Mizo know of #Wales, but few Welsh have heard of #Mizoram. Yet the 2 share deep, complex ties dating to 1890s. After finding #Cymru trinkets & plans for a Welsh-language school in northeast India, Valeria Mongelli & I pulled the thread @foldingrockmag.bsky.social foldingrock.com/the-last-cha...

Great to join veteran war reporter @luke-hunt.bsky.social on Beyond the Mekong. Watch in full: www.youtube.com/watch?v=46EW... One hypothetical we discuss: what would happen if Aung San Suu Kyi could send a message to #Myanmar's people & that was to stop fighting? #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

On Kim Aris’s heartfelt plea to see his mother again — a chance his own father was denied before his death — with insights from @crisisgroup.org Thomas Kean on the junta’s plans for Aung San Suu Kyi. www.npr.org/2026/05/03/n... For @npr.org #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Min Aung Hlaing plans to attempt negotiations with Aung San Suu Kyi soon, says Naypyidaw source. But imo rumors she'll be transferred from prison to better accommodation by tomorrow are untrue (I’ll be happy to be proved wrong). Read more: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/about-the-... #Myanmar

Myanmar has a new president and a new military chief. So, is this brutal regime changing course? Definitely not. Discussing the latest on Straight Talk Southeast Asia. open.spotify.com/episode/01Et... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Arrests of Ukrainians & an American in India raise a question I’ve been exploring: is #Ukraine supporting #Myanmar’s resistance? Separate from the India case are meetings & intelligence sharing. Sources on all sides say: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/is-ukraine... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Here’s a #Myanmar explainer on who’s fighting, why & what may come next. Thanks to analysts involved and @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social for keeping eyes on an overlooked war now getting pulled into global conflict. www.aljazeera.com/features/202... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Reporting here on how reliant the junta has become on Russia, with insights from analysts and a former #Myanmar military officer trained in St Petersburg. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Draconian action against someone who likely wanted to support a pro-democracy force against a brutal dictatorship. #Myanmar’s people more alone than ever when even those trying to help are punished by Western governments. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

My good friend Danny Fenster and his cousin Amy Kurzweil have created a beautiful comic about his time imprisoned in Yangon's Insein jail. It’s a love story really about Danny and his wife Juliana. Here’s a gift link: www.theverge.com/cs/features/... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2 🧵 For most of last year, #Myanmar’s regime clawed back lost ground, with some fragile exceptions. Then came a reversal: the resistance captured the strategic border town of Mawdaung. We visited for the excellent @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social, feature: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/we-surviv...

Telling Tales. It's what we do. Issue 004 - out March 12th 2026 Pre-order now: foldingrock.com/shop/standal...

Met a regime troop in a #Myanmar jail who walked us through his journey from conscript to PoW after his comrades staged a yaba-fueled last stand. His story captures much that’s unraveled there. 📸 Valeria Mongelli @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/interna... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Reporting for @yle.naamio.social from the ruins of a #Myanmar military base. We also visited families sheltering in the jungle from the military’s airstrikes: yle.fi/a/7-10091456 Myanmar junta concludes its rigged election today. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Independent #Myanmar media faces an existential crisis as the junta readies sham elections in days. When decades-long donors pull out, what comes next? Reporting for @niemanreports.org with pics by Valeria Mongelli #whatshappeninginMyanmar niemanreports.org/myanmar-inde...

As #USA ends temporary protections for #Myanmar nationals, I spoke with 3 people whose lives are thrown into jeopardy & a diaspora alarmed Washington is lending legitimacy to the junta, which commits routine atrocities. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Had a great chat with Ei on the Insight pod. We talk about Aung San Suu Kyi’s awareness of the civil war plus a revamped Karen resistance strategy in eastern #Myanmar and lots more. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho... open.spotify.com/episode/3sQ3... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

A US lawyer didd a LinkedIn victory lap about securing sanctions relief for #Myanmar regime allies. What he does isn’t illegal, but it deserves to be challenged. So I sent him a bunch of questions. Here’s what unfolded:

Exclusive from me & Tin Htet Paing: 🧵1/4: We've obtained daily routine logs + courtroom footage of ousted #Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi — just ahead of her 80th birthday, which she’ll mark in military custody. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2: Weekend cross-over with Yan Naing exploring two sides of #Myanmar. Yan Naing reports on Trump’s visa ban, and calls out those who escaped the junta but now mock others seeking US resettlement: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Our story on the ‘girl sniper’ fighting on the frontline of Myanmar’s civil war has been translated to Japanese -- great to see the #Myanmar coverage reaching Japan courrier.jp/news/archive... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

While junta troops skulk through the forest, communists, Muslim fighters, two ethnic Karen armed groups, PDF & militias stand in the open - in one township. A commander in southern #Myanmar mapped it out. Short dispatch, for free subscribers this week: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/in-liberat...

Great job opportunity for journalists / editors who want to cover the #Myanmar revolution for a crucial outlet.

Will Chin be first state liberated this year? Chatting on this week's Frontier podcast after Kachinland Research Centre's Danseng Lawn. He breaks down how China's support of the #Myanmar junta / clipping the 3BA's wings influences KIA's strategy. #whatshappeninginMyanmar

German-speaking friends can now read the story of Anina, the young sniper fighting #Myanmar's dictatorship. Something that didn't make the final cut: Anina was born on 20 February, the national day of her ethnic Chin people. www.freitag.de/autoren/the-... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

A captured #Myanmar military captain told us he torched villages. One of several sobering admissions in our Q&A. lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/i-burned-e... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

Will Myanmar’s earthquake reshape its civil war? Analysts, resistance fighters and a military defector share their insights – from protective chants to shifting battle lines – for @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social aje.io/sln3t1 #whatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar

The resistance has just captured Falam, the former capital of Chin State, from the #Myanmar military junta – a hard-earned and significant victory for Chin forces. Here’s why it matters even more: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/falam-a-tu... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Anina survived the final assault, helping resistance forces capture Falam. Today, she’s victorious. But the town remains vulnerable to junta airstrikes, and many battles still loom on her horizon. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

36 people – 33 men & 3 women – died in gold mines in resistance-held Singu, Mandalay after the quake. 80 injured - 9 severely, including 3-year-old girl. Thanks to NUG for quick responses to my enquiries. Difficult access hampers other mine assessments in the region atm. #Myanmar

HUGE news for the Chin resistance in western #Myanmar: the CNDF and its allies have successfully captured the former Chin capital Falam -- I've being told by multiple sources. Will follow up soon with thread #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2 I joined BBC Radio Scotland to discuss #Myanmar: how the #earthquake comes amid a brutal junta and revolution. How that uprising was triggered by the military coup and the junta killing peaceful protesters – never forget.

The #Myanmar junta is preparing a rare ground offensive to retake parts of Sagaing region amid the #earthquake chaos, reports Irrawaddy. The regime prioritizing crushing the uprising over relief efforts will surprise no one. Can the resistance repel it? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

I spoke live with BBC Radio 4's Today about the #Myanmar people's deep distrust of the regime. Discussed reports of troops arresting those en route to help relief efforts & the military's history of weaponizing aid. Listen from 52:38: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

1/2: As #Myanmar reels from a massive earthquake, remember the uprising against its brutal military regime. Teen fighters like the remarkable Anina defend their homes when they should be building their futures. Pics by Valeria Mongelli for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

After #Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing called for earthquake aid from "any country or organisation", the Irrawaddy reports that he's snubbed Taiwan's offer of help. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

I just spoke to a frontline commander about his experiences with the #earthquake. Here's what he said: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/battlefiel... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Buildings and a bridge have collapsed in #Myanmar after an #earthquake so big it caused damage in #Bangkok. Many will need aid, but delivering it likely difficult amid the civil war – and a restrictive military regime. (Video: FB)

Now Burmese readers can read the story of Ama — one of the brave civilians who remain home despite war raging around them. People like Ama form the invisible backbone of Myanmar’s resistance. ဒီမှာဖတ်ပါ။ #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar

After requests from Myanmar readers, briefly removing paywall on this post about groups leaving NUG command. It’s a bit controversial, but I think anyone following #Myanmar should be aware of what’s happening on the ground. open.substack.com/pub/lorcanlo... #whatshappeninginMyanmar

New dispatch about the heavy cost of a Chin offensive against the #Myanmar junta. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Pleasure reporting with Salai Johnny on a grandmother who remains home despite war raging around her. People like Ama form the resistance's backbone. Read in @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social & enjoy Valeria Mongelli's stunning pics. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/how-could...

1/5 🧵 Big news for the Chin resistance: rival factions have united to form the Chin National Council, announced yesterday: www.rfa.org/burmese/news... #Myanmar #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

As the #Myanmar junta’s grip weakens in Chin State, two rival camps have emerged within the resistance. Their power struggle is dividing Chin society and could – in the worst case – spark a new wave of violence. Here's my brief explainer on the dispute: lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/the-chin-s...

I interviewed Chin leader Dr Sui Khar for Frontier. From a pre-coup encounter with #Myanmar regime boss MAH: "I could read in his face that he underestimates all others. He thinks of himself as a great man." He says Chin, Kachin & Rakhine liberated soon. www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/qa-the-cn...

In Falam, just one Myanmar junta base remains - 120 soldiers trapped and surrounded by resistance forces. I joined Frontier's #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar to discuss why Operation Jerusalem, the offensive to liberate the town, has proven so challenging for Chin fighters: whimyanmar.com/panic-for-fu...

A Chin commander offers a theory into why the #Myanmar regime attacks churches, accompanied by a short video I filmed of one of the damaged churches. lorcanlovett.substack.com/p/video-when... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

Great to join @npr.org's All Things Considered to discuss #Myanmar, four years after the coup. Shared insights from my recent reporting in Chin State, the humanitarian crisis, the resistance's growing momentum – and challenges. Listen here: www.npr.org/2025/02/01/n... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar

In my latest #Myanmar dispatch, a commander faces a dilemma: transport soldiers who tortured his comrades to a prison camp, or stop the truck, draw his knife and exact revenge. Read the full story here - no paywall: www.thetimes.com/article/3ee0...

Myanmar's uprising is often seen as Gen Z’s fight, but it’s millennials leading new militias. Also among their ranks are older combatants, like a farmer who waged war after soldiers took his family. Here's his story: rb.gy/pkpr1k #WhatshappeninginMyanmar #Myanmar