Hi folks, here’s another weekly update. Internal Politics Cyclone Mocha aftermath: Water-borne diseases and food insecurity persist Two weeks after Cyclone Mocha, water-borne diseases have been spreading and food insecurity remains intact according to a UN official. On June 2, the country representative of the UNDP Titon Mitra said that the cyclone wiped out homes, … Continue reading Weekly Update 068

May has come and gone. It took away the summer heat, but gave us a catastrophic storm. With Cyclone Mocha devastated our war-torn nation, we find our way to relief and resettlement for the storm-affected communities while continuing the resistance against the military regime. This month, many of us reminisced about the Cyclone Nargis, then … Continue reading Freedom Memoir, Vol. 3, Issue. 5

Folks, it’s not safe for Myanmar people everywhere whether they are inside or outside the regime’s territory. This week we received concerning news from Myinchan and Daik Oo prisons where political prisoners were taken away by the guards, and their whereabouts are unknown. Some raised concerns about the torture during interrogation. Mass arrests of Myanmar … Continue reading Weekly Update: 067

On April 11, 2023, the world saw the deadliest aerial attack by Myanmar junta air forces in the village of Pazigyi in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu Township, in which over 160 casualties were reported. It was the highest number of reported casualties in an airstrike conducted by the State Administration Council (SAC)’s forces since the Myanmar … Continue reading Junta’s Airstrikes: Time to Stop Normalizing it

Folks, hundreds of Rohingya refugees died and more than 6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha. The military regime once again refused to allow immediate relief efforts by the UN and the international community. Only starting today, which is a week after the storm, the ASEAN’s relief … Continue reading Weekly Update: 066

Growing Concerns at Thai-Myanmar Border Recent developments at the Thai-Myanmar border are alarming. On April 4, Thai authorities detained three resistance rangers who were on their way to a hospital in Thailand and handed them over to the regime’s ally, Border Guard Forces (BGF), putting their lives in grave danger. As recently as April 28, … Continue reading Growing Concerns at Thai-Myanmar Border

Folks, Cyclone Mocha is hitting our tiny country as if the war and conflicts aren’t enough. Coastal areas especially Rakhine State receive red alerts as the cyclone approaches. The AA evacuated the locals from those areas, and the NUG allocated USD 1 mil for the emergency response while no concrete effort from the military regime … Continue reading Weekly Update: 065

Local celebrities are in crisis! Just like our country is. They have been navigating their place in society in post-coup Myanmar, and things do not look good for some. This month, local celebrities, who once used their star power and supported the anti-regime protests, were seen participating in the regime-organized Thingyan festivities, and it became … Continue reading Navigating Celebrities’ Place in the Revolution

Folks, the regime pardoned some 2000 detainees for Vesak Day and many of them are political prisoners. While many of us are happy to see our friends returning home, we must remember that they should have not been behind bars in the first place. The People’s Defense Force celebrated the second year of its formation … Continue reading Weekly Update: 064

Another April had passed since 2021, and that means another Myanmar New Year which the people refused to celebrate in protest of the coup. However, protesting the new year is not the only remarkable event since 2021, for much-cited ASEAN Five-Point consensus also turned 2 years on April 24, 2023. Three ASEAN Chairmanships have turned … Continue reading On Second Anniversary of ASEAN Five-Point Consensus