Myanmar or Burma
- Myanmar War Map - Google Mapswww.google.com Myanmar War Map - Google My Maps
Tick / untick boxes in the Legend to focus on specific aspects. This map is as accurate as possible using the information I have access to, but I do not have any special sources and am mostly just relying on limited English language news sources for information. As such, lines of control are approxi...
Map of Myammar showing territories controlled by different factions, as posted by Twitter user "Myanmar War Map".
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- Myanmar accounts for more than 10% of world's rare earth supply
This supply is in jeopardy since the shut down of the Chinese border and mining operations since KIA take over of the mining hub in Kachin State. Sources: https://twitter.com/nicholas6284/status/1853418777494577355 https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/critical-metals-investing/rare-earth-investing/rare-earth-metal-production/
- Reduced Myanmar supply 'to drive rare-earth prices higher' - Global Times
The suspension of mining operations in Myanmar... could lead to a shortage in the supply of these materials, a research report released by Huatai Securities said.
Myanmar accounts for more than 50 percent of the global heavy rare-earth supply, and given the current situation in Myanmar, the rare-earth market prices are likely to experience a sustained increase, Wu Chenhui, an independent industry analyst who closely follows the industry, told the Global Times on Sunday.
- Reports of Increased Toll Fee Collection by Military Junta Police and BGF at Thaton-Bilin-Kyaikto Entry Gateswww.bnionline.net Reports of Increased Toll Fee Collection by Military Junta Police and BGF at Thaton-Bilin-Kyaikto Entry Gates
Vehicle drivers have reported that police forces under the military junta, along with Border Guard Forces (BGF), are excessively increasing toll fees at the entry gates of Thaton-Bilin-Kyaikto towns on the Mawlamyine-Yangon highway. Police and BGF personnel are stationed along the Thaton-Bilin-Kyaik...
- Wa occupiers’ recruitment practices alarm locals in northern Shan State townshipmyanmar-now.org Wa occupiers’ recruitment practices alarm locals in northern Shan State township
Some civilians, who fear the United Wa State Army intends to conscript recruits for indefinite periods of service, also said they were uneasy about the armed group’s alleged policy of taking children from their home villages to attend schools in the nearest town
- Conscripts from Central Myanmar Face Heavy Losses on Arakan Frontwww.narinjara.com Conscripts from Central Myanmar Face Heavy Losses on Arakan Front
New recruits trained by the military regime in Yangon, Ayeyarwady, and Magway regions are being sent in large numbers to fight in Arakan State, where they are suffering high casualty rates, according to a report by the Burma Affairs & Conflict Study (BACS).
- Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmarapnews.com Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
Before the offensive, the military’s control had seemed firmly ensconced with its vast superiority in troops and firepower, and aided with material support from Russia and China.
- Arakan Army claims Rohingya militias fighting alongside military near Bangladesh-Myanmar bordermyanmar-now.org Arakan Army claims Rohingya militias fighting alongside military near Bangladesh-Myanmar border
Rakhine State’s largest and most powerful ethnic armed organisation said members of three Rohingya militias were collaborating with the Myanmar military in the ongoing fight for control of the state’s Maungdaw Township
- Junta Arrests Son-in-Law of Ex-Myanmar Dictator for ‘Damaging State Peace and Stability’
The Myanmar military junta has arrested and filed a case against the son-in-law of the country’s ex-dictator Than Shwe for allegedly “damaging the state’s peace and stability” through his Facebook posts, in a challenge to the old dictator who handpicked the current regime leader as military chief in 2011.
- Over 20,000 Conscripted Recentlywww.bnionline.net Over 20,000 Conscripted Recently
The junta conscripted more than 20,000 people nationwide during the third, fourth, and fifth rounds of conscription according to data gathered by Burma Affairs and Conflict Studies (BACS). It was easier for the junta to conscript people in the first two conscription rounds as people who supported th...
- China blocks all goods entering Myanmar through Muse and Mongla gatesmyanmar-now.org China blocks all goods entering Myanmar through Muse and Mongla gates
The move, effectively ending all remaining border trade between the two countries, is aimed at pressuring groups opposed Myanmar’s junta
- Four Russian Warships Arrive in Myanmar for Naval Exercises with Military Juntawww.narinjara.com Four Russian Warships Arrive in Myanmar for Naval Exercises with Military Junta
According to reports from junta-owned newspapers, four warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet have arrived in Myanmar to take part in military drills with the junta's navy.
- 11 dead, at least 60 missing after boat accident in Myanmar’s southernmost regionmyanmar-now.org 11 dead, at least 60 missing after boat accident in Myanmar’s southernmost region
Of over 80 passengers on the boat, which was travelling near the coast of Palaw Township on Myanmar’s Andaman Sea coast, most were students returning to school after spending the Thadingyut holiday at home
- China Shuts Border as Kachin Fighters ‘Seize Pangwa’
China has closed its border crossing with Pangwa in northern Myanmar after the ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) reportedly seized control of the border town.
The KIA and its allies last week seized the headquarters of junta-aligned Border Guard Force Battalion 1002 in Lu Pyi village, about 10 km from Pangwa, which is a rare-earth mining hub.
- TNLA Levying Vehicle Tax in Lashio Townshipwww.bnionline.net TNLA Levying Vehicle Tax in Lashio Township
Though the residents of Einaing Village in Lashio Township, are already facing economic hardships they now face the additional challenge of paying a vehicle tax being imposed by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). The TNLA checkpoint in Einaing Village, to the west of Lashio Town, has been i...
- Chinese envoy holds talks with Kachin armed group after fall of rare-earth mining townmyanmar-now.org Chinese envoy holds talks with Kachin armed group after fall of rare-earth mining town
The official reportedly urged senior leaders of the Kachin Independence Organisation to end their offensive against Myanmar’s military
- Karen Resistance Seizes Key Junta Stronghold Near Myawaddy
The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU), and allied resistance groups captured the hilltop artillery base on Thursday after a four-month siege, the resistance groups told the media.
- The Junta Cuts Off Phone and Internet Services Across Arakan State, Except in Three Townshipswww.narinjara.com The Junta Cuts Off Phone and Internet Services Across Arakan State, Except in Three Townships
All phone and internet services in Arakan State have been suspended by the junta, with the exception of Sittwe, Ann, and Gwa, which are still governed by the military.
- UWSA Protecting Scam Centre Set up in Tangyan Township, Shan State
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is providing protection for a scam centre that recently set up in a remote area of Tangyan Township, shortly after UWSA troops moved into the township.
- AA Rescues 16 Bangladeshi Fishermen Attacked by Pirates, Hands Them Over to Bangladesh Authoritieswww.narinjara.com AA Rescues 16 Bangladeshi Fishermen Attacked by Pirates, Hands Them Over to Bangladesh Authorities
On October 14, the Arakan Army (AA) declared in a statement that it had successfully rescued sixteen Bangladeshi people who had been left behind in the Bay of Bengal.
On October 14, the Arakan Army (AA) declared in a statement that it had successfully rescued sixteen Bangladeshi people who had been left behind in the Bay of Bengal. After being rescued by the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government's Coast Guard, they were turned over to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
- Junta traffic checkpoint officer shot on crowded street in Mandalaymyanmar-now.org Junta traffic checkpoint officer shot on crowded street in Mandalay
The squads of regime personnel and Pyu Saw Htee militia members manning traffic checkpoints have gained a reputation for trapping passing civilians and extorting bribes
- China Reportedly Planning to Welcome Myanmar Junta Boss
China is preparing to welcome Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in the near future, a move that could be seen not only as a major policy shift on the part of Beijing toward the regime, but also as giving some much-desired legitimacy to the junta, which is reeling from a nationwide armed resistance movement.
- TNLA Defeats Final Myanmar Junta Base in Hsipaw Township
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has seized Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State after defeating the last Myanmar junta battalion headquarters outside the town, despite Chinese demands to stop fighting the regime.
- Myanmar Junta Prepares Assault to Recapture Lashio
The military regime is organizing three columns of troops in Mongyai, Namlan and Tangyan towns respectively to retake Lashio, the capital of northern Shan State near the Chinese border, according to sources.
