POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• The Foreign Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG) Daw Zin Mar Aung is in Washington D.C. and plans to meet diplomats from the US government and some ASEAN countries. • • • The US-ASEAN summit will last 2 days, and no representative of the Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Freelance journalist Ko Myo Myint Oo was arrested while travelling to Mandalay for his reports on the conflict in Lay kay Kaw, Karen State• The United States announced they will not invite coup leader Min Aung Hlaing to the next ASEAN-US summit, citing the lack Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS • An anonymous Myanmar photographer was announced as a 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography “For striking images, conducted at great personal risk, of the military coup in Myanmar.”• The National League for Democracy (NLD) claims that 14 of its members have been Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• The All Burma Student’s Democratic Front (ABSDF) announced it will not participate in peace talks with the military regime, following the decision by the Karen National Union (KNU) and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) and the Chin National Front Read more…
Humanitarian aid was part of the ASEAN 5-point consensus. 12 months later, ASEAN has not established any program. It has always been clear that the military regime is not a reliable partner to deliver any sort of humanitarian aid. This week, the junta seized 80 vehicles belonging to charities in Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Tun Myat Naing, Commander of the Arakan Army, warned Htin Latt Oo, Commander of the Burmese military based in Rakhine State (Arakan) on Twitter, using “colorful” words: “Don’t cross the line, I don’t give care about the peace process and I would come there and Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed groups, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), won’t join the regime’s peace talks, saying they exclude relevant stakeholders and their agenda lacks any discussion of ongoing issues in the country. (Source: The Irrawaddy)• Muzambli Bin Markam of the Malaysian Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Burma’s National Unity Govermnent today announced that it had formed its Central Committee for Combating Terrorism. The committee will be led by two union ministers: Lwin Ko Latt and Yee Mon (Source: DVB)• The Burmese military-controlled Supreme Court rejects Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal Read more…
POLITICS, ECONOMY AND OTHER NEWS• Dr. Cynthia Maung, founder of the Mae Tao Clinic, wins the South Korean Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2022. Her clinic provides healthcare for Myanmar refugees in Mae Sot, Thailand, near the Burmese border. • Fortify Rights released a video showing Thai soldiers destroying a Read more…