Myanmar's Foreign Ministry summoned the Charge dâAffaires of the Timor-Leste Embassy in Naypyidaw on January 17 during the evening hours, issuing a stern warning against further engagement with anti-regime stakeholders following a recent meeting, according to Eleven Media Myanmar. The Center for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRO) thanked Timor-Leste's Provedor de Direitos Humanos e Justiça (@PDHJTimorLeste) for recognizing its criminal complaint as a vital precedent for defending human rights within ASEAN, as stated in a post shared by Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@MNEK_TL) and referenced on X. Conflicting reports emerged throughout the three-hour period ending at 11:15 PM UTC of the Bo Nagar Royal Army (BNRA) raiding a National Unity Government (NUG)-aligned People's Defense Force (PDF) checkpoint in Sagaing Region's Pale District, with one PDF member arrested and weapons confiscated, according to Mizzima for NUG claims and BBC Burmese for BNRA accounts. The incident follows last week's NUG-aligned PDF raid on two BNRA checkpoints in the same district, where no shots were fired and locals had requested removal due to BNRA taxation, as reported by Myanmar Now and BBC Burmese. BNRA leader Bo Nagar has previously clashed with NUG over chain-of-command and governance in Sagaing, including a January 2025 attempt to form a rival "Revolutionary Government," according to Wikipedia, Democratic Voice of Burma, and Reddit discussions reshared on X. Separate posts on X highlighted regime efforts to promote narratives on Reddit concerning its participation in an International Court of Justice case.
