Myanmar Policy & Tech Agriculture: The Myanmar government plans to organize mulberry farmers into cooperatives to boost production and develop value-added products, with cooperatives supplying seeds, inputs, and technical support. Human Rights & Environment: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned Myanmar’s crisis is rapidly worsening, citing rule-of-law collapse, rising illicit extraction, and a surge in unregulated rare earth mining that uses toxic chemicals and damages rivers across the Mekong basin. Digital Security & Crime: Türk also pointed to expanding industrial-scale cyber scam operations along the Myanmar–Thailand border and nationwide, linked to trafficking, kidnapping, and forced labor. Regional Tech Diplomacy: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s Vietnam visit wrapped up with talks to deepen cooperation, including business forums and visits to digital technology and industrial facilities. AI for Development: A Global South AI capacity-building push in Beijing highlighted the need for local data, computing, talent, and governance so AI doesn’t deepen technological dependence. Connectivity Cost Watch: A study on mobile broadband pricing ranked the UK 46th by average cost per 1GB, underscoring how data affordability varies widely—relevant for Myanmar’s connectivity planning. Cybercrime Scale (India): Reporting on cross-border cyber scams estimates massive global losses tied to Indian call-center fraud, a reminder for Myanmar’s own fraud-prevention priorities.