Myanmar or Burma

Investigations have revealed that the United Wa State Army and the Mongla-based National Democratic Alliance Army agreed to help cover the costs of rebuilding civil service housing in Myanmar’s capital after the devastating earthquake that struck the country in March.

Bangladesh has recalled its ambassador in Yangon in response to the expulsion of its military attaché by Myanmar’s regime.

Citing diplomatic sources, the Dhaka Post reported that Bangladesh’s foreign affairs ministry instructed Monowar Hossain to return this week.

Bangladesh is communicating with the Arakan Army (AA) that controls 14 out of Rakhine State’s 17 townships, including the entire border with Bangladesh.

Note - this is the first reported involvement of Chinese "security" company in Myanmar's conflict since Junta under Chinese demands hastily passed a security law in February 2025 allowing foreign troops in Myanmar soil under the guise of "security companies".

Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing met with officials from the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) on Sunday in an apparent bid to staunch the flow of arms to resistance groups through their eastern Shan State territory.

“There are channels through which weapons and ammunition from ordnance factories in Laos are supplied to armed groups like the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and the NDAA,” an ethnic affairs expert said. “The junta boss will have expressed concerns that they reach resistance groups.”

The United League of Arakan (ULA) has banned adults aged up to 45 from leaving Rakhine State while its armed wing, the Arakan Army (AA), is conscripting residents.

[Note: Arakan Army effectively controls all of Arakan and some parts of Chin State - see Myanmar War Map.]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/44439044

Immigration authorities appear to have begun deporting migrants from Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan, attorneys for the migrants said in court documents filed Tuesday

Tsang Yih Shoe Factory in Hlaing Tharyar Township is one of the largest Adidas footwear suppliers, employing around 6,800 workers. Currently, workers are paid just 5,200 kyats a day, or less than US$1.20 at the market rate.

Myanmar enacted the Private Security Service Law on Feb. 18, effectively opening Myanmar’s borders to Chinese military personnel disguised as private security firms.

This is the first (and currently only) known instance of a fault line motion being captured on camera.

Arakan Army and Junta forces fighting for control of Kyaukphyu area is a critical clash point to watch. Kyaukphyu port is crucial to Chinese economic initiatives as its economy has been stalling in recent years. Junta boss MAL has buckled to Chinese pressure by allowing Chinese troops into Burma under the guise of "security services". They are allowed to "protect" Chinese interests anywhere in the country. As conflict escalates in Arakan State where Kyaukphyu port is one of a few areas remaining under Junta control, will Chinese troops engage in combat on Burmese soil against Burmese combatants to protect the port? This will bring China deeper into Burma's internal conflict where it is already deeply involved on both sides of the conflict.