December
Week Four: Dec 23 to 31, 2021
In Arakan State, Conflict Prevention Is a Cooperative Endeavour (DMG)
Myanmar Civil Servant Murdered in Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar military ‘fighting for its life’ in face of ‘unprecedented’ resistance to coup (PBS)
Week Three: Dec 16 to 22, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (December 16-23, 2021) (dmg)
The army sniper who put Myanmar’s dictatorship in his sights (Myanmar Now)
UN rapporteur: Rohingya militants kill, abuse refugees in Bangladesh camps (rfa)
Ethnic Armies Condemn Myanmar Junta’s Kayah Massacre (Irrawaddy)
China Facilitates Myanmar Junta and Ethnic Armies’ Talks (Irrawaddy)
Week Two: Dec 08 to 15, 2021
Burma—Arakan Army Warns Of Renewed Violence Amid Growing Military Presence (Military Periscope)
What Happens Next Depends On Myanmar Military, AA Spokesman Says (DMG)
Arakan Army puts Rakhine people on military alert over fears of fighting (Mizzima)
Week One: Dec 01 to 07, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (December 1-7, 2021) (dmg)
November
Week Three: Nov 23 to 30, 2021
Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels (Aljazeera)
Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels (GSNews)
Neighbours raise alarm over teacher arrested in Toungup (Myanmar Now)
Week Three: Nov 16 to 22, 2021
Reporters from Rakhine-based Western News forced into hiding by junta (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Regime Looks to Diplomacy to Gain Legitimacy (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar devotees climb mountain for full moon festival (ucanews)
Burmese devotees scale ‘500-duck mountain’ (TPT)
Myanmar devotees climb '500 Duck Mountain' for full-moon festival (Yahoo News)
Burmese followers scale “500 Duck Mountain”(WA)
Security guarantees remain stumbling block to Tinma villagers’ return (BNI)
Myanmar’s ‘Military Government’ versus ‘National Unity Government’: Which One is Ahead? (MD)
Seizing the State: The Emergence of a Distinct Security Actor in Myanmar (Wilson Center)
Week Two: Nov 8 to 15, 2021
Military suffers major casualties in southern Chin State, resistance force says (MN)
Another clash reported in Maungdaw Township (Myanmar Now)
UNSC deeply concerned over Myanmar (Manila Standard)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Arab News)
Over a year since unofficial ceasefire in Arakan, many homes destroyed by conflict yet to be rebuilt (BNI)
UN’s ‘deep concern’ at Myanmar fighting between Rakhine rebels and military (The Guardian)
Myanmar Coup Leader Meets Senior Officials From China, Japan and Thailand (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Junta Clashes With Arakan Army After Year’s Peace (Irrawaddy)
Locals report new clash between Arakan Army, military in Maungdaw (Myanmar Now)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Dhaka Tribune)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Bangkok Post)
Arakan Army clashes with junta troops in Rakhine state (GeoPioneer)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Mizzima)
Week One: Nov 1 to 7, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (November 1-7, 2021) (DMG)
Shells explode as fire breaks out at military base in northern Rakhine (Myanmar Now)
Charitable foundation to provide food, medicine to people with disabilities in two Arakan State townships (DMG)
Pro-military rallies in some Arakan State townships attract criticism (BNI)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 1 November 2021) (Relief Web)
Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 1 November 2021) (OCHA)
Time to support democracy in Myanmar (New Indian Express)
October
Week Four: Oct 22 to 31, 2021
Asean must step up – or fade into insignificance (MalaysianInsight)
Week Three: Oct 16 to 21, 2021
Myanmar Military Struggles to Adapt to New Kind of Conflict (Irrawaddy)
Week Two: Oct 8 to 15, 2021
Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement is Dead (Irrawaddy)
UPDATE ON MYANMAR COUP (UMC)
Arakan State News Summary (October 1-7, 2021) (DMG)
Week One: Oct 1 to 7, 2021
Global Humanitarian Overview 2021, September Update (Relief Web)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (European Parliament)
Human rights situation in Myanmar (European Parliament)
BURMA Act of 2021
September
Week Four: Sep 24 to 30, 2021
Myanmar Junta Calls ‘Goodwill’ Cease-fire With Ethnic Armed Groups, Omits Anti-Coup Militias (rfa)
Myanmar Humanitarian Fund Update (As of 30 September 2021) (Relief Web)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 30 September 2021)
Nearly Two Dozen Townships in Myanmar Without Internet as Military Tightens Restrictions (rfa)
Interview: Junta Administration in Myanmar’s Rakhine State ‘Has Totally Collapsed, Says Former MP (NPT)
Persecution and Politics: Interview with a Rakhine Law Student in Myanmar (Jurist)
Risks of India getting sucked into Rakhine conflict (nenow)
Military warns people in Buthidaung Township not to provide food to Arakan Army (AA) (Mizzima)
Week Three: Sep 16 to 23, 2021
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 15 September 2021) (reliefweb)
Student group counts at least 25 young activists jailed for protesting internet shutdown, war in Arakan State (dmg)
The AA says COVID-19 vaccine from military council will inoculate in six townships (Mizzima)
Myanmar Junta Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Junta Sentences Youths From Arakan State Students' Union (BNI)
Military Junta Attempts To Undermine AA Rule In Rakhine State (BNI)
Week Two: Sep 8 to 15, 2021
Arakan State’s Turning Points (DMG)
Myanmar Army Faltering, But Will Not Talk (Eastern Link)
Myanmar: Southeast Asia’s Next Frontline of Jihadism? (GRI)
Myanmar, a violent tale of two governments (Nikkei Asia)
Myanmar Military Tells Muslims Not to Contact Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Relief Agencies Should Push for Independent Access to Myanmar’s Rakhine State (Diplomat)
[ The Diplomat ] Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (DPA)
Corruption trial begins for detained former Arakan State ministers (dmg)
Four Arakanese youths released after two-year detention on terrorism charges (dmg)
Military’s summoning of Muslim administrators ‘an attempt to disrupt rule of law’ in Arakan: AA spox (dmg)
IDP women, girls in Arakan State face health concerns amid sanitary pad shortages (dmg)
Pakistan Defense Delegation Made Unannounced Visit to Myanmar Capital (Irrawaddy)
Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (Diplomat)
Week One: Sep 1 to 7, 2021
Loading up for a wider war in Myanmar (Asia Times)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 31 August 2021) (Relief Web)
Villagers detained during Rakhine conflict left in limbo as trials suspended (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon (Irrawaddy)
Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II (Irrawaddy)
Loading up for a wider war in Myanmar (menafn)
China's dictatorship diplomacy in Myanmar (pioneer)
Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast (Irrawaddy)
Nowhere to Run (pvm)
August
Week Four: Aug 23 to 31, 2021
Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (The Diplomat)
The necrometrics of Myanmar's spreading war (menafn)
Arakan Army Rebels Seek ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (TCA)
Arakan Army Rebels Seek ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (flipboard)
Military tells ward administrators in Rakhine towns to inform on Arakan Army (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Military Granted Autonomy to Rebel Group -AA (Arakan Watch)
100,000 Rakhine Conflict Refugees Remain Displaced Nine Months After Truce with Myanmar Army (rfa)
A Daily Struggle for Refugees in Myanmar’s Rakhine State (rfa)
Myanmar Junta Enacts Genocide Law (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Junta Terminates Internet Access in Hpakant (Roxxcloud)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 3): A Rakhine perspective Post-Coup (tea circle)
Arakan Army Eclipsing Government in Administering Myanmar’s Rakhine State Amid Cease-fire (rfa)
Week Three: Aug 16 to 22, 2021
The Kachin Insurgency Could Deal a Heavy Blow to Myanmar’s Military Junta (The Diplomat)
Religious freedom in Myanmar and international law (Financial Express)
At this critical moment, India should not shut doors on Afghans (The Federal)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 2): Hope is the last to die (tea circle)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 1): Heartbroken Kachin youth decides it is time to go back home (tea circle)
A civilian military commander in Myanmar said that in order to ensure the safety and livelihood of the people, military conflicts will be avoided (MN)
Myanmar – Humanitarian Snapshot (August 2021) (morocco news)
Muhyiddin resigns, but status quo remains, likely to stay on as the Prime Minister for at least another year (DPA)
Week Two: Aug 8 to 15, 2021
An Emerging Nation-State Under the Arakan Army’s Leadership (DMG)
As junta directs its attention elsewhere, AA strengthens its hold over Rakhine State (MyanmarNow)
AA chief holds forth on state of Arakan (DMG)
Myanmar Emergency Overview Map (UNHCR)
‘Arakan Army’ Rebels, their Atrocities and Myanmar Military-Style PsyOps (AAS)
Myanmar: Roads To A Federal Army Are Twisted – OpEd (Eurasia View)
Week One: Aug 1 to 7, 2021
Myanmar: Controversial release of villagers by Arakan Army, welcomes Chinese investment (apn news)
ULA/AA to establish its own judicial system in Rakhine State (MN)
Arakan Army extends administrative grip on Rakhine State (FM)
JULY
Week Four: July 23 to 31, 2021
David and Goliath: Myanmar’s Armed Resistance at the Crossroads (The Diplomat)
Food fears for displaced and locked down in Myanmar’s Rakhine (aljazeera)
Arakan State News Summary (July 16-22, 2021) (dmg)
Myanmar’s Junta Annuls 2020 Election Results, Citing Voter Fraud (rfa)
Week Three: July 16 to 22, 2021
Ceasefire Broken in Chin State as Myanmar Junta Troops Clash with Civilian Resistance Fighters (Irrawaddy)
Arakan Army Announces Lockdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Amid COVID Surge (Irrawaddy)
Amartya Sen's memoir: Everywhere at home, never home alone (NH)
Week Two: July 8 to 15, 2021
Myanmar is a danger to its neighbors — will anyone step in? (Gzero)
Myanmar’s Coming Revolution (FA)
Week One: July 1 to 7, 2021
What is the Myanmar military’s ‘four cuts’ strategy? (Aljazeera)
Myanmar Muslims Vulnerable after Coup: Expert (iqna)
Myanmar: Roads to a Federal Army Are Twisted (moderndiplomacy)
India's look east policy should start with Myanmar (NIKKEI)
THE HIDDEN CITY OF MYANMAR (smithsonian)
[ AFP / THE ASEAN POST ] Junta Frees Thousands Of Anti-Coup Protesters (defensepoliticsasia)
Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution? (FP)
Myanmar’s warring military and rebels find common ground in corrupt jade trade (Mongabay)
Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution? (dnyuz)
Report: Corrupt Myanmar Jade Industry Causes Armed Conflict and Enabled Coup (rfa)
Rakhine NGOs Raise Concern Over Rising Number of Child Rape Cases in Western Myanmar (newspostalk)
Rakhine NGOs Raise Concern Over Rising Number of Child Rape Cases in Western Myanmar — Radio Free Asia (tmp)
JUNE
Week Four: June 22 to 30, 2021
Myanmar army ‘tightens grip’ on multibillion dollar jade trade: Report (Aljazeera)
Arakan Army Seizes Weapons From Regime’s Police Force in Rakhine (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar army ‘tightens grip’ on multibillion jade trade: Report | International Trade News (pink report)
The incandescent front of East Asia: the background to the present crisis (International Viewpoint)
How global tech companies support Myanmar’s digital dictatorship (WorldAKKAM)
Pelosi Selects Committee to Probe Capitol Riots (Morocco News)
Western Powers Agree to Withdraw All Foreign Troops From Libya (Morocco News)
Mandalay shootout Worries Myanmar Junta (HandsIndia)
Myanmar Journal: Fake social media accounts spring up to spread false information in Myanmar (digipatrox)
Challenging Rakhine, military narratives (New Age)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 17 June 2021) (ReliefWeb)
Arakan State News Summary (June 16-22, 2021) (dmg)
Arakan Army, allies seek truce talks with govt | The Myanmar Times (mmtimes.com)
Week Three: June 15 to 21, 2021
AA releases remaining soldiers and police detained during Shwe Nadi ferry incident (MN)
Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers (Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 76How did ‘Burma’s Gandhi’ fall from grace in the eyes of the world ? (TSE)
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 76: How did ‘Burma’s Gandhi’ fall from grace in the eyes of the world? (Scroll)
Myanmar: Challenging Rakhine And Military Narratives About Rohingyas – Analysis (Eurasia Review)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 17 June 2021) (Reliefweb)
Rape Among IDPs in Arakan State (BNI)
Week Two: June 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar: Clashes between militants and security forces will likely pose a threat in Rakhine State through December (GardaWorld)
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State (eir)
The Arakan Army and China’s Relationship with Ethnic Armed Organizations in Myanmar (ics)
India worried as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border (Aljazeera)
Casualties from landmines and ERWs in Arakan State on the rise (BNI)
The world needs the G7 to invest in all our futures (ep)
Myanmar’s universal anti-junta sentiment has no precedent (Kootneeti)
Week Two: June 8 to 14, 2021
The Arakan Army, Myanmar military coup and politics of Arakan (tni)
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State (lareflection)
5 rebels of Myanmar-based Arakan Liberation Party arrested in Mizoram (East Mojo)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (dv)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (Greater India)
Five cadre of Myanmar’s outfit Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (nenow)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (newsbox)
Myanmar Junta Drops Charges Against Arakan Army Chief’s Relatives (Irrawaddy)
India frets as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border (wtv)
Myanmar Junta Drops Terrorism Charges and Releases 10 Ethnic Rakhine Figures (RFA)
Week One: June 1 to 7, 2021
Rakhine’s Children Attend School, Ignoring Myanmar’s Boycott (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Regime Isolates Western Town of Paletwa Following Bomb Blasts (Irrawaddy)
MAY
Week Four: May 22 to 30, 2021
These images do not show a military attack in western Myanmar in May 2021 (afp)
Mine clearance ineffective in Arakan State (BNI)
Myanmar is not the next Syria (interpreter)
BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS NEED OUR SUPPORT (Burma Campaign, UK)
Interview: Avinash Paliwal on challenges posed to India by the Taliban and Myanmar’s military coup (scroll.in)
Warriors of the Chin State are no strangers to hardship and repression in Myanmar (IHN)
Chin State combatants are no strangers to hardship, repression in Myanmar (G-News)
Local and International Actors Influencing Inter-Communal Relations in Rakhine State (eirinfo)
Democracy Under Attack (ANFREL)
Week Three: May 15 to 21, 2021
Few Serious Takers for Myanmar Junta’s Election Commission Meeting (rfa)
Post-Coup Myanmar and India’s Response (idsa)
Fire at Myebon Twsp village leaves nearly 70 people homeless (dmg)
Fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin State Drives More Refugees Into Camps, With Food Aid Blocked by Government Troops (rfa)
A complex history and layered present: What determines India’s response to military rule in Myanmar (IE)
Myanmar’s Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield (crisis group)
FB continues ban on Myanmar anti-coup groups: Report (socialnewsxyz)
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal (newsbreak)
How Elise Arya Chen turned childhood abuse into advocacy for Myanmar refugees (Malaysiakini)
Week Two: May 8 to 14, 2021
Facebook is still censoring groups fighting the military coup in Myanmar (rsw)
Myanmar Junta Arrests Former NLD Lawmakers From Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar at the Crossroads (Asia Media Center)
CASS Weekly (CASS)
AA chief’s younger brother faces trial delay (dmg)
Who' s calling whom a terrorist in Myanmar? (MENAFN)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (the star)
Myanmar coup: junta designates government in exile as a ‘terrorist’ group (scmp)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a ‘terrorist’ group (Khmer Times)
Myanmar Classifies Resistance Government as Terrorist Organization (Malaysia Sun)
Burmese junta names shadow government as ‘terrorist’ group (bharatexpressnews)
Chinese drones a killer eye in the sky in Myanmar (menafn)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (abscbn)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (France24)
Myanmar junta designates shadow govt as a ‘terrorist’ group (dawn)
Myanmar shadow govt a ‘terror group’ (Manila Times)
Myanmar military designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (Alarabiya)
Week One: May 1 to 7, 2021
Parents, teachers and students boycott ‘slave education system’ (FM)
After Working With Myanmar’s Regime, Rakhine’s Major Party Remains Divided (Irrawaddy)
Signs of armed resistance in Myanmar (socialnewsxyz)
ASEAN, Myanmar and Rohingya crisis (prothomalo)
Myanmar Refugees Can Approach UNHCR: Manipur HC (drishti)
Myanmar Shadow Government Forms Militia to Oppose Military Junta (rfa)
Journalists struggle to work amid extended internet shutdowns in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Kashmir (cpj)
Myanmar's Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter (sify)
Myanmar’s Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter (socialnews)
Myanmar’s political crisis should be viewed in an objective, impartial way (Khmer Times)
Emergency financial powers granted to Armed Forces to fight against COVID -19 (New Delhi Times)
Everything you need to know about human rights in Myanmar (eliminato)
APRIL
Week Two: April 22 to 30, 2021
After Myanmar’s Military Coup, Arakan Army Accelerates Implementation of the ‘Way of Rakhita’ (HKpost)
Khami people call for end to armed conflict in Arakan State (BNI)
Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report, 28 April 2021 (unicef)
Explainer-Karen rebels step up attacks as Myanmar army struggles to rule (Euro News)
CASS Weekly Update 14 – 28 April 2021 (CASS)
Myanmar coup latest: State TV skimps on details of general’s Jakarta trip (toysmatrix)
Burma (CIA fact book)
Myanmar Fast Facts (abc17)
The World Needs to Pay Attention to the Myanmar ConflictBefore It’s Too Late (Byline Times)
Week Three: April 15 to 21, 2021
Is Burma’s Army in Trouble? Yes, Says a Top Former UN Adviser on the Country (passblue)
Kaladan project | ‘No impact of Myanmar coup or threat from Arakan Army’ (The Hindu)
Who are Myanmar’s ethnic militias? (Economics)
Week Two: April 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar Military Blames ‘Rioters’ for Arson Attacks (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Military Suffers Heavy Casualties in Fierce Fighting With Ethnic Armed Groups (Irrawaddy)
AA Chief Does Not Want Myanmar’s Strikes and Protests in Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
After Myanmar’s Military Coup, Arakan Army Accelerates Implementation of the ‘Way of Rakhita’ (Diplomat)
The Arakan Dream: The Search for Peace in Myanmar’s Rakhine State (Jamestown)
Ethnic Army Alliance Kills 14 Myanmar Police in Dawn Raid as Death Toll Mounts in Bago (rfa)
Myanmar Is on the Precipice of Civil War (Foreign Policy)
Child casualties from landmines and UXO highest in Arakan State: UNICEF (BNI)
Week One: April 1 to 7, 2021
China’s Policy on Myanmar Junta Endangers its Interests: Analyst (Irrawaddy)
China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar’s coup fallout tumbles into a regional emergency (new humanitarian)
The Junta Is Dragging Myanmar Into Full-Blown Civil War (Irrawaddy)
Chinese Troops Gather on Myanmar’s Border to ‘Protect Pipelines’ (Irrawaddy)
MARCH
Week Four: March 22 to 31, 2021
Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups, and why their threats against junta could spiral into more conflict (scmp)
Myanmar’s Arakan Army, Allies Set to Resume Fight Against Tatmadaw Over Civilian Killings (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar's Armed Groups Shifting Loyalty To China? (Asean Post)
China-backed Arakan Army, military coup in Myanmar not a hurdle for strategic Kaladan project (Indiatoday)
Rakhine's Arakan Army joins other minorities in condemning junta (Dhaka Tribune)
Myanmar coup opponents win new support in ethnic borderlands (rappler)
Kaladan project | ‘No impact of Myanmar coup or threat from Arakan Army’ (The Hindu)
India's much-delayed gateway to Southeast Asia is back on track (Asianet)
Myanmar coup opponents win new support in ethnic borderlands (Malaymail)
The Global Arakanese Community Joint Statement Condemning Violence in Burma
CASS Weekly Update 18 – 24 March 2021 (CASS)
Week Three: March 15 to 21, 2021
Facebook Unveils New Penalties on Facebook Groups in Wake of Capitol Riot (newsbreak)
Myanmar: Arakan State’s Military-Run Governing Body Plans Limited Thingyan Festivities (LaptrinhX)
Hopes for a New Democracy in Myanmar: Multiethnic Unity against Military Power (teacircleoxford)
Myanmar’s ethnic nationalities, doctors and teachers against the military coup (iwgia)
India is strangely silent about Myanmar’s coup — there are two strategic reasons (The Point)
Myanmar (Burma) (gcr2p)
Islamist forces eye on Rohingya community (organiser)
Notorious Rebels ‘Kachin Independence Army’ That Once Trained Indian Militants Ambushes Military Bases In Myanmar (ET)
Week Two: March 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar 'delists' Arakan Army as Terror group (Gravitas)
London urges Britons to flee Myanmar (taipeitimes)
Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar, UN warns of 'crimes against humanity' (France24)
UN warns of ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar as junta accuses Suu Kyi of corruption (France24)
UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar; death toll at least 70 (Eleven)
Six killed in Myanmar as UN condemns protest crackdown (dunya)
‘It’s Better to Walk Through a Minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s Army Speak (NY Times)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (nasdaq)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (wkzo)
Myanmar Military Using Battle Tactics Against Protesters, Says Amnesty International (thewire)
Myanmar revokes Arakan Army's terrorist designation (Xinhua)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Rappler)
Myanmar junta removes Arakan Army from terrorist list (The Economics Times)
Myanmar Protesters Rally as Army Accused of Using Battle Tactics (tolo)
Myanmar: Arakan Army Removed From Terrorist List, Remains Unlawful Association (Eurosiaview)
Myanmar's military junta removes Rakhine rebels from list of terrorist groups (wion)
Junta delists 'Arakan Army' as terror group in Myanmar (YS)
Militer Myanmar Hapus Kelompok Pemberontak Rakhine dari Daftar Teroris (tempo)
Myanmar military removes rebel Arakan Army from ‘terrorist’ list (Aljazeera)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Reuters)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (yahoo)
Myanmar’s military junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (FE)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (United States News)
Myanmar junta declares Rakhine rebels no longer terrorists (freemalaysian)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Straits Times)
Myanmar revokes Arakan Army’s terrorist designation (socialnews)
Mizoram-Myanmar road project nearing completion: CM (Eastmojo)
Myanmar Presidential Statement (SecutiryCouncilReport)
India-Myanmar road project nearing completion: Mizoram CM (Outlook)
India-Myanmar road project nearing completion Mizoram CM (Theweek)
‘A heart of darkness’: Victims of Myanmar’s army describe decades of brutality (Irish Times)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (devdiscourse)
Myanmar Junta Removes Rakhine Rebels From Terrorist List (USnews)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (StreetInsider)
‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak (bdnews24)
Week One: March 1 to 7, 2021
Myanmar's ethnic groups have long suffered from military brutality. The junta gave them a common foe (cnn)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews (HRC)
The Myanmar 2021 Coup And Aung San Suu Kyi – OpEd (Eurasiareview)
FEBRUARY
Rakhine nationalism and the rise of the Arakan Army (FM)
Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict (cfr)Myanmar Roung Up : January 2021 (vifindia)
In the news: Myanmar’s conflict and crises (thenewhumanitarian)
JANUARY
Myanmar's Rakhine problem is a domestic and international challenge (opinion)
Burma: Key Issues in 2021 (cesreport)
Calls For Myanmar Govt to Scrap Terrorist Label for Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Polls still not legal even if Tatmadaw- AA negotiation succeeds: NLD (Narinjara)
Arakan Army releases abducted NLD members (Myanmarmix)
Week Four: Dec 23 to 31, 2021
In Arakan State, Conflict Prevention Is a Cooperative Endeavour (DMG)
Myanmar Civil Servant Murdered in Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar military ‘fighting for its life’ in face of ‘unprecedented’ resistance to coup (PBS)
Week Three: Dec 16 to 22, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (December 16-23, 2021) (dmg)
The army sniper who put Myanmar’s dictatorship in his sights (Myanmar Now)
UN rapporteur: Rohingya militants kill, abuse refugees in Bangladesh camps (rfa)
Ethnic Armies Condemn Myanmar Junta’s Kayah Massacre (Irrawaddy)
China Facilitates Myanmar Junta and Ethnic Armies’ Talks (Irrawaddy)
Week Two: Dec 08 to 15, 2021
Burma—Arakan Army Warns Of Renewed Violence Amid Growing Military Presence (Military Periscope)
What Happens Next Depends On Myanmar Military, AA Spokesman Says (DMG)
Arakan Army puts Rakhine people on military alert over fears of fighting (Mizzima)
Week One: Dec 01 to 07, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (December 1-7, 2021) (dmg)
November
Week Three: Nov 23 to 30, 2021
Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels (Aljazeera)
Rumbles in Rakhine amid strains between Myanmar military, rebels (GSNews)
Neighbours raise alarm over teacher arrested in Toungup (Myanmar Now)
Week Three: Nov 16 to 22, 2021
Reporters from Rakhine-based Western News forced into hiding by junta (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Regime Looks to Diplomacy to Gain Legitimacy (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar devotees climb mountain for full moon festival (ucanews)
Burmese devotees scale ‘500-duck mountain’ (TPT)
Myanmar devotees climb '500 Duck Mountain' for full-moon festival (Yahoo News)
Burmese followers scale “500 Duck Mountain”(WA)
Security guarantees remain stumbling block to Tinma villagers’ return (BNI)
Myanmar’s ‘Military Government’ versus ‘National Unity Government’: Which One is Ahead? (MD)
Seizing the State: The Emergence of a Distinct Security Actor in Myanmar (Wilson Center)
Week Two: Nov 8 to 15, 2021
Military suffers major casualties in southern Chin State, resistance force says (MN)
Another clash reported in Maungdaw Township (Myanmar Now)
UNSC deeply concerned over Myanmar (Manila Standard)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Arab News)
Over a year since unofficial ceasefire in Arakan, many homes destroyed by conflict yet to be rebuilt (BNI)
UN’s ‘deep concern’ at Myanmar fighting between Rakhine rebels and military (The Guardian)
Myanmar Coup Leader Meets Senior Officials From China, Japan and Thailand (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Junta Clashes With Arakan Army After Year’s Peace (Irrawaddy)
Locals report new clash between Arakan Army, military in Maungdaw (Myanmar Now)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Dhaka Tribune)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Bangkok Post)
Arakan Army clashes with junta troops in Rakhine state (GeoPioneer)
Rakhine rebels in first clash with Myanmar troops since coup (Mizzima)
Week One: Nov 1 to 7, 2021
Arakan State News Summary (November 1-7, 2021) (DMG)
Shells explode as fire breaks out at military base in northern Rakhine (Myanmar Now)
Charitable foundation to provide food, medicine to people with disabilities in two Arakan State townships (DMG)
Pro-military rallies in some Arakan State townships attract criticism (BNI)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 1 November 2021) (Relief Web)
Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 1 November 2021) (OCHA)
Time to support democracy in Myanmar (New Indian Express)
October
Week Four: Oct 22 to 31, 2021
Asean must step up – or fade into insignificance (MalaysianInsight)
Week Three: Oct 16 to 21, 2021
Myanmar Military Struggles to Adapt to New Kind of Conflict (Irrawaddy)
Week Two: Oct 8 to 15, 2021
Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement is Dead (Irrawaddy)
UPDATE ON MYANMAR COUP (UMC)
Arakan State News Summary (October 1-7, 2021) (DMG)
Week One: Oct 1 to 7, 2021
Global Humanitarian Overview 2021, September Update (Relief Web)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (European Parliament)
Human rights situation in Myanmar (European Parliament)
BURMA Act of 2021
September
Week Four: Sep 24 to 30, 2021
Myanmar Junta Calls ‘Goodwill’ Cease-fire With Ethnic Armed Groups, Omits Anti-Coup Militias (rfa)
Myanmar Humanitarian Fund Update (As of 30 September 2021) (Relief Web)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 30 September 2021)
Nearly Two Dozen Townships in Myanmar Without Internet as Military Tightens Restrictions (rfa)
Interview: Junta Administration in Myanmar’s Rakhine State ‘Has Totally Collapsed, Says Former MP (NPT)
Persecution and Politics: Interview with a Rakhine Law Student in Myanmar (Jurist)
Risks of India getting sucked into Rakhine conflict (nenow)
Military warns people in Buthidaung Township not to provide food to Arakan Army (AA) (Mizzima)
Week Three: Sep 16 to 23, 2021
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 15 September 2021) (reliefweb)
Student group counts at least 25 young activists jailed for protesting internet shutdown, war in Arakan State (dmg)
The AA says COVID-19 vaccine from military council will inoculate in six townships (Mizzima)
Myanmar Junta Offers COVID-19 Vaccines to Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Junta Sentences Youths From Arakan State Students' Union (BNI)
Military Junta Attempts To Undermine AA Rule In Rakhine State (BNI)
Week Two: Sep 8 to 15, 2021
Arakan State’s Turning Points (DMG)
Myanmar Army Faltering, But Will Not Talk (Eastern Link)
Myanmar: Southeast Asia’s Next Frontline of Jihadism? (GRI)
Myanmar, a violent tale of two governments (Nikkei Asia)
Myanmar Military Tells Muslims Not to Contact Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Relief Agencies Should Push for Independent Access to Myanmar’s Rakhine State (Diplomat)
[ The Diplomat ] Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (DPA)
Corruption trial begins for detained former Arakan State ministers (dmg)
Four Arakanese youths released after two-year detention on terrorism charges (dmg)
Military’s summoning of Muslim administrators ‘an attempt to disrupt rule of law’ in Arakan: AA spox (dmg)
IDP women, girls in Arakan State face health concerns amid sanitary pad shortages (dmg)
Pakistan Defense Delegation Made Unannounced Visit to Myanmar Capital (Irrawaddy)
Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (Diplomat)
Week One: Sep 1 to 7, 2021
Loading up for a wider war in Myanmar (Asia Times)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 31 August 2021) (Relief Web)
Villagers detained during Rakhine conflict left in limbo as trials suspended (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Regime Transfers Political Prisoners Out of Yangon (Irrawaddy)
Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II (Irrawaddy)
Loading up for a wider war in Myanmar (menafn)
China's dictatorship diplomacy in Myanmar (pioneer)
Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast (Irrawaddy)
Nowhere to Run (pvm)
August
Week Four: Aug 23 to 31, 2021
Arakan Army Seeks to Build ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (The Diplomat)
The necrometrics of Myanmar's spreading war (menafn)
Arakan Army Rebels Seek ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (TCA)
Arakan Army Rebels Seek ‘Inclusive’ Administration in Rakhine State (flipboard)
Military tells ward administrators in Rakhine towns to inform on Arakan Army (Myanmar Now)
Myanmar Military Granted Autonomy to Rebel Group -AA (Arakan Watch)
100,000 Rakhine Conflict Refugees Remain Displaced Nine Months After Truce with Myanmar Army (rfa)
A Daily Struggle for Refugees in Myanmar’s Rakhine State (rfa)
Myanmar Junta Enacts Genocide Law (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Junta Terminates Internet Access in Hpakant (Roxxcloud)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 3): A Rakhine perspective Post-Coup (tea circle)
Arakan Army Eclipsing Government in Administering Myanmar’s Rakhine State Amid Cease-fire (rfa)
Week Three: Aug 16 to 22, 2021
The Kachin Insurgency Could Deal a Heavy Blow to Myanmar’s Military Junta (The Diplomat)
Religious freedom in Myanmar and international law (Financial Express)
At this critical moment, India should not shut doors on Afghans (The Federal)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 2): Hope is the last to die (tea circle)
Real Stories Not Tales, A Collection of Youth Stories (Part 1): Heartbroken Kachin youth decides it is time to go back home (tea circle)
A civilian military commander in Myanmar said that in order to ensure the safety and livelihood of the people, military conflicts will be avoided (MN)
Myanmar – Humanitarian Snapshot (August 2021) (morocco news)
Muhyiddin resigns, but status quo remains, likely to stay on as the Prime Minister for at least another year (DPA)
Week Two: Aug 8 to 15, 2021
An Emerging Nation-State Under the Arakan Army’s Leadership (DMG)
As junta directs its attention elsewhere, AA strengthens its hold over Rakhine State (MyanmarNow)
AA chief holds forth on state of Arakan (DMG)
Myanmar Emergency Overview Map (UNHCR)
‘Arakan Army’ Rebels, their Atrocities and Myanmar Military-Style PsyOps (AAS)
Myanmar: Roads To A Federal Army Are Twisted – OpEd (Eurasia View)
Week One: Aug 1 to 7, 2021
Myanmar: Controversial release of villagers by Arakan Army, welcomes Chinese investment (apn news)
ULA/AA to establish its own judicial system in Rakhine State (MN)
Arakan Army extends administrative grip on Rakhine State (FM)
JULY
Week Four: July 23 to 31, 2021
David and Goliath: Myanmar’s Armed Resistance at the Crossroads (The Diplomat)
Food fears for displaced and locked down in Myanmar’s Rakhine (aljazeera)
Arakan State News Summary (July 16-22, 2021) (dmg)
Myanmar’s Junta Annuls 2020 Election Results, Citing Voter Fraud (rfa)
Week Three: July 16 to 22, 2021
Ceasefire Broken in Chin State as Myanmar Junta Troops Clash with Civilian Resistance Fighters (Irrawaddy)
Arakan Army Announces Lockdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State Amid COVID Surge (Irrawaddy)
Amartya Sen's memoir: Everywhere at home, never home alone (NH)
Week Two: July 8 to 15, 2021
Myanmar is a danger to its neighbors — will anyone step in? (Gzero)
Myanmar’s Coming Revolution (FA)
Week One: July 1 to 7, 2021
What is the Myanmar military’s ‘four cuts’ strategy? (Aljazeera)
Myanmar Muslims Vulnerable after Coup: Expert (iqna)
Myanmar: Roads to a Federal Army Are Twisted (moderndiplomacy)
India's look east policy should start with Myanmar (NIKKEI)
THE HIDDEN CITY OF MYANMAR (smithsonian)
[ AFP / THE ASEAN POST ] Junta Frees Thousands Of Anti-Coup Protesters (defensepoliticsasia)
Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution? (FP)
Myanmar’s warring military and rebels find common ground in corrupt jade trade (Mongabay)
Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution? (dnyuz)
Report: Corrupt Myanmar Jade Industry Causes Armed Conflict and Enabled Coup (rfa)
Rakhine NGOs Raise Concern Over Rising Number of Child Rape Cases in Western Myanmar (newspostalk)
Rakhine NGOs Raise Concern Over Rising Number of Child Rape Cases in Western Myanmar — Radio Free Asia (tmp)
JUNE
Week Four: June 22 to 30, 2021
Myanmar army ‘tightens grip’ on multibillion dollar jade trade: Report (Aljazeera)
Arakan Army Seizes Weapons From Regime’s Police Force in Rakhine (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar army ‘tightens grip’ on multibillion jade trade: Report | International Trade News (pink report)
The incandescent front of East Asia: the background to the present crisis (International Viewpoint)
How global tech companies support Myanmar’s digital dictatorship (WorldAKKAM)
Pelosi Selects Committee to Probe Capitol Riots (Morocco News)
Western Powers Agree to Withdraw All Foreign Troops From Libya (Morocco News)
Mandalay shootout Worries Myanmar Junta (HandsIndia)
Myanmar Journal: Fake social media accounts spring up to spread false information in Myanmar (digipatrox)
Challenging Rakhine, military narratives (New Age)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 17 June 2021) (ReliefWeb)
Arakan State News Summary (June 16-22, 2021) (dmg)
Arakan Army, allies seek truce talks with govt | The Myanmar Times (mmtimes.com)
Week Three: June 15 to 21, 2021
AA releases remaining soldiers and police detained during Shwe Nadi ferry incident (MN)
Arakan Army Frees Myanmar Junta Soldiers (Irrawaddy)
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 76How did ‘Burma’s Gandhi’ fall from grace in the eyes of the world ? (TSE)
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 76: How did ‘Burma’s Gandhi’ fall from grace in the eyes of the world? (Scroll)
Myanmar: Challenging Rakhine And Military Narratives About Rohingyas – Analysis (Eurasia Review)
Myanmar: Displacement due to Myanmar Armed Forces & Arakan Army conflict in Rakhine and Chin States (As of 17 June 2021) (Reliefweb)
Rape Among IDPs in Arakan State (BNI)
Week Two: June 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar: Clashes between militants and security forces will likely pose a threat in Rakhine State through December (GardaWorld)
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State (eir)
The Arakan Army and China’s Relationship with Ethnic Armed Organizations in Myanmar (ics)
India worried as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border (Aljazeera)
Casualties from landmines and ERWs in Arakan State on the rise (BNI)
The world needs the G7 to invest in all our futures (ep)
Myanmar’s universal anti-junta sentiment has no precedent (Kootneeti)
Week Two: June 8 to 14, 2021
The Arakan Army, Myanmar military coup and politics of Arakan (tni)
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State (lareflection)
5 rebels of Myanmar-based Arakan Liberation Party arrested in Mizoram (East Mojo)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (dv)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (Greater India)
Five cadre of Myanmar’s outfit Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (nenow)
Five Arakan Liberation Party cadre held in Mizoram (newsbox)
Myanmar Junta Drops Charges Against Arakan Army Chief’s Relatives (Irrawaddy)
India frets as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border (wtv)
Myanmar Junta Drops Terrorism Charges and Releases 10 Ethnic Rakhine Figures (RFA)
Week One: June 1 to 7, 2021
Rakhine’s Children Attend School, Ignoring Myanmar’s Boycott (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Regime Isolates Western Town of Paletwa Following Bomb Blasts (Irrawaddy)
MAY
Week Four: May 22 to 30, 2021
These images do not show a military attack in western Myanmar in May 2021 (afp)
Mine clearance ineffective in Arakan State (BNI)
Myanmar is not the next Syria (interpreter)
BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS NEED OUR SUPPORT (Burma Campaign, UK)
Interview: Avinash Paliwal on challenges posed to India by the Taliban and Myanmar’s military coup (scroll.in)
Warriors of the Chin State are no strangers to hardship and repression in Myanmar (IHN)
Chin State combatants are no strangers to hardship, repression in Myanmar (G-News)
Local and International Actors Influencing Inter-Communal Relations in Rakhine State (eirinfo)
Democracy Under Attack (ANFREL)
Week Three: May 15 to 21, 2021
Few Serious Takers for Myanmar Junta’s Election Commission Meeting (rfa)
Post-Coup Myanmar and India’s Response (idsa)
Fire at Myebon Twsp village leaves nearly 70 people homeless (dmg)
Fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin State Drives More Refugees Into Camps, With Food Aid Blocked by Government Troops (rfa)
A complex history and layered present: What determines India’s response to military rule in Myanmar (IE)
Myanmar’s Military Struggles to Control the Virtual Battlefield (crisis group)
FB continues ban on Myanmar anti-coup groups: Report (socialnewsxyz)
Myanmar anti-coup fighters retreat from town as U.S. makes appeal (newsbreak)
How Elise Arya Chen turned childhood abuse into advocacy for Myanmar refugees (Malaysiakini)
Week Two: May 8 to 14, 2021
Facebook is still censoring groups fighting the military coup in Myanmar (rsw)
Myanmar Junta Arrests Former NLD Lawmakers From Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar at the Crossroads (Asia Media Center)
CASS Weekly (CASS)
AA chief’s younger brother faces trial delay (dmg)
Who' s calling whom a terrorist in Myanmar? (MENAFN)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (the star)
Myanmar coup: junta designates government in exile as a ‘terrorist’ group (scmp)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a ‘terrorist’ group (Khmer Times)
Myanmar Classifies Resistance Government as Terrorist Organization (Malaysia Sun)
Burmese junta names shadow government as ‘terrorist’ group (bharatexpressnews)
Chinese drones a killer eye in the sky in Myanmar (menafn)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (abscbn)
Myanmar junta designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (France24)
Myanmar junta designates shadow govt as a ‘terrorist’ group (dawn)
Myanmar shadow govt a ‘terror group’ (Manila Times)
Myanmar military designates shadow government as a 'terrorist' group (Alarabiya)
Week One: May 1 to 7, 2021
Parents, teachers and students boycott ‘slave education system’ (FM)
After Working With Myanmar’s Regime, Rakhine’s Major Party Remains Divided (Irrawaddy)
Signs of armed resistance in Myanmar (socialnewsxyz)
ASEAN, Myanmar and Rohingya crisis (prothomalo)
Myanmar Refugees Can Approach UNHCR: Manipur HC (drishti)
Myanmar Shadow Government Forms Militia to Oppose Military Junta (rfa)
Journalists struggle to work amid extended internet shutdowns in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Kashmir (cpj)
Myanmar's Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter (sify)
Myanmar’s Kachin rebels shoot down military helicopter (socialnews)
Myanmar’s political crisis should be viewed in an objective, impartial way (Khmer Times)
Emergency financial powers granted to Armed Forces to fight against COVID -19 (New Delhi Times)
Everything you need to know about human rights in Myanmar (eliminato)
APRIL
Week Two: April 22 to 30, 2021
After Myanmar’s Military Coup, Arakan Army Accelerates Implementation of the ‘Way of Rakhita’ (HKpost)
Khami people call for end to armed conflict in Arakan State (BNI)
Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report, 28 April 2021 (unicef)
Explainer-Karen rebels step up attacks as Myanmar army struggles to rule (Euro News)
CASS Weekly Update 14 – 28 April 2021 (CASS)
Myanmar coup latest: State TV skimps on details of general’s Jakarta trip (toysmatrix)
Burma (CIA fact book)
Myanmar Fast Facts (abc17)
The World Needs to Pay Attention to the Myanmar ConflictBefore It’s Too Late (Byline Times)
Week Three: April 15 to 21, 2021
Is Burma’s Army in Trouble? Yes, Says a Top Former UN Adviser on the Country (passblue)
Kaladan project | ‘No impact of Myanmar coup or threat from Arakan Army’ (The Hindu)
Who are Myanmar’s ethnic militias? (Economics)
Week Two: April 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar Military Blames ‘Rioters’ for Arson Attacks (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar Military Suffers Heavy Casualties in Fierce Fighting With Ethnic Armed Groups (Irrawaddy)
AA Chief Does Not Want Myanmar’s Strikes and Protests in Rakhine State (Irrawaddy)
After Myanmar’s Military Coup, Arakan Army Accelerates Implementation of the ‘Way of Rakhita’ (Diplomat)
The Arakan Dream: The Search for Peace in Myanmar’s Rakhine State (Jamestown)
Ethnic Army Alliance Kills 14 Myanmar Police in Dawn Raid as Death Toll Mounts in Bago (rfa)
Myanmar Is on the Precipice of Civil War (Foreign Policy)
Child casualties from landmines and UXO highest in Arakan State: UNICEF (BNI)
Week One: April 1 to 7, 2021
China’s Policy on Myanmar Junta Endangers its Interests: Analyst (Irrawaddy)
China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar’s coup fallout tumbles into a regional emergency (new humanitarian)
The Junta Is Dragging Myanmar Into Full-Blown Civil War (Irrawaddy)
Chinese Troops Gather on Myanmar’s Border to ‘Protect Pipelines’ (Irrawaddy)
MARCH
Week Four: March 22 to 31, 2021
Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups, and why their threats against junta could spiral into more conflict (scmp)
Myanmar’s Arakan Army, Allies Set to Resume Fight Against Tatmadaw Over Civilian Killings (Irrawaddy)
Myanmar's Armed Groups Shifting Loyalty To China? (Asean Post)
China-backed Arakan Army, military coup in Myanmar not a hurdle for strategic Kaladan project (Indiatoday)
Rakhine's Arakan Army joins other minorities in condemning junta (Dhaka Tribune)
Myanmar coup opponents win new support in ethnic borderlands (rappler)
Kaladan project | ‘No impact of Myanmar coup or threat from Arakan Army’ (The Hindu)
India's much-delayed gateway to Southeast Asia is back on track (Asianet)
Myanmar coup opponents win new support in ethnic borderlands (Malaymail)
The Global Arakanese Community Joint Statement Condemning Violence in Burma
CASS Weekly Update 18 – 24 March 2021 (CASS)
Week Three: March 15 to 21, 2021
Facebook Unveils New Penalties on Facebook Groups in Wake of Capitol Riot (newsbreak)
Myanmar: Arakan State’s Military-Run Governing Body Plans Limited Thingyan Festivities (LaptrinhX)
Hopes for a New Democracy in Myanmar: Multiethnic Unity against Military Power (teacircleoxford)
Myanmar’s ethnic nationalities, doctors and teachers against the military coup (iwgia)
India is strangely silent about Myanmar’s coup — there are two strategic reasons (The Point)
Myanmar (Burma) (gcr2p)
Islamist forces eye on Rohingya community (organiser)
Notorious Rebels ‘Kachin Independence Army’ That Once Trained Indian Militants Ambushes Military Bases In Myanmar (ET)
Week Two: March 8 to 14, 2021
Myanmar 'delists' Arakan Army as Terror group (Gravitas)
London urges Britons to flee Myanmar (taipeitimes)
Britain tells citizens to quit Myanmar, UN warns of 'crimes against humanity' (France24)
UN warns of ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar as junta accuses Suu Kyi of corruption (France24)
UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar; death toll at least 70 (Eleven)
Six killed in Myanmar as UN condemns protest crackdown (dunya)
‘It’s Better to Walk Through a Minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s Army Speak (NY Times)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (nasdaq)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (wkzo)
Myanmar Military Using Battle Tactics Against Protesters, Says Amnesty International (thewire)
Myanmar revokes Arakan Army's terrorist designation (Xinhua)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Rappler)
Myanmar junta removes Arakan Army from terrorist list (The Economics Times)
Myanmar Protesters Rally as Army Accused of Using Battle Tactics (tolo)
Myanmar: Arakan Army Removed From Terrorist List, Remains Unlawful Association (Eurosiaview)
Myanmar's military junta removes Rakhine rebels from list of terrorist groups (wion)
Junta delists 'Arakan Army' as terror group in Myanmar (YS)
Militer Myanmar Hapus Kelompok Pemberontak Rakhine dari Daftar Teroris (tempo)
Myanmar military removes rebel Arakan Army from ‘terrorist’ list (Aljazeera)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Reuters)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (yahoo)
Myanmar’s military junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (FE)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (United States News)
Myanmar junta declares Rakhine rebels no longer terrorists (freemalaysian)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (Straits Times)
Myanmar revokes Arakan Army’s terrorist designation (socialnews)
Mizoram-Myanmar road project nearing completion: CM (Eastmojo)
Myanmar Presidential Statement (SecutiryCouncilReport)
India-Myanmar road project nearing completion: Mizoram CM (Outlook)
India-Myanmar road project nearing completion Mizoram CM (Theweek)
‘A heart of darkness’: Victims of Myanmar’s army describe decades of brutality (Irish Times)
Myanmar junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list (devdiscourse)
Myanmar Junta Removes Rakhine Rebels From Terrorist List (USnews)
Myanmar protesters stage rallies as army accused of using battle tactics (StreetInsider)
‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak (bdnews24)
Week One: March 1 to 7, 2021
Myanmar's ethnic groups have long suffered from military brutality. The junta gave them a common foe (cnn)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas H. Andrews (HRC)
The Myanmar 2021 Coup And Aung San Suu Kyi – OpEd (Eurasiareview)
FEBRUARY
Rakhine nationalism and the rise of the Arakan Army (FM)
Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict (cfr)Myanmar Roung Up : January 2021 (vifindia)
In the news: Myanmar’s conflict and crises (thenewhumanitarian)
JANUARY
Myanmar's Rakhine problem is a domestic and international challenge (opinion)
Burma: Key Issues in 2021 (cesreport)
Calls For Myanmar Govt to Scrap Terrorist Label for Arakan Army (Irrawaddy)
Polls still not legal even if Tatmadaw- AA negotiation succeeds: NLD (Narinjara)
Arakan Army releases abducted NLD members (Myanmarmix)
