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Examining India’s Options in Myanmar

Source: Irrawaddy

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 11:45 a.m.

Myanmar’s history has been defined by cycles of military rule, brief democratic openings and prolonged conflict. The military’s claims of electoral fraud in the 2020 elections provided them a pretext for the coup. 

Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna (Retd)

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Junta Demands Money at Checkpoints on Shan State Highway

Source: Shan Herald Agency for News

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 9:36 a.m.

“There are around 20 junta checkpoints along the road. The soldiers usually ask for 5,000 MMK from each passenger. At some checkpoints, they ask for up to 10,000 MMK. Also, when there are too many checkpoints, it makes travellers feel insecure.”

Shan Herald Agency for News

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China urges Thailand to maintain utility bans in Myanmar

Source: Thai PBS World

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 9:28 a.m.

Thai Defence Ministry's spokesperson Maj Gen Thanathip Sawangsaeng, said today that Chinese Assistant Minister for Public Security Liu Zhongyi made a four-point proposal to Thailand on how to deal with scam call centers in Myanmar.

Thai PBS World

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Myanmar: “Many reports of brutal war crimes and crimes against humanity”

Source: United Nations | Regional Information Centre for Western Europe

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 9:01 a.m.

Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), based in Geneva, addressed the European Parliament on human rights violations in Myanmar on 17 February 2025.

Address | Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar

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China and Thailand target Myanmar’s sin city – junta set to benefit

Source: Nation, Thailand

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 8:53 a.m.

Regime boss Min Aung Hlaing opens the way for Chinese enforcer to take on Shwe Kokko, as Thaksin meddles in the Battle for Myawaddy

Nation, Thailand

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Myanmar’s Investment Minister Jets to India as Ties Deepen

Source: Irrawaddy

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 8:50 a.m.

Myanmar’s Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister Kan Zaw attended the ninth Global Business Summit in India over the weekend amid growing support from New Delhi for the junta.

Maung KAVI | Irrawaddy

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IDPs Suffering in Sumprabum Township Forest in Kachin State

Source: Burma News International

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 7:57 a.m.

After the villagers had fled, junta soldiers looted their abandoned houses and butchered and ate their domestic animals. There are still junta troops stationed in the village and it remains too unsafe for the villagers to return.

Kachin News Group

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Learning the hard way: Migrant students grapple with high-stakes exams

Source: Frontier Myanmar

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 7 a.m.

Myanmar migrant students in Thailand face an uphill battle to sit exams that are a gateway to international universities, but even if they pass, the cost of higher education remains a barrier.

Moe Thaw Dar Swe | Frontier

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The Junta’s Ethnic Allies: What Motivates EAOs Fighting for the Myanmar Military?

Source: Irrawaddy

Published on Feb. 18, 2025, 6:54 a.m.

The 2021 coup has seen an increase in the number of ethnic armed organizations fighting the Myanmar military, but some are cooperating with the regime. A number of these junta-friendly ethnic armies have considerable strength, and should not be underestimated. 

Ko Oo | Irrawaddy

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The Inspiring Model of Community Conserved Territories in Myanmar

Source: Transnational Institute

Published on Feb. 17, 2025, 11:48 p.m.

In this commentary, the KESAN network describes the recent establishment of the Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park, bringing local communities together to protect ecological systems and ways of life that are under threat. 

Commentary | Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)

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