1. This History Thread is about dams in Burma (Myanmar), a country of great river systems, where large dam projects have been locally seen as environmental & cultural threats. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🌿

1. This (recent) History Thread is about situation in Chin State, Burma (Myanmar) during 2025, based on my new Project Maje report "The Mountain People: An Update on Revolution in Chin State, 2025" www.projectmaje.org/chin_report_... #WhatsHappeningInChinState 🌄 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 🌿

In Memory: A 2022 interview with Chin activist Salai Ngun San Aung @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social remembers Salai Ngun San Aung, a Chin activist teacirclemyanmar.com/interview/in...

1. This History Thread is about roles of #Nisei (Japanese ancestry, American born) soldiers in WW2 Burma. In Allies' fight vs Imperial Japan's occupation, Nisei were translators & psych war experts. My new book "Where the Mithuns Are" includes Karl Yoneda in Burma. (Order via last post #17.) 📚

#Breaking: Today, MSF learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general hospital in Rakhine State, #Myanmar. Reportedly, the airstrike resulted in the death of at least 30 civilians and injury to more than 70: https://ow.ly/uqV050XHrry

Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state

#Myanmar people across the country, from major cities to remote villages, joined the December 10 nationwide Silent Strike. The people are united in rejecting the criminal junta’s sham election ✊🏽 #SilentStrike #RejectShamElection #SayNoJustTrap

Moves to begin collecting face scans, fingerprints, and other data are adding to concerns over the Indian government’s close ties to the Myanmar regime Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/fear...

The Pulitzer Center’s 2025: A Year in Stories features 5 projects from our Information & AI Focus Area. These stories reveal failed AI systems, online criminal activities, & the expansion of tech companies' infrastructure into drought-ridden communities. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25

Information & AI Senior Editor @joannaskao.bsky.social selected @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social & @peterguest.bsky.social's story "Inside a Romance Scam Compound—and How People Get Tricked Into Being There,” published in @techreviewjp.bsky.social, as her #PulitzerStaffPicks. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25

I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Reported in partnership with @justvision.org's Palestine Reporting Lab and published in @nymag.com

🏆 Thank you, Greta, for delivering our @rightlivelihood.org acceptance speech, and for your solidarity and courage. We accept this award in honour of the courageous ppl of Myanmar, who've stood against the junta with unyielding strength, dignity and immense sacrifice. Watch on FB 👉🏽 buff.ly/l4Ov7qX

My article with Jauman Naw, about the expansion of rare earth mining in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army on Myanmar's eastern border with China, is now available in Burmese on The Irrawaddy website (1/3) burma.irrawaddy.com/article/2025...

1. This History/Literary Thread is about my new book "Where the Mithuns Are: Essays on War, Art and Beasts" (how to order it is at end of thread!) These exciting essays include WW2 Burma & #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, bison, elk, wolves, Heizer's "City" & Indigenous mound sites. 📚

My latest piece, with Jauman Naw and a fully anonymous journalist, about rare earth mining in territory controlled by the United Wa State Army on Myanmar's eastern border with China. Supported by the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network (1/3) e360.yale.edu/features/mya...

The @pulitzercenter.org’s Impact Initiative supports projects that drive tangible outcomes from investigative reporting. Apply now to make your work go further: https://twp.ai/9PWmja

The Pulitzer Center is eager to support U.S.-based staff and freelancers who want to report on critical global health issues. This opportunity provides funds for overseas travel to cover critical health issues affecting communities around the world. 👉 bit.ly/PCgrantApp

New song in Mizo language from Benjamin Sum, a former Myanmar Idol star who fled to Mizoram, India following the 2021 military coup. In 2023, I wrote about Benjamin, and the ways music has shaped/ been shaped by history across this border & among the diaspora (1/2) m.youtube.com/watch?v=juGC...

The grim task of recovering thousands of bodies from the rubble of Gaza

Abortion carries a strong social stigma and is illegal in Myanmar, pushing many women to seek it in Thailand or, for those who cannot afford travelling to the neighbouring country, the use of dangerous pills bought on TikTok.

Women in Myanmar’s central plains are unable to travel for work due to security concerns in the midst of civil war, and those who do work are struggling to support their families as they receive lower pay than men.

The Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar are succumbing to an environmental nightmare of deforestation, landslides, flooding and fires – exacerbated by cuts in international aid that have halted most efforts to mitigate the effects of such disasters. www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/living-in...

New painting by Cecilia, an artist from Kachin State, Myanmar. Kachin holds the world's largest jade mines and has seen a dramatic expansion of rare earth mining over the past decade. Title: Lost Caption: With the loss of natural resources, human resources are disappearing.

The report raises concerns about unregulated mining by the China Investment Mining Company in an area jointly controlled by Myanmar’s junta and the UWSA Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...

Breaking News: Radio Free Asia will shut down its operations for the first time since its founding in 1996, after being targeted by the Trump administration.

Must-read investigation👇

For over a decade, warlord Zahkung Ting Ying and his allies exploited the rare earth mining boom in Kachin State, Myanmar. @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social & Jauman Naw report, for @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social, on how they have continued doing business even after losing their territory. bit.ly/47JC0JB

Myanmar has faded from global attention, but its people continue to endure excruciating violence on a daily basis. Monday, the military junta conducted another round of deadly airstrikes, targeting a peaceful candlelight vigil on the Buddhist holiday of Thadingyut (1/2) www.bbc.com/news/article...

I wrote about how vicarious trauma can find you when you least expect it, through two experiences that I've had while working with images as an open source researcher. Neither were graphic. Both had a serious impact on me. giancarlofiorella.com/2025/10/04/w...

Important piece from Abid Hussain at Al Jazeera on how access to critical minerals including rare earths is impacting diplomacy between the US and Pakistan (1/3). www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

1. This (recent) History Thread is about Air Attacks in Myanmar (Burma.) Since Feb. 2021 coup, military regime has constantly deployed bombing & strafing by jet & helicopter, routinely against civilian targets. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Scammed into scamming: Across Southeast Asia, a multibillion-dollar fraud industry has emerged, staffed in part by victims of trafficking reut.rs/4mobjPE

Our investigation is now public. It documents how, between Jan 2024 and July 2025, over 2,600 people seeking aid were killed and 14,576 others injured in Gaza. That’s 4% of all deaths and nearly 10% of all wounded from Israel’s war in Gaza.

Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students

A warplane dropped two 500-pound bombs on a Kyauktaw Township high school as students slept, part of a wider campaign of air raids across Rakhine State Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

A few days late, sharing this moving rap video to commemmorare Rohingya genocide remembrance day. 8 Years without Justice Song, lyrics, recording & vocals: Rohel Khan Cinematography, editing & music management: Khin Maung Thein aka Abdullah Bawshur youtu.be/nmJvYgT04g0?...

Another impressive history thread from Edith Mirante. Over the years, elephants have also come up from time to time in my reporting on Kachin. A few anecdotes here:

Brazil is serving shark meat in thousands of schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions, raising serious concerns. A report by #ORN Fellow @philjaco.bsky.social, #RIN Fellow @bykarlamendes.bsky.social, and Pulitzer Center's @kuangkeng.bsky.social for @mongabay.com. 👉 bit.ly/40EuQ6E

Nurdles: less cute than they sound

1/3 The Burmese translation of my recent article with Jauman Naw is now online. Published with support from the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network, in collaboration with @justiceformyanmar.org & Myanmar Witness. Additional reporting by Zau www.frontiermyanmar.net/mm/%E1%80%87...

Press Release 📣 Justice For Myanmar and ICJ Norway filed complaint with Norwegian police against Telenor for violating sanctions ✅ Read the press release on our website here 👉🏽 buff.ly/lk3B35u

Today + always, standing in solidarity with Rohingyas on the pathway toward accountability, justice and the full realization of their rights + dignity. And standing with the brave, resilient Rohingya people I have come to know over the years. share.google/kVxanekXtlBG...

Important new Shan Human Rights Foundation report reveals 19 rare earth mining sites in territory controlled by the National Democratic Alliance Army, aka Mong La army, in Shan State's Mong Yawng township near the Mekong River & China border (short thread). shanhumanrights.org/satellite-im...

“Israel’s broadcasted killing of journalists in #Gaza continues while the world watches and fails to act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has ever faced in recent history. These murders must end now." — CPJ’s Regional Director Sara Qudah cpj.org?p=508077

A new wave of liberal Zionist criticism of the Israeli government rings hollow without accountability for the genocide, @simonerzim.bsky.social writes. In this piece, she explores what real teshuva would look like within the Jewish world.

🆕 EVENT: #Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day Panel Discussion by Women's Peace Network "Ongoing atrocities in #Arakan: Ignorance and silence" ⏰ August 25, 7:30 PM #Myanmar Time 🔗 On Facebook Live: facebook.com/share/172xhA... @waiwainu.bsky.social @thinink.bsky.social @khinohmar.bsky.social

This month, Myanmar Now is proud to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Read the full editorial here: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan... Subscribe to Myanmar Now for just $10 a month to help us continue our work: myanmar-now.org/en/10-year-a...

In 2023, #Apple announced investments in "carbon credits" in Paraguay to create their first 'carbon neutral' product. These credits are eucalyptus forests that use dangerous pesticides. Story by grantee @maximanzoni.bsky.social for @climatetracker.bsky.social and Consen.so. bit.ly/4lFBQri

Thread: My 2nd article supported by the @pulitzercenter.org Rainforest Investigations Network is out! With Jauman Naw, I investigated the local business networks tied to rare earth mining in the Pangwa area of Kachin state, Myanmar for @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social pulitzercenter.org/stories/back...

PHOTOGALLERY | Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar