Hpan Ja Brang

Picture of a green ballot box on top of the flag of Myanmar & 3 people are in stocks in the background one blindfolded, one gagged & one with ears blocked.

in Myanmar the Junta's new "election law" continues to be used to arrest dissent & opposition, the planned "election" itself is a sham, parties banned, large swathes of the country won't be participating.
Tis a sham.

#RejectShamElection

Cartoon by hamyan_cartoons via Cartooning4myanmar on IG

Starting now!
Pup, Bivirti, Amandina, Jan & @debbiestot.bsky.social talk transnational solidarity in south East Asia!

Voices from Thailand, Timor-leste, Indonesia, Myanmar & The Philippines.

YouTube video by Astro AWANI Consider This: Myanmar Crisis — ASEAN Urged to Boycott Junta Poll

Very good interview with both @debbiestot.bsky.social & @khinohmar.bsky.social talking #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Why ASEAN should reject the sham election, recognise the resistances efforts for on the ground governance, how women & youth are leading efforts.

Good listen, lots of key points.

Picture of two hands reaching out to each other, in the background there is a line of paper figures holding hands. Text reads SEA blings against Racism

Two fishermen one holding a fish the other holding a net. Text reads Same work, Same respect.

Two construction workers eating lunch together. Text reads No Border In humanity

Cartoon showing agricultural workers & construction workers with text together we build.

Kicking the #MilkTeaAlliance events🧵for the week off with a huge Thankyou to all the artists in movements, we seen your work in so many contexts helping raise awareness, funds & spreading solidarity, most recently #SEAblingsAgainstRacism w/ @seajunction.bsky.social Solidarity collective TH & More
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The KIO (Kachin Independence Organization) Vice Chairman General Gun Maw condemned the junta on his social media, writing: “[You guys... are no longer human]...

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Kachin #air #strike #rejectthemilitarycoup

On the afternoon of September 29, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Myanmar military junta (SAC) carried out an airstrike on Sadon (Sadung) town in Kachin State. The attack killed civilians, including children, and left homes and communities in ruins.

#WhatsHappeningInKachin #sadon

On September 17, Myanmar junta airstrikes hit a KIA-controlled area in Shwegu Township, targeting Battalion 12’s training site, killing over 10 and injuring dozens, according to local sources.

#kachin #whatishappeninginmyanmar

Leaving Myanmar: Why Europe still matters As he concludes his mission as Head of the EU Delegation in Myanmar, Ranieri Sabatucci reflects on the country he first encountered and the one he is leaving behind.

"For Europe, #Myanmar is more than a humanitarian concern. It is a test of its credibility." After serving as Head of the EU Delegation in Myanmar, @sabatuccieu.bsky.social reflects on the country he first encountered & the one he left behind.
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🗓️"Ending the Rohingya crisis: community-centered actions for protection, justice, and lasting peace"

Join us at United Nations New York on the eve of the High-Level Conference on the Situation of #Rohingya and Other Minorities

⏰9/29, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
📍Conference Room 11, UNHQ

#Myanmar #UNGA80

Tributes pour in for Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and Trump ally US President Trump and other political leaders have sent their condolences after slaying of 31-year-old activist.

US President Trump and other political leaders have sent their condolences after slaying of 31-year-old activist.

Trump Statement on Kirk's Death, Investigation Ongoing, More - Bloomberg Bloomberg News Now is a comprehensive audio report of today's top stories. Hear the latest news, updated throughout the day, covering global business stories in just a few minutes.

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BREAKING: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned, his aide Prakash Silwal said reut.rs/3IbRMnt

Nepal rolls back social media ban after deadly protests rock capital Thousands joined the ‘Gen Z’ demonstrations, which protesters said reflected their frustration with the ban and anger over alleged corrupt officials Nepal’s government has lifted its ban on 26 prominent social media apps and messaging services after at least 19 people were killed and more than 100 injured in clashes on Monday. The country’s communication and information minister announced the ban would be rolled back hours after demonstrators protesting against the block surged towards the parliament complex in the capital, Kathmandu. Continue reading...

Nepal rolls back social media ban after deadly protests rock capital

ဇခုန်တိန့်ယိန်းနှင့် သူ့၏ တကျော့ပြန်အင်ပါယာ စစ်ကောင်စီ၏ မဟာမိတ် ပြည်သူ့စစ်ခေါင်းဆောင် စခုန်တိန့်ယိန်းနှင့်အဖွဲ့သည် ဒေသသယံဇာတဖြစ်သော မြေရှားသတ္တု တူးဖော်ရောင်းချပြီး ကြွယ်ဝချမ်းသာလာခဲ့ကြသည်။​ ၂၀၂၄ ခုနှစ် ကချင်လွတ်မြောက်ရေးတပ်မတော် ၏ ယင်းဒေသကို သ...

1/3 The Burmese translation of my recent article with Jauman Naw is now online. Published with support from the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network, in collaboration with @justiceformyanmar.org & Myanmar Witness. Additional reporting by Zau
www.frontiermyanmar.net/mm/%E1%80%87...

Another impressive history thread from Edith Mirante. Over the years, elephants have also come up from time to time in my reporting on Kachin. A few anecdotes here:

Satellite images and videos reveal 19 rare earth mines in NDAA-controlled area of eastern Shan State near Mekong River - Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) Satellite images from May 2025 and recent video footage reveal nineteen rare earth mining sites under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA or “Mong La” army) in Mong Yawng townsh...

Important new Shan Human Rights Foundation report reveals 19 rare earth mining sites in territory controlled by the National Democratic Alliance Army, aka Mong La army, in Shan State's Mong Yawng township near the Mekong River & China border (short thread).
shanhumanrights.org/satellite-im...

Back in Business: Zahkung Ting Ying Tries To Rebuild His Empire Over the past decade, the military-aligned warlord and his associates amassed wealth from Kachin State’s rare earth mining boom until the Kachin Independence Army took their territory last year, but.....

Thread: My 2nd article supported by the @pulitzercenter.org Rainforest Investigations Network is out!

With Jauman Naw, I investigated the local business networks tied to rare earth mining in the Pangwa area of Kachin state, Myanmar for @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social
pulitzercenter.org/stories/back...

After the flood: Heavy rain hits hard on Kachin’s border with China Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China.

PHOTOGALLERY | Photojournalist Hkun Li documented the aftermath of deadly floods in Kachin State’s Waingmaw Township, an area already plagued by conflict and crippling blockades by the regime and China.

#WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

Back in business: Zahkung Ting Ying tries to rebuild his empire Over the past decade, the military-aligned warlord and his associates amassed wealth from Kachin State’s rare earth mining boom until the Kachin Independence Army took their territory last year, but t...

Here’s the second story on rare earth mining in Kachin Region — a powerful, in-depth investigation by @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social Jauman Naw and Zau

www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/back-in-b...

Back in business: Zahkung Ting Ying tries to rebuild his empire Over the past decade, the military-aligned warlord and his associates amassed wealth from Kachin State’s rare earth mining boom until the Kachin Independence Army took their territory last year, but t...

We provided data for an investigation into Zahkung Ting Ying and his Kachin Border Guard Force's criminal network. The investigation was written by @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social & Jauman Naw, supported by @pulitzercenter.org’s Rainforest Investigations Network buff.ly/lv0OR5J

မြန်မာ့မြေရှား (သို့) ဗျူဟာမြောက်အပေးအယူဝှက်ဖဲ ကချင်ပြည်နယ် ပန်ဝါမြို့ကို ကေအိုင်အေက သိမ်းပိုက်ပြီး ၁၀ လ အကြာတွင် အကျိုးအမြတ်ကြီးမားသောလုပ်ငန်းကြီးတစ်ခုကို ပြန်လည်စတင်ရန် ဖိအားများ တိုးမြင့်လာနေသည်။

The Burmese version of my article w Jauman Naw & @hpanjabrang.bsky.social, "‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause," is up on the @frontiermyanmar.bsky.social site. Supported by @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network
www.frontiermyanmar.net/mm/%E1%80%99...

Myanmar Unearthed: The Dark Side of the Global Energy Transition This project investigates the environmental, social, and economic injustices underpinning the global transition away from fossil fuels, through the lens of rare earth mining in Myanmar. Over the past....

My project page on the @pulitzercenter.org's Rainforest Investigations Network page is now up! My reporting through this fellowship, in collaboration with Jauman Naw and others, will be posted here (1/2).
pulitzercenter.org/projects/mya...

Both @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social & @hpanjabrang.bsky.social do excellent reporting on Myanmar, well worth checking out both the podcast episode & their report w/ Jauman Naw on Rare Earth mining in Kachin state.

What's Happening in Myanmar: Pressure on Kachin Rare Earth Mines With Emily Fishbein, freelance journalist currently serving as a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network fellow, and Hpan Ja Brang, social justice activist and freelance journalist from Kach...

I couldn't be more proud to share the space with the brave & insightful @hpanjabrang.bsky.social on this podcast, where we talk about the future of rare earth mining in areas of Kachin State, Myanmar now under control of the Kachin Independence Organization (1/2).
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...

‘Strategic Bargaining Chips’: Kachin’s Rare Earth Mining Pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume. Read the story below. ‘Strategic...

pulitzercenter.org/stories/stra...

‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.

The Kachin political analyst said the KIO could also face pressure from within if itsleaders were perceived as taking an unfair share of the rare earth wealth. “How the KIOmanages rare earths … will have a lot of impact on the KIO political leadership and publicsupport,” he said.

‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.

The Chinese companies claimed that they had already paid taxes to ZahkungTingYing’s group,” he said. They claimed that to continue operations under KIO authority, they'd have had to pay tax twice, which'd affect their business. Thus, they requested for the KIO to reduce tax rates,& the KIO allowed

‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.

The situation of rare earth mining in the Pangwa area of Chipwi township, Kachin State after KIO/A take over the Zahkung Ting Ying's Militia group, previously known as NDAK or Special Region 1; By @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social and Jauman Naw.

Additional contributions by me

‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.

For my first article with the @pulitzercenter.bsky.social's Rainforest Investigations Network, I wrote about a pause in rare earth mining in the Pangwa area of Kachin State, Myanmar since the Kachin Independence Organization took over last year. W/ Jauman Naw
www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/strategic...

‘Strategic bargaining chips’: Kachin’s rare earth mining pause Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.

Nearly 10 months after the Kachin Independence Army seized Pangwa town in Kachin State, the lucrative industry is coming under increasing pressure to resume.