Statement from Crisis Group on the concerning situation in Rakhine and the refugee camps in Bangladesh. Wise leadership needed now more than ever – an expanded conflict between Rakhine and Rohingya would hurt both communities and only benefit the regime. crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas…

An important warning on heightened risks of Rakhine-Rohingya violence at the current time, and a call for both sides to de-escalate rhetoric and action and rise above historical animus to prevent this spinning out of control. That wd benefit only the junta crisisgroup.org/asia/south-eas…

🇲🇲 Important reporting with fascinating imagery from the frontline - and a tragic twist at the end that grinds home the tragedy that is #Myanmar 's civil war 💔 Hannah Beech Richard Horsey

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De kalder det Sin City. Et sted, hvor du kan købe vin lavet på tigerknogler og vaske narkomillioner hvide, mens myndighederne ser til og tjener sit. Det lyder som noget fra en film, men »zonen« er skam et ægte sted på grænsen til Myanmar. Det er blevet et globalt problem, siger

A great primer from ⁦⁦Mike Ives⁩ @NYTimes on #whatshappeninginmyanmar and why the world should pay more attention. nytimes.com/2024/04/20/wor…

The new and generously funded media startup has already cast doubt on its journalistic integrity by claiming credit for an investigation originally carried out by Myanmar Now

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#Media #Myanmar
@Hntrbrkmedia

Massive amount of news on Myanmar this week. Here’s more: Millions in the country are in free fall as the economy “implodes,” the UN finds. A new report, being released later today, says half the country is living in poverty.

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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I just came back a trip around the resistance territories of southern Karenni state (Myanmar).

During my time I went to the frontlines, visited IDP camps in the jungles, stayed the night at an abandoned junta base, met resistance fighters, refugees and community leaders.

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Told Rebecca Ratcliffe The Guardian “What happens next in Myanmar isn’t simply a matter of the military’s battlefield losses—it’s also about the psychological impact such relentless defeats are having on the institution and the political ramifications in Naypyitaw” theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Watching developments in #Myanmar today?

Join Crisis Group at 3pm Bangkok time for an hour-long discussion on Myanmar-China ties with experts Richard Horsey Enze Han and Gwen Robinson

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

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📧 Join us next Monday 8 April on Zoom for a discussion between Richard Horsey Gwen Robinson & Enze Han on Myanmar-China relations since the coup 🇲🇲🇨🇳 and the implications for international policy on Myanmar 🇺🇳 Crisis Group

Registration open ⬇️

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An important and meticulous investigation from CNN into a Myanmar military organised militia’s gruesome killings of two captured resistance fighters, and the broader patterns of military violence. edition.cnn.com/2024/03/27/asi…

NEW: Ties between #Myanmar ’s generals and #China have frayed further after Min Aung Hlaing’s stretched regime was overrun by coordinated attacks by a coalition of ethnic armies and resistance forces, argues Crisis Group in a new report. 1/2 asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myan…

My thoughts in Nikkei Asia on China and the Myanmar regime: “Beijing's dissatisfaction with the junta provides opportunities for international consensus-building and room for greater scrutiny of the generals, including by the U.N. Security Council.” asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myan…

My latest for Crisis Group on China-Myanmar relations. China is unhappy with the junta & resistant to normalising relations. It gave tacit support to Op.1027 which delivered some of the most humiliating defeats in the military’s history. Why? Details here: crisisgroup.org/asia/north-eas…

“The military’s call-up announcement is a measure of the dire state of the army – facing high casualties, weak recruitment and a crisis of confidence throughout the ranks.” My comments to AFP News Agency.

Strong indication that the ceasefire in northern Shan State is stabilizing. The Brotherhood Alliance is funding the repair of bridges they destroyed. It is now possible to get to the regime-controlled crossing at Muse, the country's most important border gate.

Anti-junta resistance forces in Myanmar now outnumber the demoralized army, analysts believe, as Tatmadaw losses mount in battlefield defeats and very few soldiers willingly enlist. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

This is absolutely insane.

A US bank has failed after their CEO embezzled $47 million which he then invested into a pig butchering racket.
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Odds that those scammers are operating from #Cambodia or #Myanmar (potentially under duress) are extremely high.

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Rebel offensive taking toll on Myanmar military’s cohesion, soldiers say. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…