations. Moreover, in a nation grappling with a rapidly depreciating kyat, cryptocurrencies offer a potentially more stable store of value. The technology's utility extends beyond finance, with initiatives exploring Blockchain-based digital identities for marginalized communities like the Rohingya, who have historically been denied recognition.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Delve into leadership and morale in Myanmar’s resistance with Mie Mie Wynn Bird, retired U.S. Army officer and defense strategist. Learn how trust, ingenuity, and determination shape the fight for democracy in Insight Myanmar Podcast.

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Episode #389: The Will To Fight — Insight Myanmar
Defeat Into Victory, Again: Puri Theory and the Art of War
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February 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Lilianne Fan, Myanmar analyst and adviser to the ASEAN Special Envoy, explains how ASEAN really works after the coup—why the Five-Point Consensus was about denying junta legitimacy, how engagement shifted to resistance actors, and why Malaysia’s role mattered.

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February 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Simon Billenness, director of the Campaign for a New Myanmar, warns that ending TPS abandons nearly 4,000 Burmese nationals to war and repression. He explains why DHS claims of stability are false and why sustained U.S. advocacy still matters.

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Episode #456: Abandoned in Plain Sight — Insight Myanmar
What Happens When Protection Ends
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February 16, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Mon Zin, Sydney-based activist and Global Myanmar Spring Revolution founder, joins Insight Myanmar to dissect the junta’s planned election—structurally rigged, designed for legitimacy theater, and likely to deepen violence, sanctions, and resistance.

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Episode #455: The Bloodiest Election — Insight Myanmar
The Making of a Manufactured Mandate
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February 16, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Marte Nilsen, senior researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, joins the Insight Myanmar Podcast to examine Aung San Suu Kyi’s legacy and Norway’s evolving role—from reform optimism to post-coup realities.

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February 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
In Episode 454, Canadian monk U Jāgara reflects on decades of meditation practice, Pa-Auk Sayadaw’s rigorous methods, and the challenge of adapting Burmese traditions for Western students—balancing discipline, accessibility, and fidelity to the Dhamma.

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Episode #454: Into The Mystic — Insight Myanmar
A Modern Take on Ancient Wisdom
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February 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Episode #487: The Right To Belong
Collective amnesia will never end a genocide.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Episode #486: The Erasure of Mindfulness
The Practice We Kept, The History We Lost
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February 14, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Patrick Phongsathorn, advocacy specialist at Fortify Rights, joins Insight Myanmar to explain how evidence, law, and survivor voices drive accountability in Myanmar—from documenting airstrikes on civilians to preparing for justice after the junta.

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Episode #453: Facing a Fraying World — Insight Myanmar
Between Asylum and Safe Zones
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February 14, 2026 at 9:36 AM
“When you’re deep in the weeds, you don’t see it. It’s easier to look from the outside in and just look at the movements in Myanmar… it’s, quite frankly, literally unimaginable in the context of a country like Vietnam.”

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Episode #377: All Along the Mekong — Insight Myanmar
Beyond the Bamboo Curtain
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February 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Dr. François Nosten of Médecins Sans Frontières traces decades on the Thai-Myanmar border—from pioneering malaria treatment to renewed outbreaks after the 2021 coup, collapsing health systems, and rising TB risks in conflict zones.

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Episode #452: Fever Pitch — Insight Myanmar
The Long War Against Malaria: The Border Never Sleeps
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February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The Invisible Enemy
Content Warning: This audio includes material and sound effects that some listeners may find distressing. Myanmar has recorded the world’s worst casualties from landmines and explosive ordnance for the first time, with over 1,000 casualties in 2024 alone, 29% of whom are children. The inaugural episode in our “Navigating a Minefield” series kicks off with Bekim Shala, a humanitarian mine action expert whose journey in the field began in his native Kosovo, heavily contaminated by landmines during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Witnessing the human toll there, he recognized the importance of mine action. “By being exposed to people who have been injured really quickly, it became clear how important this work is,” Shala says. His work has since taken him to numerous conflict and post-conflict zones, including Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Vietnam before arriving in Myanmar in 2016. As a coordinator for humanitarian mine action in the country, Shala led a team contributing to explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) and secured permissions for surveys through engagement with Naypyidaw, while pushing for permission to conduct de-mining. Shala believes that “had COVID-19 not struck and the coup not unfolded, [they] would have been clearing landmines in Myanmar by now.” However, the 2021 coup worsened the situation, with landmines now pervasive across all states and regions, moving increasingly into residential zones. This shift, coupled with indiscriminate mining by less experienced parties, has led to an increasing threat to civilians that could take decades to defuse. Most landmines are factory-produced by the Myanmar military, although improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are also made by some ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and People’s Defense Forces (PDFs). Systematic clearance is impossible given the conflict and lack of permissions. As Myanmar is not a signatory to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, Shala’s strategy focuses on engaging all parties to reduce landmine use, especially in civilian areas, looking ahead to a future where the country can be cleared of explosive ordnance. “Even small reductions, such as refraining from use in populated areas or encouraging basic record-keeping of where landmines are laid, can shave decades from the other end,” he says.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Marte Nilsen of the Peace Research Institute Oslo joins Insight Myanmar to unpack Aung San Suu Kyi’s legacy and Norway’s long engagement with Myanmar, from 1988 solidarity to the post-coup reality—underscoring that real change comes from the people.

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Episode #451: Paved By Good Intentions — Insight Myanmar
Between Idealism and Influence
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February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“I think it’s a big win. And also people may not like to hear this. It’s actually a win for sanctions, because if parties are not being removed, that means the sanctions have been ineffective.”

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Episode #376: The Adjustment Bureau — Insight Myanmar
Clear and Present Sanctions – How the U.S. Decides Who’s Out and Who’s In
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February 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Episode #485: The Center Holds
The People in the Middle: What Happens When No One Listens
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February 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Digital Storytelling Part 2 explores exile and resilience. Sarah on life after coup in Thailand. Alex of Parami University on education in displacement. Elsa on rebuilding culture through food.

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Episode #450: Learning To Fly — Insight Myanmar
Lives Under Construction: Lessons From a Life Interrupted
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February 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM