Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2024 - Myanmar Special Weapons News
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- Civilians forced to clear landmines in central Myanmar by junta: source Radio Free Asia 29 Nov 2024 -- Troops stationed at junta security checkpoints are forcing civilians passing through a major highway in central Myanmar to perform landmine clearance operations, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- Junta raids in Myanmar's Sagaing force thousands from homes Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar's military has launched an operation to clear pro-democracy insurgents from a contested central area, sending nearly 10,000 villagers fleeing for safety, an aid worker and residents said on Thursday.
- EXPLAINED: What is Myanmar's Arakan Army? Radio Free Asia 27 Nov 2024 -- The Arakan Army insurgent group in western Myanmar's Rakhine state has made rapid advances against the junta over the past year and controls more territory and people than any other rebel force in Myanmar.
- International criminal court seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief Radio Free Asia 27 Nov 2024 -- The International Criminal Court, or ICC, issued an application for an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Myanmar's army chief who now heads its junta, in connection with violence against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority in western Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017, its prosecutor said.
- Arrest warrant sought for Myanmar Commander-in-Chief for Rohingya crimes UN News 27 Nov 2024 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has filed an application for an arrest warrant against Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces and Acting President, alleging his involvement in crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya population.
- Myanmar's worsening power woes leave factory workers in dangerous heat Radio Free Asia 27 Nov 2024 -- When temperatures soar in Myanmar, industry unions brace for a familiar wave of complaints from workers, many echoing the same problem: harsh conditions in factories because of the heat.
- Myanmar's Wa rebels reject Thai demand to withdraw from bases along shared border Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2024 -- Ethnic rebels in eastern Myanmar's Shan state on Tuesday dismissed calls by the Royal Thai Army to withdraw from nine military camps along a disputed portion of the border with Thailand, suggesting Bangkok take the issue up with the ruling junta.
- Myanmar insurgent group agrees to talks after Chinese pressure Radio Free Asia 26 Nov 2024 -- An ethnic minority insurgent force in Myanmar has said it is ready to talk to the junta, while acknowledging China's efforts to end hostilities, in what an analyst said was the latest sign that Chinese pressure on Myanmar's rivals to end their war was paying off.
- What happens when China puts boots on the ground in Myanmar? Radio Free Asia 23 Nov 2024 -- It now appears to be a question of "when, not if" Chinese security personnel will arrive in Myanmar, with Beijing looking to secure its strategic interests in the war-torn country and those of its ally, the military junta that has lost large chunks of the country since the 2021 coup.
- Myanmar rebels capture town on main road to Chinese-built port Radio Free Asia 22 Nov 2024 -- Insurgents in western Myanmar have captured a town on a road junction leading to a Chinese-funded deep sea port, which is bound to raise new concern about the fate of an extensive development that includes energy pipelines running from the coast to southern China.
- Children and amputees bear brunt of Myanmar's deadly landmine epidemic UN News 22 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar has become the world's deadliest country for landmine and unexploded ordnance casualties, with over 1,000 victims in 2023 alone, surpassing all other nations, according to separate studies by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
- Myanmar tops grim world ranking of landmine victims RFA 20 Nov 2024 -- With violence surging, Myanmar has more casualties than Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine.
- Myanmar military steps up airstrikes in Shan state, Mandalay; dozens of casualties Radio Free Asia 19 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar military airstrikes in northern Shan state and Mandalay region have killed about 30 civilians over the past week, an insurgent spokeswoman and residents said, as the military intensifies its attacks in a bid to re-capture territory lost over the past year.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry says rebel army's leader is not under house arrest Radio Free Asia 19 Nov 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied reports that the leader of an ethnic rebel army was being held under house arrest in Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar's Shan state.
- Myanmar junta airstrike kills children playing by a church, group says Radio Free Asia 18 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar's air force bombed a church where displaced people were sheltering near the border with China killing nine of them including children, days after the junta chief reiterated a call for peace talks, an insurgent group official told Radio Free Asia.
- Leader of rebel army detained in China's Yunnan province Radio Free Asia 18 Nov 2024 -- The leader of an ethnic rebel army was being held under house arrest in China's Yunnan province in the latest move by Beijing to pressure it to withdraw from Lashio, northern Shan state's biggest city, a source close to the army told Radio Free Asia.
- Myanmar's sweeping internet blackouts drive rebels, medics, scammers to satellite service VOA 17 Nov 2024 -- Across war-torn Myanmar, rebel commanders, aid workers and cyber-scammers alike are turning to billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellites to stay in touch with each other and with the outside world amid some of the most severe internet restrictions.
- Thailand to grant citizenship to nearly 500,000 people Radio Free Asia 15 Nov 2024 -- Thailand will grant citizenship to nearly 500,000 long-term residents, most of them members of ethnic minorities, with the aim of improving national security and the economy, officials said.
- Myanmar's Kachin rebels stop rare earth exports to China Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2024 -- An ethnic minority insurgent group in Myanmar has closed crossings it controls on the border with China, cutting off exports of valuable rare earths in response to recent closures of the border by China, residents of the area said on Thursday.
- Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar's heartland Radio Free Asia 14 Nov 2024 -- Fierce fighting between junta troops and rebels in central Myanmar's Sagaing region over the past week has driven nearly 10,000 residents to flee their homes, sources said Thursday.
- A year after offensive, rebels control most of Myanmar's Rakhine state Radio Free Asia 13 Nov 2024 -- One year after renewed fighting in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, the rebel Arakan Army controls some 80 percent of the state while the military junta's airstrikes and its blockade of trade routes have left residents worried about their safety and food shortages.
- Myanmar junta to cancel passports renewed by shadow government's South Korea office Radio Free Asia 13 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar's junta has announced that passports renewed "illegally" in South Korea would be canceled, the latest step in its efforts to crack down on its opponents abroad and to force citizens to return home, where they are liable to be conscripted into the military.
- Myanmar junta bombs insurgent-held gem-mining hub killing 9 Radio Free Asia 12 Nov 2024 -- Junta forces bombed a famous ruby-mining town under insurgent control in central Myanmar killing nine people and wounding 13 in a deliberate attack on civilians, an insurgent group official told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.
- UN labor watchdog to take action against Myanmar junta Radio Free Asia 12 Nov 2024 -- The International Labor Organization, or ILO, has decided to take action against the Myanmar junta for rights violations, saying that the country failed to adhere to recommendations made by the watchdog.
- Myanmar junta chief seeks China's help on border stability Radio Free Asia 06 Nov 2024 -- Myanmar's junta leader urged China to help bring stability to their common border on his first visit to his northern neighbor since executing a 2021 military coup.
- Nearly 500 cases of sexual assault against women in Myanmar's conflict Radio Free Asia 06 Nov 2024 -- Nearly 500 cases of sexual assault have been documented against women during Myanmar's civil war, although the true number is likely much higher, women's rights groups said Wednesday.
- China invites Myanmar leader to Greater Mekong Subregion Summit as usual practice: Chinese FM Global Times 05 Nov 2024 -- As a usual practice, China invited the leader of Myanmar to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, in response to a question related to Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing's visit to China.
- Myanmar rebels try to bomb coup leader at airport in capital Radio Free Asia 05 Nov 2024 -- A Myanmar insurgent group claimed responsibility for dropping a bomb on the airport in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Tuesday when junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing was scheduled to fly to China, the group said.
- Nearly 200 schools in Myanmar hit by junta air strikes since military coup Radio Free Asia 04 Nov 2024 -- Junta forces have conducted nearly 200 air strikes on schools across Myanmar since the military seized power in a February 2021 coup d'état, according to a Radio Free Asia tally.
- Awaiting refugee status, Myanmar nationals in Malaysia struggle, risk deportation Radio Free Asia 04 Nov 2024 -- Many of the hundreds of thousands of Myanmar citizens who have fled to Malaysia to escape their country's turmoil and repression have been in limbo for years, waiting to be granted refugee status, which would ensure at least basic rights, while the threat of deportation hangs over them.
- Reduced Myanmar supply 'to drive rare-earth prices higher' Global Times 03 Nov 2024 -- As November kicks off, the rare-earth market is back in the spotlight due to supply disruptions from Myanmar, with analysts noting on Sunday that a sustained rise in prices is expected.
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