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July 14, 2026
INVITATION Ellicott City, Maryland —The Burma Research Institute (BRI) invites you to its 8th Hybrid Congressional Briefing on Burma, featuring keynote remarks and Q&A with H.E. Daw Zin Mar Aung, Foreign Minister of Myanmar’s National Unity Government, during her Washington visit. Title: U.S. National Interests in Burma: Online Scams, Regional Stability, Countering Regional Powers’ Influence,…
June 25, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Today, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific convened a hearing on “Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region.”Assistant Secretary of State Michael G. DeSombre testified before Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA-40) and Ranking Member Ami Bera (D-CA-6),…
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June 8, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ELLICOTT CITY, MD — On June 4, 2026, at around 6:00 p.m. Burma Time, the Burmese military carried out airstrikes on villages in Deemaw Soe Township, Karenni (Kayah) State, Burma. The attack on Htee Hla Thoo Village killed Hsar Eh Klu, a Baptist pastor and youth leader, and left civilians injured and…
June 4, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ellicott City, Maryland – At a Senate Appropriations hearing on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about delays in Burma Act funding and concerns that U.S. policy is shifting away from supporting Burma’s democratic movement. Secretary Rubio responded by reaffirming the Administration’s support for…
May 19, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ELLICOTT CITY, MD — On the morning of May 13, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Burma local time, soldiers from the 102nd and 427th Infantry Battalions set fire to three nunnery buildings and a wooden warehouse within the compound of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Doungankha village, Demoso Township, Karenni…
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