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Commentary: How the Myanmar regime is surviving
The recent killing of more than 20 Rohingya Muslims in Minbya township of Rakhine, and the razing of towns in…
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Commentary: Conscription is pushing many in Myanmar to choose sides
RESISTANCE TO CONSCRIPTION NOT NEW Resistance to conscription is not new. The SAC spokesperson argued that Myanmar was not exceptional…
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‘Walking the revolutionary path’: Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town
DESPERATE CIVILIANS For almost three years, civilian People’s Defence Forces have been battling around the country to oust the junta…
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Myanmar ethnic minority fighters seize town from military
BANGKOK: Ethnic minority fighters battling Myanmar’s junta said on Saturday (Dec 16) they seized a trading hub in Shan state,…
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Commentary: Myanmar’s military stares at defeat as rebel forces go on the offensive
LITTLE LOVE FOR MYANMAR’S MILITARY GENERALS Since the February 2021 coup, the junta has imprisoned nearly 20,000 people and caused…
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CNA Explains: What’s behind Myanmar’s recent wave of armed resistance, and could it be a gamechanger?
What could happen next? Operation 1027 has forced the junta’s hand in several areas, particularly in relation to the white-collar…
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Myanmar military junta formally accused of alleged war crimes before Philippines’ justice department
Lawyer Michael Tiu Jr, an international humanitarian law expert from the University of the Philippines, said the alleged war crimes…
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Commentary: Who decides the cessation of violence in Myanmar?
As the violence in Myanmar looks set to spill over into another year of intractable struggle, both sides are dealing…
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘extremely worried’ about his mother’s health
LONDON: The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained former leader, said he was “extremely worried” about his mother’s…
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Commentary: In a meaningless gesture, Myanmar junta cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence
SYDNEY: Myanmar’s generals have long demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to remember everything, and to learn nothing. Sometimes this serves them…
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