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AA Seizes Another Strategic Junta Base in Rakhine’s Mae Taung
As Arakan resistance troops close in on Western Military Command, the Myanmar junta is retaliating against the seizure of ...
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Myanmar Junta Attacks Force Mandalay Resistance Retreats
Around 400 Myanmar junta soldiers and Pyu Saw Htee militia allies have raided villages along the Irrawaddy River west of ...
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One Myanmar Migrant Killed While Fleeing, Dozens Detained in Malaysia Crackdown
Malaysian immigration raids net 86 Myanmar citizens amid scenes of panic, as assistance organizations advise undocumented ...
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Myanmar to Send Rep to Regional Summit for First Time in Three Years
Myanmar junta refused to send representatives to ASEAN summits in the past after the bloc barred the regime leaders from the ...
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Rare Earths, Hydropower, and History: Myanmar’s KIA Eyes More Victories in Kachin
The Kachin Independence Army is tightening the noose on junta-allied BGF and militia forces that control territory on the ...
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A Rigged Game: The Regime’s Manipulative Call for Participation in Elections
The international community should not be fooled: a junta-organized ‘election’ will only lead to greater instability.
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Touting Holidays in a Flooded Warzone; Praising Savior China; and More
Also this week, the regime launched its pre-election census, and unveiled a flood relief budget dwarfed by military spending ...
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Indonesia to Host Discussions on Myanmar Conflict: Diplomat
JAKARTA — Diplomatic talks on Myanmar’s civil war will be held in Jakarta ahead of a regional summit convening next week, a ...
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Will the International Community Wake Up to Myanmar’s Crisis?
This week’s editorial discussion asks whether the United Nations and other international groups can be encouraged to focus on ...