Author: ISP Admin

The following analysis focuses on the economic empire of U Maung Maung (Liu Zhengxiang), one of the eleven businessmen arrested by the Chinese government in Kokang. Fully Light Group, headquartered in Kokang

This explainer focuses on developments in the Myanmar-China relationship over the past few months. Dissatisfied with the State Administration Council’s (SAC) efforts on crackdown of cross-border crimes, Beijing has undertaken its own initiatives towards arresting suspects in the Kokang and Wa areas.

There were more than 22 incidents of massacres inflicted on civilians during post-coup armed conflicts in Myanmar. This mapping indicates the locations of massacre incidents which resulted in over 10 civilian casualties.

This diagram illustrates the on-ground situation, including the locations of IDP camps, SAC military posts, KIO headquarters territory, and frontline areas near Laiza in Waingmaw Township, Kachin State.

In this week’s Insight Email No. 25, ISP-Myanmar focuses on the incident of the Mung Lai Hkyet explosion and what the consequences could be. In addition, it gives an analysis of “the Military’s Succession Crisis” and the widening generation gaps in military leadership.

Following his removal from office, a Court Martial charged him and sentenced him to a 20-year term equal to a life sentence. This week’s ISP Clip No. (74) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

After two and a half years since the coup, notable changes have emerged at the core of the State Administration Council’s (SAC) authoritarian center. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

Within over two and a half years since the coup, over 86,000 houses and buildings have been torched and destroyed in more than 110 townships across Myanmar. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

There used to be talk of Kremlinology, Pyongyangology, and Pekingology, the study and speculation on politics and policy changes in closed societies, and now we have something we can call ‘Naypyitawlogy’.

In over two and a half years since the coup, at least 86,134 houses and buildings (including religious buildings) have been torched and destroyed, with 64 percent of these happening in 2022 alone.

We are thrilled to share some exciting milestones we achieved last week! Our ISP’s social media presence soared to new heights with a whopping 23 million Facebook posts reached and a fantastic 11,000 members joining the Gabyin Community in just one year.

This discussion focuses on developments in China-Myanmar relations in the month of August 2023, based on ISP’s Timeline on China-Myanmar relations.

The temporary suspension of rare earths mining in Kachin State has had a negative impact on the Chinese market. This week’s ISP Clip No. (71) presents a fact-based analysis of this.

ISP Bi-weekly Insight Email highlighted a growing substance abuse problem in Myanmar with illicit drugs easily accessible in many townships. This week’s ISP Clip No. (70) presents a fact-based analysis of this.

The weather in Naypyitaw is gloomy with unpredictable clouds and rainfall. For this week’s insight email No. 23, ISP-Myanmar focuses on developments relating to Naypyitaw. The newsletter also highlights a growing substance abuse problem in Myanmar with illicit drugs easily accessible in most townships, as demonstrated by ISP-Myanmar’s socio-economic survey.