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Myanmar Junta Hails Gains Near Thai Border
Myanmar’s junta said it has recaptured a key town and villages in Karen and Mon states in southern Myanmar.
Irrawaddy
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KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta HQ Near Kachin State Capital
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) says it seized Myanmar junta’s Infantry Battalion 141 headquarters controlling the Irrawaddy River route to the Kachin State capital, Myitkyina, on Monday after months of attacks.
Irrawaddy
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Addressing the 2021 Myanmar Coup: A New Strategy for ASEAN
ASEAN must shift away from its military-centric engagement with Myanmar. In doing so, it must embrace a process and posture that addresses underlying structural inequities.
Analysis | Dr Tun-Aung Shwe
Opinion paper
Asean needs longer-term approach to Myanmar
Between Myanmar, Asean and regional actors, there remains a wide gap of understanding. Many Myanmar stakeholders do not understand Asean’s processes and limitations, and many Asean member states do not fathom the complex relations and perspectives among the Myanmar groups.
Statesman News Service
Opinion paper
Navy on standby to evacuate Thais from Myanmar
The Royal Thai Navy has four ships on standby in the Andaman Sea, ready to evacuate Thais from Myanmar if the civil conflict there escalates.
Wassana NANUAM, Achadtaya CHUENNIRUN, Piyarat CHONGCHAROEN
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U.S. 'nonlethal' aid for Myanmar's ethnic armies likely to backfire
It is an appropriate time then to assess Western support for Myanmar's resistance. The conflict has strengthened ethnic armed groups, many of which were formed decades ago and are more ethnonationalist than democratic.
Michael Haack
Opinion paper
Tensions Flare Between Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups in Shan State Town
Tensions were sparked on Saturday when seven TNLA soldiers were deployed to the town’s agricultural office but MNDAA troops already stationed there objected to their presence.
Irrawaddy
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Myanmar guerrilla groups claim responsibility for bombings
“We launched the attack as part of the ‘Urban Freedom’ operation in order to escape the military dictatorship,” said a member of the Yangon-based group Dark Shadow who declined to be identified.
RFA Burmese
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China Hands Medal and 5m Yuan to Myanmar Junta for Border Crackdown
China has provided the Myanmar junta’s police force with 5 million yuan (about US$ 690,000) in assistance and awarded a medal to the visiting home affairs minister – the first time Beijing has honored a top general in the current regime.
Irrawaddy
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Permanent Scars : Torture of villagers under arbitrary detention by State Administration Council in Southeast Burma
This physical and mental violence is used by the State Administration Council (SAC)[4] as a weapon of war.
Briefing Paper | KHRG
Opinion paper