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Myanmar children, including in Chin State, continue to suffer from junta airstrikes
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (280+ words) The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said that children across Myanmar, including in Chin State, continue to suffer from the junta's airstrikes. It has been one year since the Oehteinkwin Village school airstrike in Sagaing Region's Yinmabin Township, which killed…...
AA enhances security along Maungdaw-Bangladesh border
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (394+ words) Security has been stepped up along the Maungdaw'Bangladesh frontier in northern Arakan (Rakhine) State, with the Arakan Army (AA) expanding troop deployments and tightening movement controls, according to locals and people familiar with the situation. Locals reported that border vigilance…...
Over 1, 100 human rights violations reported in Yangon, Sagaing, Magway, and Naypyidaw in one year
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (383+ words) The armed conflict that erupted following the coup has driven an increase in human rights abuses in Myanmar, with more than 1, 100 violations reported across three regions and the Naypyidaw territory over the past year, according to Pyisama Mandai Civil Surveillance…...
Public Interest Declines in Village Administrator Elections
8+ hour, 8+ min ago (456+ words) According to sources close to local administrators, residents are showing a lack of interest in the military junta's selection of new village administrators, scheduled for this May. Supervisory committee members are being selected and formed across Mon State for the…...
Hill cutting, reinforced shelters and rising tensions: Rohingya Housing Project sparks new controversy in Cox's Bazar
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (714+ words) A major shelter construction project for Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong camp has triggered fresh controversy in Cox's Bazar, as Bangladesh's Forest Department, local representatives and host-community members raise concerns over hill cutting, environmental damage and the possible long-term implications of…...
Calls grow for expanded airstrike warning systems in Arakan State
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (427+ words) As the junta intensifies airstrikes in areas controlled by the Arakan Army (AA) in Arakan (Rakhine) State, residents are increasingly calling for the effective operation and expansion of air raid warning systems to better protect civilians. Although warning systems have…...
SEA representing five Shan ethnic groups in Kachin State reorganized
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (224+ words) The Shan Ethnic Affairs Association (SEA), which represents five Shan ethnic groups in Kachin State and is based in the state capital Myitkyina, was reorganized with a new chairman on May 10, according to members. SEA comprises 38 members, including a steering…...
Strong resistance presence in Tonzang ensures civilians need not flee
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (268+ words) The Chinland Defence Force-Tonzang (CDF-Tonzang) said sufficient resistance forces are deployed in and around Tonzang Town in northern Chin State to ensure local communities' security, allowing residents to remain peacefully in their homes without concern over the military situation or…...
Rakhine Youth in Yangon Face Increased Risk of Forced Conscription via Guest List Checks
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (266+ words) Rakhine youth living in Yangon are being urged to exercise extreme caution as local authorities intensify arrests of individuals on "guest lists" to fulfill military service quotas. According to reports from the CJ Platform, ward administrators across various townships in…...
Junta attempts amphibious assault in Kyaukphyu Township
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (459+ words) The junta has stepped up naval operations in recent days, mounting an attempted amphibious offensive near Sanae town and surrounding areas in Arakan (Rakhine) State's Kyaukphyu Township, where the Arakan Army (AA) currently maintains control. On the morning of May…...