CPC has strong organizing and mobilizing capability: head of Myanmar's National Unity Party

"The Communist Party of China (CPC) always puts people in the first place and is currently leading the Chinese people on a new journey toward realizing the Second Centenary Goal," said U Han Shwe, Chairman of Executive of the National Unity Party of Myanmar

Li Bingxin

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Traders hope that highway from Indian border will be re-opened following ceasefire

The junta closed the highway on 13 August after skirmishes on the highway near Cheinkyarli Village. It also banned villagers from villages on the highway travelling to other villages on the highway.

Mizzima

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Yangon and rest of country facing more power cuts

According to a statement from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, it will not be able to meet Yangon’s electricity demands this summer and it is having to ration electricity.

Mizzima

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Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of December

Myanmar has extended its Covid-19 preventive measures until Dec 31, according to a statement released by the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Bernama

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OneKyat, part of Carousell Group, reveals impact on secondhand selling and buying over the past decade in 10th anniversary report

Greater Southeast Asia Carousell Group released the Carousell Recommerce Index (10th Anniversary Edition) revealing the sustainability impact its collective community has made by buying and selling secondhand items. Largest online marketplace in Myanmar, OneKyat is part of Carousell Group. 

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Over 20 Myanmar Regime Forces Killed in Three Days of Resistance Attacks

The Irrawaddy has collected the following reports of significant attacks from PDFs. Some military casualties could not be independently verified.

Irrawaddy

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Myanmar Food Security Threatens Regional Stability

Yu Yu Htay discusses food weaponization and how the state of food production in post-coup Myanmar is leading to domestic hunger and undermining the regional food basket.

Yu Yu Htay

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Karen Women Kick Off Campaign Against Gender-based Violence In Hpa-An

The Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) has launched a campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence in Karen National Union (KNU) controlled territory in Hpa-An District, Karen State, linked to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence.

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Sagaing region prison court sentences 9 PDF medics to 12 years each

The women were captured in a raid on a People’s Defense Force camp a year ago.

RFA Burmese

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Bangladesh, Myanmar border police agree to work jointly against militant groups

The official did not name any of the “terrorist” groups that would be the focus of joint patrols on the border, but both Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and Arakan Army (AA) insurgents reportedly have been operating along or near the Burmese-Bangladesh frontier lately. 

Kamran Reza Chowdhury

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