The military-appointed Union Elections Commission (UEC) is set to meet with political parties next month to discuss the switch to a new proportional electoral system. The proposal is not new: in various occasion, before and after the coup, the generals have voiced their discontent about the current system, which, ironically, Read more…
In the past few weeks there have been foreign observers, journalists and diplomats criticizing Burmese trade unions calling for a total boycott of the garment industry. According to them, the request is irresponsible and would hurt the workers.Surely the call for a total boycott could be controversial, and there are Read more…
The situation in Chin State and Sagaing is escalating. The military regime is struggling in Chinland, despite the reinforces. A huge military convoy has been trapped by Resistance fighters on the Falam-Hakha Road. I am not an expert, but I guess the knowledge of the terrain and the agility of Read more…
MYANMAR NEWS: 15th October (eng+ita) ASEAN is unable to do something completely right. It did the right thing by not inviting coup leader Min Aung Hlaing to the next summit at the end of the month, but then why deciding to invite a “non-political” representative in his place? What does Read more…
Although many point out that ASEAN is under pressure and may exclude Min Aung Hlaing from the next summit at the end of the month, let’s not forget that it failed to intervene in numerous occasions in the recent past, especially on human rights issues, including the Rohingya crisis, the Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• People’s Soldiers, a group of defecting regime soldiers, declared General Min Aung Hlaing guilty of hight treason• Two Chinese-backed LNG (liquefied natural gas) power plants in Yangon have halted operations since July as they have become financially unsustainable, signaling that Myanmar’s commercial capital could be in for Read more…
2 children were killed, one in Shan State and one in Kawthaung (Tanintharyi). Several were injured, including a 2 year old in Monekoe. The violence perpetrated by the regime is unspeakable. The regime announced a ceasefire one week ago, but the conflict continues on all fronts. The new commander of Read more…
As many Burmese prepare for the end of the Buddhist Lent, the conflict between Resistance fighters and regime soldiers sees no pause.In Kalay (Sagaing), the Junta is evacuating military families by air. This might be a sign that the conflict may intensify again soon. POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Daw Read more…
There are many ways to help the Revolution in Myanmar. One is obviously focusing on the humanitarian need. But we should not forget those who are fighting to protect the people from the military regime. Even if we can’t actually join the Resistance fighters, we can actually help them in Read more…
MYANMAR NEWS: 9th October (eng+ita) The 2 collaborators of the deputy commander of the deputy minister of the Tatmadaw, have testified that morale in the Tatmadaw is low and that many soldiers are not following orders from above. Once thought as a monolithic institution, the military regime is showing signs Read more…