Rohingya Repatriation Dispute: Myanmar says reports of “10 lakh” Rohingya entering Bangladesh are “not correct,” and claims it has verified 300,000+ refugees as former Rakhine residents—while insisting returns are a bilateral matter and only possible when security improves. Rohingya Rights & Accountability: UN-linked reporting continues to frame the 2017 crackdown as genocide/ethnic cleansing, keeping pressure on Myanmar’s narrative and identity claims. Myitsone Dam Restart: After protests halted the China-backed Myitsone hydropower project in 2011, Myanmar is preparing to restart it—an effort that could flood an area about the size of Singapore and reshape Kachin livelihoods. Independence Culture Relay: India’s 80th Independence Day “Suryapath Tiranga” global relay hoisted the tricolour across dozens of countries, including Myanmar, turning diplomacy into a visible cultural event. Border Land-Swap Tension: In India’s Manipur, Naga and Kuki groups protest any proposed land swap with Myanmar, arguing sovereignty and boundary integrity are non-negotiable. Burma Studies Conference: The 5th International Conference on Burma Studies opened in Chiang Mai under “Between Crisis & Possibility,” featuring film and photojournalism on the Rohingya exodus, post-2021 resistance, and migrant daily life. Myanmar Resistance Politics: A new Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union is presented as a coordination body guiding the revolution toward federal democracy.