Author: ISP Admin

The objective is to gather specific insights from key individuals within Myanmar’s policy communities to identify similarities and differences in their perceptions of the key factors influencing Sino–Myanmar relations.

More than three years after the coup, matriculation examinee rates have been plummeting. This week’s ISP Clip No. (97) presents a fact-based analysis of this.

They enter Myanmar directly or via transit points in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, or the UAE. Along the China-Myanmar border, there are at least 35 Kyar Phyant businesses operating in seven towns: Muse, Lashio, Laukkai, Pangsang, Mong Pauk, Mongla, and Keng Tung.

The map outlines the territories dominated or controlled by the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF/TNLA), both before and after the Operation 1027, as well as territories under the control of the Northern Alliance forces and the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP/SSA).

The map presents the territories controlled or active by the Palaung State Liberation Organization/Palaung State Liberation Army (PSLO/PSLA) from 1963 to 1991, alongside the territories demanded by the ceasefire PSLO during the 1993-94 National Convention.

Since the February 1, 2021 coup, at least 12,225 clashes have erupted, affecting at least 221 townships, constituting 67% of the total townships in Myanmar.

A total of at least 12,225 post-coup armed conflicts occurred in at least 221 townships across Myanmar. Since the launch of ‘Operation 1027’ by the three Brother Alliance and its allies on October 27, 2023, the map of armed conflicts has expanded across the country.

Once-renowned reporter, A Htauk Taw U Ohn Myint, wrote a collection of articles on the scenes of post-independence insurrection, entitled ‘All Armed and Leading to Trouble’, and the great performance artist, the Great U Po Sein, acted in a drama with a similar title.

Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) forces have extended their control to the areas of Chinese projects in Northern Shan State during the ‘Operation 1027’.

ISP-Myanmar is presenting a series of three OnPoint analyses that will shed light on ‘Operation 1027’, the military offensive launched by the three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) and their allies on October 27, 2023. This ISP OnPoint No. 18 analysis, the second in the series, emphasizes the economic significance embedded within the offensive and China’s response to the conflict.

Recent news has been dominated by the Three Brotherhood Alliance’s (3BHA) ‘Operation 1027’ fighting in northern Shan State. ISP-Myanmar plans to make a series of three OnPoint reports on the topic. This week we discuss the contextual background of the ‘Operation 1027’ and its ‘signaling effects’.

Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) forces launched the military ‘Operation 1027’ on October 27, 2023, and simultaneously attacked junta bases in northern Shan State. Within a few days, the Allied forces had seized four towns, including Chinshwehaw, on the China-Myanmar border, and claimed control of Hsenwi.

ISP-Myanmar is planning to release a series of three OnPoint analyses that will shed light on ‘Operation 1027’, the military offensive launched by the Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) and their allies on October 27, 2023. The first report will provide an in-depth analysis of the context of the offensive and its ‘signaling effects’.

Since July 2023, intense fighting resumed between SAC forces and Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). This mapping shows townships and villages where these clashes broke out, the offensives of SAC forces, and the military posts of both sides in the past four months.

This week, ISP-Myanmar’s Insight Email focuses on three main topics: first, the resurgence of war in Northern Shan State, including in the Palaung area, second, the unproductive peace overture of the SAC chief, and third, the possible trend of humanitarian aid to Myanmar conflict-affected population in a new form.