SCEF concludes visit to South Korea, heads to Paris Peace Forum
Leaders from the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF)–Myanmar’s premier resistance coalition—held a town hall discussion in South Korea on Sunday after a meeting with the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Peace Forum in Seoul on Nov. 5.
Zin Mar Aung, the National Unity Government (NUG) Foreign Minister and SCEF secretary, said that the discussion focused on “advancing a federal democratic transition,” and ways South Korea could support these efforts underway in Myanmar.
The SCEF delegation also included the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) Secretary No. 1 Neineh Plo, the Chin National Front (CNF) General Secretary Salai Thla Hei, and the NUG Planning, Finance and Investment Minister Tin Tun Naing.
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Bangladesh confirms talks with regime and Arakan Army
In a major recalibration of its foreign policy, Bangladesh has officially confirmed that it is conducting direct talks with both the regime in Naypyidaw and the Arakan Army (AA) to break the protracted deadlock over Rohingya repatriation from the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazaar and Bhasan Char to their home communities in Arakan State.
“The government has formed a committee to formulate a national strategy on the Rohingya issue. Under this committee, we are talking to the Myanmar government as well as establishing contact and holding discussions with the Arakan Army,” said Shama Obaed, Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, at an event in Dhaka on Nov. 8.
Obaed warned that it is “naive” to expect repatriation to materialize through traditional diplomatic channels alone, adding that domestic actors in Burma share a broad consensus against permitting the Rohingya to return. She called on the international community to recognize that the Rohingya have an inherent right to return.
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EU mobilizes 16 million Euros in aid for Myanmar and Rohingya
The European Union has released emergency funding of €16 million Euros ($17.8 million USD) in humanitarian aid to support conflict-affected communities inside Burma and sustain over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, along with their host communities, across the border in Bangladesh.
“The suffering in Myanmar and the plight of Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten. Families continue to flee violence, hunger is spreading, and millions depend on humanitarian aid to survive. With this additional funding, we are standing by those who need help most,” said Hadja Lahbib, the E.U. Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, in a press release on Nov. 6.
The European Commission confirmed the fresh funding as the expanding frontline inside Burma accelerates internal displacement and drives refugee flows across international boundaries. Burma currently confronts one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian emergencies, with more than four million people internally displaced since the 2021 military coup, according to the U.N.
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News by Region
KAREN—Unofficial border crossings between Myawaddy Township and Thailand’s Mae Sot District were reopened by Thai authorities on Friday, after a one-week closure due to security concerns imposed on Oct. 30. Myawaddy, located 81 miles (130 km) east of the state capital Hpa-An, is adjacent to Mae Sot, Tak Province.
A Myawaddy resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity that the unofficial border crossings are important for informal trade as all official trade enters the country via the Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Bridges. A Thai woman was hospitalized in Mae Sot after being injured by artillery fired from Burma on Oct. 29.
NAYPYIDAW—The regime’s Labour Minister Maung Myint stated on Sunday that around 15,000 migrant workers in Thailand have applied for the Certificate of Identity (CI), a regime-issued identification documentation valid for five years, at its five CI centers in Thailand since Oct. 14.
“We expected to process around 4,000 to 5,000 applications a day, which would have brought the total to hundreds of thousands by now,” said Maung Myint, adding that due to “various interferences,” the regime has processed around 15,000 CI for migrants. Read the full article on our website
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