The Myanmar Conflict Map is a new platform for tracking, visualising, and analysing reports of violence in Myanmar. The map offers a framework for understanding the nature and direction of the conflict by analysing available data in six distinct theaters: myanmar.iiss.org. The Map builds on over 10,000 reports of violent incidents in Myanmar since July 2020, as collected by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). The IISS then reviewed and adapted ACLED's data. A full discussion of our methodology is here: myanmar.iiss.org/methodology.

Bangladesh's intervention in the Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar notable for 1) Focusing on Rohingya crisis rather than the coup, 2) Describing the conditions for Rohingya's return without using the usual terms "voluntary" and "sustainable." China says it is "in contact with the relevant parties in Myanmar to support a return to normal," says it supports ASEAN and regional countries' efforts toward that end. Is China seeking to mediate between the Tatmadaw and the NLD?

Something to watch following the assassination of Soleimani: U.S. relations with Malaysia. The relationship between Iran and Malaysia is broad and deep. How deep? Some examples: Soleimani’s daughter, Nargis, was living in Malaysia in 2013, according to Dexter Filkins’ authoritative profile of him. He was said to be worried about her lifestyle.

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security @mohmahfudmd repeats PRC talking points without qualification while recounting his meeting with Chinese Amb. Xiao Qian: cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20191…. These talking points are demonstrably false. @mohmahfudmd 1) The 10 million Hui Muslims, who have no history of separatism or extremism, face significant persecution, as @gerryshih reported earlier this year: washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…. Minarets destroyed, azan banned. Sale of Koran banned, publishers who print hadith jailed.