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Myanmar's military government released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty scheme to mark its independence day reut.rs/3ZZyeI5
Myanmar junta to free 5,864 prisoners under amnesty
Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the Southeast Asian nation's independence day, state media said on Saturday.
reut.rs
January 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Myanmar's military government released 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty scheme to mark its independence day reut.rs/3ZZyeI5
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I’m not even joking when I say this is a piece of media that will go down in history
fortnite friday with elon musk in 12 hours. just letting blue sky know.
January 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m not even joking when I say this is a piece of media that will go down in history
Five factors that catapulted Arakan Army to success thediplomat.com/2024/12/5-fa...
5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military
The AA has entered into alliances and built on terrain and other advantages to emerge as a formidable organization in Rakhine State.
thediplomat.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Five factors that catapulted Arakan Army to success thediplomat.com/2024/12/5-fa...
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A decent article of what happened to Myanmar and what is needed to get the country back on track.
#Myanmar #Democracy #Diplomacy
www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g...
#Myanmar #Democracy #Diplomacy
www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g...
How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)
Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2024 at 7:37 AM
A decent article of what happened to Myanmar and what is needed to get the country back on track.
#Myanmar #Democracy #Diplomacy
www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g...
#Myanmar #Democracy #Diplomacy
www.npr.org/2024/12/30/g...
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Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government.
apnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
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Highly recommend this longform (2+ hour) podcast featuring the ever-insightful David Scott Mathieson.
David's humility + deep, wide-ranging knowledge always strikes me as trying to understand the root "human" causes & conditions behind things.
insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
David's humility + deep, wide-ranging knowledge always strikes me as trying to understand the root "human" causes & conditions behind things.
insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
Episode #286: Breaking Burma — Insight Myanmar
Military Might and Myanmar’s Endless Battle
insightmyanmar.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Highly recommend this longform (2+ hour) podcast featuring the ever-insightful David Scott Mathieson.
David's humility + deep, wide-ranging knowledge always strikes me as trying to understand the root "human" causes & conditions behind things.
insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
David's humility + deep, wide-ranging knowledge always strikes me as trying to understand the root "human" causes & conditions behind things.
insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...
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Interesting news via @mizzima.bsky.social
Thai military has reenforced positions adjacent to United Wa State Army (UWSA) territory & demanded that 9 UWSA bases from WA state south, that it says are in Thailand are removed.
UWSA says bases are in Myanmar.
eng.mizzima.com/2024/11/26/1...
Thai military has reenforced positions adjacent to United Wa State Army (UWSA) territory & demanded that 9 UWSA bases from WA state south, that it says are in Thailand are removed.
UWSA says bases are in Myanmar.
eng.mizzima.com/2024/11/26/1...
eng.mizzima.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Interesting news via @mizzima.bsky.social
Thai military has reenforced positions adjacent to United Wa State Army (UWSA) territory & demanded that 9 UWSA bases from WA state south, that it says are in Thailand are removed.
UWSA says bases are in Myanmar.
eng.mizzima.com/2024/11/26/1...
Thai military has reenforced positions adjacent to United Wa State Army (UWSA) territory & demanded that 9 UWSA bases from WA state south, that it says are in Thailand are removed.
UWSA says bases are in Myanmar.
eng.mizzima.com/2024/11/26/1...
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China is lending #Myanmar's junta another Y100b ($138m). 15% will be earmarked for the census & "elections." The remainder for Chinese infrastructure projects & "surveillance". 110% support for the junta. myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...
China to give Myanmar junta 1 billion yuan in aid for election, other projects
Leaked documents obtained by Myanmar Now indicate that China is increasing its financial as well as political support for the regime
myanmar-now.org
November 22, 2024 at 12:56 PM
China is lending #Myanmar's junta another Y100b ($138m). 15% will be earmarked for the census & "elections." The remainder for Chinese infrastructure projects & "surveillance". 110% support for the junta. myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...
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Creation of a unified command for the Dawei District.
The unified army will be composed of at least the following groups:
- Battalions 1/2 of the Dawei District PDF
- The LaungLone PDF
- Dawei PDO
- Yebyu PDO
- Oak Awe Column
- Sky Ghost Drone Force
- ...
The unified army will be composed of at least the following groups:
- Battalions 1/2 of the Dawei District PDF
- The LaungLone PDF
- Dawei PDO
- Yebyu PDO
- Oak Awe Column
- Sky Ghost Drone Force
- ...
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Creation of a unified command for the Dawei District.
The unified army will be composed of at least the following groups:
- Battalions 1/2 of the Dawei District PDF
- The LaungLone PDF
- Dawei PDO
- Yebyu PDO
- Oak Awe Column
- Sky Ghost Drone Force
- ...
The unified army will be composed of at least the following groups:
- Battalions 1/2 of the Dawei District PDF
- The LaungLone PDF
- Dawei PDO
- Yebyu PDO
- Oak Awe Column
- Sky Ghost Drone Force
- ...
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Updated this starter pack again but still on the lookout for:
- Contributors to our magazine now on Bluesky
- People whose books have been reviewed in our magazine
- People who have been featured as interviews and profiles in our magazine
go.bsky.app/QBWk1Vm
- Contributors to our magazine now on Bluesky
- People whose books have been reviewed in our magazine
- People who have been featured as interviews and profiles in our magazine
go.bsky.app/QBWk1Vm
November 25, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Updated this starter pack again but still on the lookout for:
- Contributors to our magazine now on Bluesky
- People whose books have been reviewed in our magazine
- People who have been featured as interviews and profiles in our magazine
go.bsky.app/QBWk1Vm
- Contributors to our magazine now on Bluesky
- People whose books have been reviewed in our magazine
- People who have been featured as interviews and profiles in our magazine
go.bsky.app/QBWk1Vm
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Chinese security forces in Burma: It has been reported that a Chinese projects security team has been formed in Kyauk Phyu City (Arakan/Rakhine).
www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog/news-mm/2024...
#Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog/news-mm/2024...
#Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
တရုတ်-စစ်ကောင်စီပူးပေါင်း၍ကျောက်ဖြူမြို့နယ်တွင်လုံခြုံရေးအဖွဲ့ စတင်ထူထောင်
တရုတ်လုံခြုံရေးအဖွဲ့ဝင်အချို့ပါဝင်သော အဆိုပါအဖွဲ့ဖွဲ့စည်းကြောင်း လက်မှတ်ထိုးပွဲကို နေပြည်တော်တွင် ပြုလုပ်သွားခြင်းဟု နေပြည်တော်သတင်းရင်းမြစ်ကပြောသည်။
www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog
November 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Chinese security forces in Burma: It has been reported that a Chinese projects security team has been formed in Kyauk Phyu City (Arakan/Rakhine).
www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog/news-mm/2024...
#Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
www-ludunwayoo-com.translate.goog/news-mm/2024...
#Burma #Myanmar #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
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📌"For us in #Burma we have to continue to build our movement regardless of int'l attention. We have no luxury of not doing this."
This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
Wai Wai Nu and the Importance of Safeguarding Democracy
www.hks.harvard.edu
November 23, 2024 at 9:37 PM
📌"For us in #Burma we have to continue to build our movement regardless of int'l attention. We have no luxury of not doing this."
This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
This week, @waiwainu.bsky.social spoke at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social, calling for actions to protect democracy in #Myanmar & beyond. www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...
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UN expert: #Myanmar military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture, "an invisible crisis" because the world's attention is focused elsewhere.
www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-...
www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-...
UN expert: Myanmar's military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
Report says junta seeks to destroy towns that it cannot control
www.voanews.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:06 AM
UN expert: #Myanmar military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture, "an invisible crisis" because the world's attention is focused elsewhere.
www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-...
www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-...
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INTERVIEW | Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of #Myanmar 🇲🇲 and recipient of the 2024 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights.
“We need to remove the military to end all the atrocities, exploitation, and slavery.”
www.equaltimes.org/khaing-zar-a...
“We need to remove the military to end all the atrocities, exploitation, and slavery.”
www.equaltimes.org/khaing-zar-a...
Khaing Zar Aung, Burmese trade unionist in exile: “Workers are now in slavery-like conditions, but factory owners know that foreign brands won't leave”
On 1 February 2021, the world watched as a military coup unfolded in Myanmar (Burma). The elected government was overthrown and replaced by a military junta, which remains in power today nearly four y...
www.equaltimes.org
November 23, 2024 at 9:12 AM
INTERVIEW | Khaing Zar Aung, president of the Industrial Workers Federation of #Myanmar 🇲🇲 and recipient of the 2024 Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights.
“We need to remove the military to end all the atrocities, exploitation, and slavery.”
www.equaltimes.org/khaing-zar-a...
“We need to remove the military to end all the atrocities, exploitation, and slavery.”
www.equaltimes.org/khaing-zar-a...
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Between the high level visits of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Naypyidaw and Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s trip to China, the neighbors struck one piece of business – a deal to allow the deployment of Chinese private military corporations (PMCs) to operate within Myanmar.
www.rfa.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Between the high level visits of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Naypyidaw and Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s trip to China, the neighbors struck one piece of business – a deal to allow the deployment of Chinese private military corporations (PMCs) to operate within Myanmar.
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An approximate map of the progress that the Arakan Army has made into Ann town, the seat of the Western Regional Military Command.
(hashed circles show geolocated footage)
Significant attacks have made progress into the town from at least 3 axes. At least 6 military bases have been overrun so far.
(hashed circles show geolocated footage)
Significant attacks have made progress into the town from at least 3 axes. At least 6 military bases have been overrun so far.
November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
An approximate map of the progress that the Arakan Army has made into Ann town, the seat of the Western Regional Military Command.
(hashed circles show geolocated footage)
Significant attacks have made progress into the town from at least 3 axes. At least 6 military bases have been overrun so far.
(hashed circles show geolocated footage)
Significant attacks have made progress into the town from at least 3 axes. At least 6 military bases have been overrun so far.
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Aung San Suu Kyi dying in prison is the optimum outcome for Min Aung Hlaing. 2 senior NLD leaders have recently passed away after being released from prison where they were denied treatment.
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...
Health concerns mount for Myanmar's jailed opposition leaders
Military accused of neglecting two elderly, recently deceased prisoners
asia.nikkei.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Aung San Suu Kyi dying in prison is the optimum outcome for Min Aung Hlaing. 2 senior NLD leaders have recently passed away after being released from prison where they were denied treatment.
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...
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New event!
🗓️25th Nov
🕣8:30pm MMT
Join US Campaign for Burma, No Business with Genocide & more for their last session in their displacement series webinars: "Standing in Solidarity: Lifting up the displaced communities in Rakhine state & central Burma.
RSVP: bit.ly/NovEvent2024
🗓️25th Nov
🕣8:30pm MMT
Join US Campaign for Burma, No Business with Genocide & more for their last session in their displacement series webinars: "Standing in Solidarity: Lifting up the displaced communities in Rakhine state & central Burma.
RSVP: bit.ly/NovEvent2024
November 21, 2024 at 9:03 PM
New event!
🗓️25th Nov
🕣8:30pm MMT
Join US Campaign for Burma, No Business with Genocide & more for their last session in their displacement series webinars: "Standing in Solidarity: Lifting up the displaced communities in Rakhine state & central Burma.
RSVP: bit.ly/NovEvent2024
🗓️25th Nov
🕣8:30pm MMT
Join US Campaign for Burma, No Business with Genocide & more for their last session in their displacement series webinars: "Standing in Solidarity: Lifting up the displaced communities in Rakhine state & central Burma.
RSVP: bit.ly/NovEvent2024
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New Event!
📆 30 November, 2024
🕗 4pm (BKK time)
Join SEA-Junction for their 47th Monthly #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar update session. This month w/Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice Myanmar & the wonderful @liasciortino.bsky.social
Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85309415692
FB:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
📆 30 November, 2024
🕗 4pm (BKK time)
Join SEA-Junction for their 47th Monthly #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar update session. This month w/Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice Myanmar & the wonderful @liasciortino.bsky.social
Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85309415692
FB:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
November 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM
New Event!
📆 30 November, 2024
🕗 4pm (BKK time)
Join SEA-Junction for their 47th Monthly #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar update session. This month w/Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice Myanmar & the wonderful @liasciortino.bsky.social
Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85309415692
FB:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
📆 30 November, 2024
🕗 4pm (BKK time)
Join SEA-Junction for their 47th Monthly #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar update session. This month w/Khin Ohmar of Progressive Voice Myanmar & the wonderful @liasciortino.bsky.social
Zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85309415692
FB:
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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I recently spoke with Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the #HumanRights situation in #Myanmar. A country and crisis that has fallen off international radars amidst the multitude of other crises
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Independent rights expert urges stronger, coordinated actions against Myanmar junta
Podcast Episode · UN Interviews · 11/20/2024 · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM
I recently spoke with Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the #HumanRights situation in #Myanmar. A country and crisis that has fallen off international radars amidst the multitude of other crises
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
FFS. 🤡. Thought this was something straight out of Global New Light Myanmar.
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/what-the-...
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/what-the-...
What the Miss Grand International incident reveals about Myanmar’s political psychology
The all-or-nothing view of Myanmar contestant Thae Su Nyein and her supporters is born of a siege mentality that pervades the country’s politics.
www.frontiermyanmar.net
November 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM
FFS. 🤡. Thought this was something straight out of Global New Light Myanmar.
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/what-the-...
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/what-the-...
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Here's my @theworld.org colleague Patrick Winn reporting about how China is supporting the military junta in Myanmar - Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
China helps revive struggling Myanmar regime - The World from PRX
There’s been hope among Myanmar revolutionaries that China would finally give up on the country’s military regime. The military is besieged on all sides by guerrilla groups who want to destroy the jun...
theworld.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Here's my @theworld.org colleague Patrick Winn reporting about how China is supporting the military junta in Myanmar - Listen here: theworld.org/segments/202...
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Myanmar advocates urge US to place sanctions on state-owned Myanma Economic Bank used by junta
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Myanmar advocates urge US to place sanctions on bank used by junta
Washington should impose sanctions on a Myanmar bank being used to circumvent existing U.S. restrictions, advocates said, urging the outgoing Biden administration to cut off a key source of foreign currency for the country's military junta.
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Myanmar advocates urge US to place sanctions on state-owned Myanma Economic Bank used by junta
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...