- Fighting in northeastern Myanmar has continued between the army and Kokang ethnic rebels. A round-up of both sides' positions can be found in these pieces: an interview with Kokang's MNDAA leader Peng Jiasheng and an interview with Ye Htut, Myanmar’s Minister for Information.
- Further on Myanmar: concerning many this week was the report of a second Red Cross convoy being attacked (both sides deny involvement). The Economist also ran a good series of infographics on Myanmar's peace process this week.
- Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew has been hospitalised with severe pneumonia.
- The Lancet warned of the spread of drug-resistant malaria across Asia, with great concern centred on Myanmar. Worryingly, it has been detected within 25km from the border with India.
- A Transnational Institute report, The challenge of democratic and inclusive land policymaking in Myanmar, looks at the country's contentious draft land-use policy.
- Anthony Fensom looks at what oil prices are doing in Southeast Asia.
- In the midst of the rush to Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city will undergo an earthquake hazard assessment.
- Greg Poling looked at Washington's Thailand PR problem.
- To counter online hate speech promotion, a Myanmar organisation has come up with an excellent and innovative solution.
- As always, ANU's New Mandala has a trove of interesting posts on Southeast Asia, including this interview with Indonesian expert Greg Fealy on Jokowi's unfulfilled promise: