ASEAN
Conflict
KIO CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT AND ARMED CONFLICT IN KOKANG:Reflecting China’s national interest?
When the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) issued a statement in Kachin language on August 24 many wonder what has become of its Chairman Gen N Ban La words that its organization will uproot the military dictatorship together with the people and there won’t be any other way to build a better future for the country. […]
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Burma Military Increases its Troops and BGF Strength in KNU Territory – Plans to Crush People's Defence Force and National Union Government
Burma Military Increases its Troops and BGF Strength in KNU Territory – Plans to Crush People's Defence Force and National Union Government Burma News International
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Bomb goes off near military convoy in Mandalay
Bomb goes off near military convoy in Mandalay myanmar-now
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Myanmar’s Commercial Capital Yangon and Mandalay Rocked by Bomb Blasts
Myanmar’s Commercial Capital Yangon and Mandalay Rocked by Bomb Blasts The Irrawaddy News Magazine
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Richard Horsey on Myanmar 7 Months After the Coup
Richard Horsey on Myanmar 7 Months After the Coup The Diplomat
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Burma Army Soldier Kills Officer In Southern Chin State
Burma Army Soldier Kills Officer In Southern Chin State Burma News International
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Fighting Continues – Burma Army Sends 200 Soldier to Retake its Camp in Central Karen State
Fighting Continues – Burma Army Sends 200 Soldier to Retake its Camp in Central Karen State Burma News International
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A Dozen Myanmar Militias Form Alliance to Overthrow Junta
A Dozen Myanmar Militias Form Alliance to Overthrow Junta Radio Free Asia
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Bodies In Military Uniforms Recovered In Muse District
Bodies In Military Uniforms Recovered In Muse District Burma News International
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Myanmar Junta Troops Burn Donated Food for IDPs
Regime soldiers left landmines and burned rice donated for around 2,000 Magwe villagers who fled their homes to avoid raids.
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COVID
Myanmar social media users share misleading Delta variant posts
Myanmar social media users share misleading Delta variant posts AFP Factcheck
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Myanmar Factory Workers Forced to Choose Between Chinese Vaccines And Pink Slips
Myanmar Factory Workers Forced to Choose Between Chinese Vaccines And Pink Slips Radio Free Asia
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Philippines pledges to give Myanmar COVID-19 vaccines
Philippines pledges to give Myanmar COVID-19 vaccines Philstar.com
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Crime & Narcotics
Gunmen Steal More Than $60,000 From Bank in Myanmar’s Yangon
Gunmen Steal More Than $60,000 From Bank in Myanmar’s Yangon The Irrawaddy News Magazine
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UN Ambassador Assassination Plot Shines Spotlight on Shady Myanmar Businessman
UN Ambassador Assassination Plot Shines Spotlight on Shady Myanmar Businessman The Irrawaddy News Magazine
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Assassination Plot Suspect was Security Volunteer for Myanmar Ambassador
Assassination Plot Suspect was Security Volunteer for Myanmar Ambassador Radio Free Asia
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Economy
So long, Metro! Supplier of tasty things to quit Myanmar.
So long, Metro! Supplier of tasty things to quit Myanmar. Coconuts Yangon
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Wholesaler Metro To Cease Operations In Myanmar - ESM
Wholesaler Metro To Cease Operations In Myanmar ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine
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German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar
German Food Giant Metro Ends Operations in Myanmar The Irrawaddy News Magazine
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General News
China opens new route to Indian Ocean via Myanmar
China opens new route to Indian Ocean via Myanmar DAWN.com
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Chinese Special Envoy Winds Up Unannounced Myanmar Trip
Sun Guoxiang's surreptitious visit marks China's full return to "business as usual" in Myanmar.
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Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital?
Days after the junta reportedly rejected Sun Guoxiang’s request to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing said it would work to resume Myanmar’s ‘democratic transformation’.
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Family of Myanmar-held US journo calls for release
Family of Myanmar-held US journo calls for release The Phnom Penh Post
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Months After Coup, Myanmar Accelerates Toward Surveillance State
Since the February coup, the country's military government has clamped down on communications technologies.
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Military
Junta has killed at least 110 people in custody since coup, says rights group
At least 110 political prisoners in Myanmar have died in regime custody since the military seized power from the elected civilian government on February 1, according to a list compiled by activists from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)[...]
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Junta’s Coup Failing As More Soldiers Defect
It has been nearly seven months since the attempted coup in Myanmar and the number of arrests, detentions, and killings of innocent civilians by the military are increasing every day[...]
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The necrometrics of Myanmar's spreading war
The necrometrics of Myanmar's spreading war Asia Times
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Politics
Myanmar Junta Under Pressure to Pardon Ultra Nationalist Monk U Wirathu
The controversial monk faces a sedition charge filed by the ousted NLD government and has been in legal limbo since the coup.
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Weather & Environment
Quake info: Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Katha District, Sagaing Region, 203 km southwest of Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma), on Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021 5:30 pm (GMT +6:30)
Quake info: Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Katha District, Sagaing Region, 203 km southwest of Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma), on Tuesday, Aug 31, 2021 5:30 pm (GMT +6:30) VolcanoDiscovery
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