Myanmar
REPORTS & ANALYSIS
[ AP ] Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison
Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges... Read more →
[ Myanmar Now ] Junta turns to retired soldiers amid heavy losses and a slide in recruitment
Myanmar’s military is increasingly relying on retired soldiers to replenish... Read more →
Rohingya Leader Mohibullah assassinated; ARSA is widely believed to be behind the assassination
On September 29, 2021, Mohibullah, 46, chair of the Arakan... Read more →
[ RFA ] Hundreds Flee During Four Days of Fighting in Lashio township, Shan State, Myanmar
Four days of continuous fighting between Myanmar’s military and a... Read more →
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) joined NUG’s war against Tatmadaw
Lasandar@ARAHAN96 The Shan State-based Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army declared... Read more →
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SITREP (VIDEO)
Articles (Geopolitics)
[ Reuters ] Singapore PM backs continued exclusion of Myanmar junta from ASEAN meetings
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a video call on... Read more →
Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen accepted invite to lead high delegation to meet Myanmar military junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing
According to the press release from Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun... Read more →
Ukraine discovered to be exporting aircraft parts to the Tatmadaw
Ukraine has developed deep links to the Myanmar military, with... Read more →
Petition to call for UN recognition of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) underway
A petition is started on Change.org by “Nang Si Si... Read more →
[ The Guardian ] Myanmar duo arrested in New York over plot to kill UN ambassador
Two Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York state for plotting... Read more →
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Point of view
"I guarantee the establishment of a union based on democracy and federalism...
...I pledge to hold the multiparty general election without fail...
Chairman, State Administration Council
Myanmar
Point of view
"Myanmar side is committed to promoting national stability, economic growth and improvement of people's livelihoods, and safeguarding democracy and the rule of law."
Chairman, State Administration Council
Myanmar
Demands / Objectives
- According to the plan, Myanmar will continue to follow its current political path and shall not bring amendments to current foreign, executive and economic policies.
- The newly reformed Union Election Commission is reviewing the electoral process of last year’s general election.
- The ongoing Covid-19 programs will not be discontinued. Moreover, emphasis will be given to the distribution of vaccines all over the country. National and International investments will be encouraged to help the businesses affected by the pandemic.
- In order to promote eternal peace, nationwide ceasefire agreements will be called with ethnic armed organizations.
- A fair and free general election will be held and the power of the state will be handed to a political party which wins in line with democracy standards.
Point of view
"This revolution is a just and fair revolution and is necessary to build a federal union with sustainable peace"
Acting President, National Unity Government
Myanmar
Point of view
"The transition from a military council to a caretaker government is a reflection of the fact that they are preparing for an international diplomatic battle, trying to prove the fact that they are a government.
However, there is no denying the fact that the military is not elected by the people"
Minister for Human Rights, National Unity Government
Myanmar
Point of view
"Any discussions, any meeting about the future of the people of Myanmar must include the people of Myanmar, (their) voices must be heard"
Spokesperson, National Unity Government
Myanmar
Point of view
"Given the complete refusal by the military junta to engage in negotiations and their growing repression, the EU is also working on a new sanctions package to further defend human rights."
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
Point of view
"I am in contact with almost every ethnic armed organization to discuss how we can solve the overall problem in the country to find a peaceful solution. And I’m sure talking is always better than violence."
UN Special Envoy on Myanmar
Point of view
"To be honest with you, we are disappointed at the slow – very, very slow progress,"
Foreign Minister of Singapore
Declaration Of War
- People's resistance war against the junta had started
- Urging public to revolt against the military coup regime
- People's Defense Force (PDF) to target "every pillar of the junta's ruling mechanism"
- Urge local administrators working under the junta to resign
- Warned people not to undertake unnecessary travel, stock up on food and medical supplies
- Call on people to help the PDFs and civilian resistance forces by becoming informants of military activities
- Urged ethnic armed organisations to attack coup regime forces in every way possible / maintain control over their territories
- Call on Border Guard Forces, junta-allied militias, soldiers and police to defect
- Declare all civilian departments and offices under the military council to be closed indefinitely
- There will be "no compromise" between the civilian National Unity Government of Myanmar and the military regime unless the junta, known as the State Administration Council, met all of four conditions laid out by the Party.
- Demands military junta to restore the democratically elected government and parliamentarians from the democratically held November elections.
- Release of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi
- End to violence against the protesting anti-coup civilians
- Removal of soldiers from Myanmar Streets
- Release of prisoners arrested arbitrarily by junta.
LATEST ON MYANMAR
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) issued warning to civilians in Kachin State, not to carry ammunication or food for the Tatmadaw
Lwin Mar Aye@LwinMarAye14 The Kachin Independence Army’s (KIA) 2nd Brigade’s 11th Battalion issued a warning to civil society vehicles, passenger vans and private cars,in #Kachin State, not to carry ammunition and food for military. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June25Coup
Shan State Progressive Party reportedly forced enlisting people in Namhkam to join their army.
ayemonm.@___masijapepsi Shan State Progress Party in Northern Shan State, is now abducting Shan people in Namkhan to join their army. They told the family that abducted family member has died but refused to return the dead body. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Arakan Army (AA) seized weapons from junta police deployed on the grounds of the sacred Mahamuni Buddha Temple in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State.
Ethnic armed group the Arakan Army (AA) has seized weapons from junta police deployed on the grounds of the sacred Mahamuni Buddha Temple in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State. AA troops surrounded the temporary police outpost at the temple at around 1am on Sunday and disarmed the more than 20 police officers from the Mrauk-U police battalion…
Military paratroopers spotted in the air over Thaketa township, Yangon
Ah Lynn အလင်း@AhLynn_Light Replying to @nslwinMyanmar military fascist Air forces was unusually parachuting over Yangon’s Thaketa township at 1:30pm today.A resident said he has never seen such strange and hostile parachuting over his neighborhood before.@mbachelet@UNinMyanmar@antonioguterres@UN#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Fighting between PDF fighters and Junta forces in Chanmyathazi township, Mandalay on 22 June 2021
The Irrawaddy (Eng)@IrrawaddyNews Bomb blasts were reported in various places in #Mandalay after a clash between People’s Defense Force fighters and junta troops on Tuesday in Chan Mya Thazi Township. The attacks were supposedly carried out by PDF fighters on police stations.(Photo: CJ) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
2 bomb explosions reported at a high school in Bahmo, Kachin State
Save Myanmar @htwe711 Two bombs explode at Moemawk (Nmawk) High School in Bahmaw District at around 9 am this morning. Local said, three people injured. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#Kachin
2 explosion reported in Hlaing Township, Yangon
WEEEKLY MYANMAR ( MYANMAR DAILEEE )@WeeeklyMyanmar 2 bomb explosions occurred in Hlaing Tsp, Yangon this morning and no injuries were reported. #June25Coup#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Bomb exploded at the Immigration Dept Building in Mayangone Township, Yangon
Pyae Sone Aung@PyaeS77 #Mayangone Township, A bomb exploded at the back of the Immigration Office in the historical quarter at 2.30 pm today, locals reported.(#Myanmar security forces). #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June27Coup#RecognizeNUG
[ Asia Times ] New age rebels rock and roil Myanmar’s junta
The future for Myanmar thus looks bleak, with only a split within the Tatmadaw likely able to bring about fundamental change. But there are no signs yet of that happening as Myanmar’s resistance shifts from peaceful protests to more violent means. The most the “new rebels”, alone or together with ethnic allies, may be able…
Two explosions reported at a high school and a monastery in HaungPa village, Hpakant, Mohnyin District, Kachin State
조은이@Sunflow24456399 Two bomb explosions occurred at a high school and near a monastery respectively in HaungPa village, Hpakant around 6am on June 27. Myanmar Terrorists’ terrorized actions are getting worse day by day! #RecognizeNUG#June28Coup#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Bomb reported went off on Bogyoke Road in Kalay, Sagaing
Sarah Erica@SarahErica9 Bomb exploded between Innwa Bank and Myanmar ShaeSaung Bank on BoGyoke Road in Kalay,Sagaing at around 12 this afternoon. #RecognizeNUG#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar#June28Coup
Kachin Independence Army (KIA)’s Brigade 5 attacked a checkpoint Balaminhtin Bridge, which links Myitkyina and Waingmaw townships, the Kachin State | Military shell KIA controlled areas in response.
Two junta police were injured on Wednesday night when ethnic armed group the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) attacked a checkpoint just outside Myitkyina, the Kachin State capital. Troops from the KIA’s Brigade 5 attacked the checkpoint at Balaminhtin Bridge, which links Myitkyina and Waingmaw townships, around 7.40pm. The KIA said its fighters withdrew after attacking…
[ Myanmar Now ]Tanker carrying jet fuel due to arrive in Yangon on Saturday
A tanker ship carrying airplane fuel is scheduled to arrive in Yangon on Saturday after departing from Singapore’s Jurong Island on Tuesday, according to data from several marine tracking websites. The Panama-registered tanker SANTYA is loaded with Jet A1 fuel, which can be used both for commercial aviation and military aircraft, documents seen by Myanmar…
Firefight between military forces and PDF-Mingin near Than Pauk village, Mingin Township, Sagaing. 15 junta soldiers reportedly killed.
Another firefight occurred in the afternoon near Than Pauk Village. There were around 30 military casualties, claimed the spokesperson for the PDF-Mingin. Local media said that at least 15 junta soldiers were killed in the shootouts. However, The Irrawaddy was unable to confirm that figure independently. “We didn’t want to fight as we were helping…
[ The Irrawady ] Chinese-Backed New City Project on Myanmar-Thai Border Under COVID-19 Lockdown
Myanmar authorities have locked down the controversial China-backed Shwe Kokko new city project in Karen State, eastern Myanmar following a spike in COVID-19 infections in the area. The lockdown comes as Myanmar is experiencing a recent rapid rise in coronavirus cases, with a total of 546 new infections reported nationwide on June 19 alone, according…
[ CNA / AP ] Debate over Myanmar upends start to UN rights body session
The United Nations’ top human rights body opened its latest session on Monday (Jun 21) and was immediately embroiled in a debate over the representation of Myanmar, where a military takeover toppled the civilian government in February. Western countries said that two planned debates about the human rights situation in Myanmar at the Human Rights Council’s…
[ The ASEAN Post ] Myanmar Leader In Moscow For Security Conference
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing left the capital Naypyidaw Sunday on a special flight to attend the Moscow Conference for International Security, state-run MRTV said. He was attending at “the invitation of Russian Defence Minister,” it said, adding he had been “greeted” by the Russian ambassador to Myanmar at the airport. It did not give…
UN General Assembly voted 199-1 (36 abstain) to call for an end to arms sales to Myanmar’s military junta.
UNGA adopted resolution with an overwhelming vote to denounce arm sales to Myanmar’s military in the light of the military coup and violence. “The risk of a large-scale civil war is real. Time is of the essence. The opportunity to reverse the military takeover is narrowing.” UN special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, told…
[ Myanmar Now ] Anti-regime group bombs condo project linked to junta cabinet member
A high-end condominium project owned by the family of a junta cabinet member was bombed on Thursday morning, in the latest of a series of attacks on pro-regime targets. The construction site of the 68 Residence luxury condominium project in Yangon’s Bahan Township was hit by an explosion at around 5am on Thursday, sources said.…
[ The Irrawaddy ] Myanmar Military Truck With Soldiers on Board Blown Up in Yangon
An army truck with regime soldiers on board was blown up in Yangon’s Tamwe Township on Friday afternoon in the most serious attack to date on a junta target in the city. Witnesses said they saw soldiers on board the truck, which was parked outside an office of the military proxy Union Solidarity and Development…
[ The Irrawaddy ] Time Is Right for India to Step In and Help Solve Myanmar Crisis
The Myanmar junta chief’s candid admission that his regime is not in full control of the country ravaged by a civil war offers an opportunity for India to step in to mitigate the crisis. Last month, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said in a television interview that he did not expect to see such an uprising…
[ Myanmar Now ]Armed USDP supporters destroy homes of pro-NLD villagers in Kanbalu
Armed members of the military-allied Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) destroyed four homes in a village in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu Township on Wednesday, according to local sources. About 50 USDP members and supporters carrying guns, sticks and knives gathered at the party’s office in Yi Dway village at 6am before proceeding to the homes…
[ BusinessWorld ] The European Union and ASEAN are natural partners and have a common agenda
“The EU launched in April 2021 an Indo-Pacific strategy, with one key message: we want to step up our engagement and work with our partners to boost trade and investment, economic openness, and a sustainable approach to connectivity in the region. Besides being an economic powerhouse, the EU is also ready to be a political…
[ Radio Free Asia ] More Than 10,000 Displaced by Renewed Fighting in Myanmar’s Battle-Ravaged Chin State
More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Chin state amid renewed fighting between junta troops and anti-coup militias in the region, according to sources, who reported casualties from clashes on Tuesday. A refugee told RFA that thousands had fled Mindat township to the surrounding mountains and jungle to escape the fighting, which resumed…
[ News18 ] Chief minister of Myanmar’s Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, among 9,247 people taking refuge in Champhai, Mizoram, India
The chief minister of Myanmar’s Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, is among 9,247 people who have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. Chin, a state in Western Myanmar, shares its Western border with Mizoram. “The Chin state chief minister crossed…
[ Reuters ] Myanmar militia group halts attacks on troops; Suu Kyi ‘confident’ in court
A militia group in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Kayah State announced a halt to attacks on military targets on Tuesday, after appeals from local communities to cease fighting that had damaged homes and displaced more than 100,000 people. The Karenni National Defence Force (KNDF), one of the largest of several civilian militias formed in recent weeks to…
Karreni army confirmed to have fought in the battle between Myanmar military and the Karreni PDF in Demoso on Jun 11
AMee@MayZawHtoo2 The funeral of Karenni army’s Lt. Col. Shaw Reh (B) Shaw Phe, killed during a clash between Myanmar’s military junta and the Karenni People’s Defence Force in Demoso, Kayah, on Jun 11, was held today (June 14) in the KNPP-controlled area. Photo: KnIC #WhatsHappengingInMyanmar
[ The Irrawaddy ] Striking Myanmar Military Officers Urge Public to Reach Out to Dissident Soldiers
Striking Myanmar military officers have urged the public to welcome and protect military personnel who join the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) as well as their families. Taking part in an online discussion organized by the civil society organization Thanakha Global Alliance on Friday, striking military officers said at least 800 military personnel ranging in rank…
[ CNA ] Myanmar junta accuses ethnic armies over bombings
Myanmar’s junta on Saturday (Jun 12) accused some of the country’s two dozen ethnic armed groups of providing training to its opponents to carry out a wave of bombings that it said had targeted public buildings including schools. Bomb attacks have become a daily occurrence as the army struggles to impose authority after seizing power…
Defunct Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) reappeared on social media to pledge fight against the Military regime
The Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), a political organisation founded in 1982, which armed branch had merged into the Rohingya National Army (RNA) in 1998, had reappeared on social media, pledging to fight the “facist military” and fight for the human rights of the Rohingya people. Formerly designed as a terrorist organisation, fighters from RSO were…
[ Myanmar Now ] Military gives cash to families of assassinated Yangon administrators
The junta has given cash donations to the families of local administrators who were among those assassinated for working with the regime in recent weeks, state-run newspapers reported over the weekend. Lieutenant General Soe Htut, the military council’s minister of home affairs, gave payments of 500,000 kyat each to seven families at a meeting in…
[ CNA ] Myanmar’s anti-junta movement shows viral support for Rohingya
Activists and civilians took to social media on Sunday to post pictures of themselves wearing black and flashing a three-finger salute of resistance, in posts tagged “#Black4Rohingya”. “Justice must (be) served for each of you and each of us in Myanmar,” said prominent rights activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi on Twitter. By afternoon, the #Black4Rohingya hashtag…
The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar designates State Administration Council (SAC)’s Tatmadaw as terrorists organisation.
Accusations by NUG on SAC’s Tatmadaw and affiliated organisation includes: Killing of more than 800 civilians using lethal weapons Arbitrary detentions of over 5000 people Torture and sexual abuse of imprisoned people Decimation of economy Disregard for food crisis Abandonment of COVID CERP program Collapse of healthcare system Massive money laundering operations The designation and…
[ Frontier Myanmar ] ‘Our revolution is starting’: Urban guerrillas prepare to step up killings, bombings
“We can’t protest on the street because the army and security forces shoot us with real bullets. But we must revolt against the junta, so we choose armed revolution,” Min Wai told Frontier on May 24, asking not to reveal his real name for safety reasons. That month, he and his friends travelled from Yangon to an…
[ AFP ] New fighting in east Myanmar displaces around 100,000: UN
An estimated 100,000 people have been displaced by new fighting between Myanmar’s military and rebel groups in the east of the coup-stricken country, the UN said Tuesday. Myanmar has been in chaos and its economy paralysed since the generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections. Fighting…
[ NZ Herald ] Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces bribery charge – with up to 15 years in jail most severe penalty yet
The Anti-Corruption Commission in military-ruled Myanmar has found that ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi accepted bribes and misused her authority to gain advantageous terms in real estate deals, government-controlled media reported Thursday. Suu Kyi’s lawyers already denied the allegations when they were first raised three months ago by the military regime that toppled her…
[ BBC ] Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials
The violence used by Myanmar’s armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more than 800 people have been killed, most by military gunfire. But the deaths in custody of two officials from the National League of Democracy – the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi – have…
[ Reuters ] China Will Always Support Myanmar in Choosing Its Own Path, Says Senior Diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will always support Myanmar in choosing its own developmental path, Chinese senior diplomat Wang yi told his Myanmar counterpart on Tuesday. Wang assured Myanmar foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin that China’s friendly policy towards Myanmar was not affected by changes to Myanmar’s domestic and external situation, according to a statement by…
Asia Times: Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar.
Why Suu Kyi can’t and won’t democratize Myanmar Is Myanmar headed towards more representative and less military-steered democracy? On February 6, Myanmar’s parliament voted to establish a new preparatory committee to deliberate amending the country’s military-drafted 2008 constitution, which gives the armed forces an outsized “leadership role” in politics. If you do not understand the…
Hindustan Times: Why Amnesty was wrong to strip Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi of top honour
Why Amnesty was wrong to strip Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi of top honour The vilification of Aung San Suu Kyi continues unabated. Whether it is Amnesty International or United States vice-president, Mike Pence, no one, it seems, can wait to signal their virtue by throwing an egg at her face. The author is exactly…
Washington Post: Facebook blocks accounts of Myanmar’s top general, other military leaders
Facebook blocks accounts of Myanmar’s top general, other military leaders SINGAPORE – When Facebook officials heard that a damning U.N. report would again make a link between hate speech on the social media site and atrocities in Myanmar, they knew they had to act, a person familiar with their thinking said. Without consulting the Myanmar…