18th May, 2021

 

[News] Group says illegal rare earth mining by Chinese jumps in Myanmar - Kyodo News - 17 May 2021

[News] At least 10 senior NLD officials s from Arakan State detained since the coup - Burma News International (BNI) - 17 May 2021

[News] UN refugee chief appeals for funds for Rohingya, sanctuary for Myanmar refugees - Reuters - 17 May 2021

[News] Fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin State Drives More Refugees Into Camps, With Food Aid Blocked by Government Troops - Radio Free Asia (RFA) - 18 May 2021

[News] New clashes break out between KIA, regime forces in northern Shan State - Myanmar NOW - 18 May 2021

[News] Basic Education Dept. suspends over 900 teachers and staff in Mohnyin - Burma News International (BNI) - 18 May 2021

[News] KIA Attacks Seven Tankers Supplying ‘Aviation Fuel’ for Regime - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[News] Kachin State Militia Recruits for Myanmar’s Junta: Villagers - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[Opinion Paper] Myanmar Navy Deserters Speak Out Against Military Regime - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[News] Local Official of Myanmar Regime Shot Dead in Downtown Yangon - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[News] Myanmar Regime Reorganizes Committees to Press Ahead With BRI Projects - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[News] Civilian Fighters in Chin State Capital Kill Five Myanmar Junta Troops - Irrawaddy - 18 May 2021

[News] People’s Party co-founder resigns amid row over whether to attend meeting with junta’s election commission - Myanmar NOW - 17 May 2021

[News] Politicians see parallels to Gwangju in Myanmar uprising - Korea Times - 18 May 2021

[Opinion Paper] Democracy in Myanmar and India’s dilemma - The New Indian Express - 18 May 2021

[News] More Than 15,000 People From Myanmar Shelter in Indian Border State - Official - U.S. News - 18 May 2021

[News] UN vote on call to stop arms supply to Myanmar postponed - Channel News Asia (CNA) - 18 May 2021

[News] In Myanmar, the army controls its soldiers' lives, minds and finances - Deutsche Welle (DW) - 18 May 2021

[News] China Accuses US Of Something That Beijing Itself Has Been Practicing All Along — Blocking UN Statements - EurAsian Times - 18 May 2021

[News] Amid Burma Killing UNGA Postpones Vote, SG Guterres Praised Army on Child Soldiers - Inner City Press - 17 May 2021

[Opinion Paper] Message to U.S. Citizens: Security Information Update - U.S. Embassy in Burma - 18 May 2021

[News] Many Karen organizations condemn the Dupalaya statement causing confusion over KNU policy - Burma News International (BNI) - 18 May 2021

[News] AAPP: 18-May-2021 | Daily Briefing in Relation to the Military Coup - Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) - 18 May 2021

[Opinion Paper] Keep the faith: Pope's message of hope for devastated Myanmar - Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) - 17 May 2021