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Citizen journalist Already grappling with a deadly third wave of COVID-19 infections in a health crisis made worse by chaos from the military coup, southern Myanmar was inundated by severe flooding over the weekend that hampered the efforts of healthcare workers and aid groups. Heavy rains battered the southern states of Kayin and Mon and Tanintharyi region beginning on Sunday, impacting as many as 3,000 people. More than 100 in Kayin’s Hlaingbwe had to be evacuated, according to a relief official from the area. No deaths have been reported. In Mon state’s Ye, Kyaikmaraw and...

Burmese government issues ultimatum RELEASES DEMANDED: The unity government said that there must be an unconditional release of political prisoners before any constructive dialogue can happen Reuters Myanmar’s unity government, which includes members of parliament ousted by a military coup, has told ASEAN that it will not engage in talks until the junta releases all political prisoners. The 10-member ASEAN has been trying to find a path for Myanmar out of a bloody crisis triggered by the Feb. 1 coup, and has called for an end to violence and talks...