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• [New] Near-normal rainfall is predicted over the northern half of Myanmar, southern Lao PDR, and mountainous regions of northern Viet Nam and southern Viet Nam. World Meteorological Organization
• [New] ASEAN member states - particularly Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar - face significant capacity gaps that could widen digital inequality even as regional frameworks advance. KBA13 INSIGHT
• [New] The new political reality in Myanmar will see more rigorous feedback from the regional commanders to the central government. Stratosphere Publication | Insights on Politics, Societ
• [New] Though Thailand will not abandon ASEAN, it will assume a more active unilateral role in Myanmar. Stratosphere Publication | Insights on Politics, Societ
• Myanmar and Afghanistan have experienced malaria rebounds associated with conflict, population displacement, and disruption of health services, while Thailand has also reported increased transmission along its western border. Nature
• Myanmar remains under global attention because military-led governance continues after democratic disruption. MyCurrentAffair.com
• While most Rohingya refugees wished to return to Myanmar once conditions allowed for a voluntary, dignified and safe return, ongoing conflict, persecution and the absence of citizenship prospects left them with little hope. UNOG
• In a sign of the generally challenging economic outlook, the only ASEAN nation likely to improve in 2025 is conflict-torn Myanmar, whose economy the World Bank predicts will grow by around 2% in 2026, after experiencing negative growth of 1.3% last year. The Diplomat
• How Brussels handles the Myanmar issue in the coming period will test both the credibility of its normative policy instruments and its willingness to sustain principled engagement when leverage is limited. International Crisis Group
• Conflict hotspots, including Ukraine, Gaza, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, and Sudan, continue to see widespread disruption to care. George W. Bush Presidential Center
• Temperatures are expected to rise by the middle of the century by 1.3-2.7 °C, with large heterogeneity throughout Myanmar's regions, although notably, the eastern and northern hilly regions are projected to experience the most warming among all Myanmar regions. SpringerLink
• Currently, the 1.2 million Rohingya trapped in the squalid camps receive $12 a month per person, an amount the persecuted minority from Myanmar has long warned is barely sustainable. Tumblr

Last updated: 19 June 2026