Conflict
Chin resistance forces seize town near Myanmar-India border
Chin resistance forces seize town near Myanmar-India border myanmar-now
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Another military base falls to KIA-led forces in Myanmar's north
Another military base falls to KIA-led forces in Myanmar's north myanmar-now
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Myanmar’s KIA Claims Big Gains in Lightning Kachin Offensive
Ethnic army and allies announce seizure of a dozen more junta outposts in Waingmaw Township, bordering the state capital of Myitkyina.
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BGF Militia Controls Myawaddy- Resumes Military Cooperation with Junta
“In Myawaddy, Bo Mote Thone’s BGF faction, with support from the MRCS (Myanmar Red Cross Service) and SAC administration in Hpa-An is providing aid to a small number of war-displaced persons, while Bo Chit Thu’s unit conducts daily patrols with around 30 vehicles and a few hundred soldiers. Over 100 Junta forces are stationed at …
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Myanmar military bogged down trying to retake key border city
Myanmar military bogged down trying to retake key border city UCA News
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The military dictatorship controls less than 50% of Myanmar
The military dictatorship controls less than 50% of Myanmar The Economist
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KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin
KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin The Irrawaddy
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Divide And Conquer: Myanmar Military's Rohingya Gambit In Rakhine – OpEd
Divide And Conquer: Myanmar Military's Rohingya Gambit In Rakhine – OpEd Eurasia Review
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Conscription
Myanmar Junta to Jail Draft Dodgers
The regime's chief of the general staff, General Maung Maung Aye, said anyone who tries to avoid conscription faces three years in jail.
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FEATURE: Myanmar residents lobby Japan to act over conscription law
FEATURE: Myanmar residents lobby Japan to act over conscription law Kyodo News Plus
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MNDAA Accused of Forcibly Recruiting Myanmar Migrants, Killing Deserters
MNDAA Accused of Forcibly Recruiting Myanmar Migrants, Killing Deserters The Irrawaddy
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Kidnapped and conscripted: Rohingya taken from Bangladesh refugee camps, handed over to Myanmar military
Kidnapped and conscripted: Rohingya taken from Bangladesh refugee camps, handed over to Myanmar military myanmar-now
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Crime & Narcotics
Myanmar’s BGF: A Family-Run Criminal Enterprise With Friends Across Asia
A new report by JFM spotlights the organized crime empire of junta-allied Karen warlord Saw Chit Thu and his family, and exposes its many regional partners in crime.
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Civil war in Myanmar sees increased smuggling of “yaa baa” into Thailand
Civil war in Myanmar sees increased smuggling of “yaa baa” into Thailand Thai PBS World
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Myanmar Militia Group at Center of Cyber-scam Network, Activists Say
Myanmar Militia Group at Center of Cyber-scam Network, Activists Say OCCRP
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Economy
South Korean livestock feed company suspends multimillion dollar Myanmar operation
South Korean livestock feed company suspends multimillion dollar Myanmar operation myanmar-now
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Yangon factories now down to two hours of electricity per day
Yangon factories now down to two hours of electricity per day myanmar-now
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Myanmar Shoppers Report Hyperinflation as Kyat Plunges Past 4,000/Dollar
Currency crisis deepens as economy battered by military takeover and civil war spirals out of control.
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Ethnic Issues
FIVE MONTHS AFTER SSPP & RCSS CEASEFIRE: Truce seems to be broken and Shan unity back to square one
With the armed clashes unfolded on May 17 between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA),United Wa State Army (UWSA) combined forces, including the military junta’s Burma Army, in Lawksawk Township, the five months old ceasefire between the two Shan armies seems to have […]
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General News
‘Unsung Heroes’: Myanmar’s Independent Journalists Vow to Continue Their Work
Risking arrest, torture and execution, many journalists in Myanmar continue to work in secret, determined to bring the military regime’s abuses to the world’s attention.
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How the Singapore Airlines turbulence incident unfolded
How the Singapore Airlines turbulence incident unfolded Reuters
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Will 2024 Be the Junta's End in Myanmar?
Will 2024 Be the Junta's End in Myanmar? Council on Foreign Relations
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Government Media Sources
Mine blast disrupts rail operations
The 60-foot bridge No 78 at 124/3 milepost between Theinseik and Donwun railway stations on the Bago-Mawlamyine rail section in […]
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Myanmar, Russia to enhance cooperation in aerospace technology
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Deputy Director-General of Roscosmos State Space Corporation Mr Savelyev Sergey Valentinovich exchanged views on […].
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Military
Myanmar junta moves to revive China-backed Myitsone hydropower project
Myanmar junta moves to revive China-backed Myitsone hydropower project myanmar-now
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Sanctions
Myanmar: If sanctions aren’t the solution, what is?
Myanmar: If sanctions aren’t the solution, what is? The Interpreter
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United Nations
Can New UN Envoy Avoid Past Mediation Failures In Myanmar? – Analysis
Can New UN Envoy Avoid Past Mediation Failures In Myanmar? – Analysis Eurasia Review
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