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Yangon, Mandalay Deserted After Dark as Myanmar Junta Hunts for Conscripts
Major cities like Yangon and Mandalay remain hotspots for the junta’s forcible recruitment. At around 11 pm on December 10, ...
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Rakhine Rebels Take Complete Control of Taungup Township
The ethnic Arakan Army (AA) has taken complete control of Taungup Township in southern Rakhine State after defeating the last ...
The Irrawaddy9h
Sportswashing a Border Disaster; Holding Out for Heroes in Rakhine; and More
In other regime developments, the dictator claimed that ‘corruption undermines democracy,’ despite having enriched himself ...
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Thai Foreign Minister to Visit Myanmar This Week
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she wants to see progress on the release of four Thai fishermen detained by ...
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Myanmar Fishing Boat Seized in Thai Waters
The seizure comes two weeks after an incident in which a Myanmar patrol boat fired on 15 fishing boats in Myanmar waters off ...
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China’s Calculated Brutality and Destruction of Myanmar’s Ethnic Trust
In the complex politics of Southeast Asia, China’s true face has emerged with brutal clarity in Myanmar—a nation ...