Fighting broke out in Kyethi Township, Loilem District, Shan State between Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) / Shan State Army – South and Shan State Progress party (SSPP) / Shan State Army – North; Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) & United Wa State Army (UWSA) troops reportedly is in the fight as well.

By | July 5, 2021

Matt W@mattyrwalsh According to local media and CBOs, fighting continued in Kyethi Township yesterday, June 30, between RCSS & SSPP (plus TNLA & UWSA troops allegedly in the mix). Thousands have been displaced in the area since earlier in June. The intro of UWSA troops is notable, and has been reported on by Mizzima and…

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[ Shan News ] Is a proxy war starting in Shan State?

By | July 5, 2021

Source : https://english.shannews.org/archives/22884 The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army ( SSPP/SSA- Wanhai) and the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army ( RCSS/SSA- Loi Tai Leng) have been fighting against each other for the control of areas in northern Shan State since 2017. Thousands have lost their lives and livelihoods due to the fighting.…

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[ Reuters ] After pressuring telecom firms, Myanmar’s junta bans executives from leaving

By | July 5, 2021

Senior foreign executives of major telecommunications firms in Myanmar have been told by the junta that they must not leave the country without permission, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. A confidential order from Myanmar’s Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) in mid-June said senior executives, both foreigners and Myanmar nationals, must seek…

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[ DW ] As Lebanon nears collapse, EU debates sanctions

By | July 5, 2021

Lebanon continues to unravel as its economic and political crisis worsens. The country has not had a government for almost a year now and its economy is in the process of collapsing after decades of mismanagement and corruption. Over the past month, there have been stories both absurd and horrifying coming out of the small Mediterranean nation. For…

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[ AFP / THE ASEAN POST ] Junta Frees Thousands Of Anti-Coup Protesters

By | July 1, 2021

Myanmar authorities released more than 2,000 anti-coup protesters from prisons across the country on Wednesday, including local journalists jailed after reporting critically on the junta’s bloody crackdown. By the evening, a total of 2,296 protesters had been released from prisons around the country, the junta’s information team said in a statement.  Journalist Kay Zon Nway…

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Apple Daily published it’s final issue

By | June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily published it’s final issue – a million copies of the last print. #Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy the very last issue of the 26 years old tabloid-type newspaper. Apple Daily is forced to close down after their bank accounts were frozen by the Hongkong government for infringing the Beijing-enacted National Security…

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[ CNA ] Self-radicalisation main terror threat in Singapore; far-right extremism an emerging concern: ISD report

By | June 23, 2021

Self-radicalised actors influenced by extremist materials online are the main domestic terrorism threat facing Singapore, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said in a report released on Wednesday (Jun 23). And while Islamist terrorism remains the primary concern, far-right extremism is an emerging threat, it said in the Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2021.

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[ HKFP ] Hong Kong’s Apple Daily may halt publication this Sat, pending Fri board meeting

By | June 22, 2021

Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy print newspaper Apple Daily says it could stop publishing on Saturday, if the government continues to keep its assets frozen after arresting five executives under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The tabloid said management of Next Digital, the newspaper’s parent company, will decide on Friday whether to continue publishing the 26-year-old newspaper. Some…

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