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Next few months crucial in Myanmar war
Published on 07/05/2024
» In the jungles of southeastern Myanmar’s Dawna Hills, rebels from an armed ethnic group are fighting to hold back columns of reinforcements sent by the country’s ruling junta to try to reclaim Myawaddy, a critical trading outpost on the Thai border.
Turncoat warlord at centre of Myanmar drama
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of the border town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling Myanmar junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than US$1 billion in border trade every year.
Myanmar rebel group withdraws from border town
Published on 24/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said on Wednesday.
Blinken labels China's Uyghur treatment 'genocide' in US report
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2024
» United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region as victims of "genocide and crimes against humanity" while launching the State Department's annual human rights report on Monday, days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Myanmar rebels confident of holding Myawaddy
Published on 16/04/2024
» MYAWADDY, Myanmar - A senior rebel commander has vowed to hold the strategic area of Myawaddy near the Thai border with Myanmar before turning it over to the Karen National Union (KNU), the rebels’ political wing.
Karen Union 'committed' to peace, security
Published on 14/04/2024
» The Karen National Union (KNU) says it is committed to establishing cross-border security and working with Thailand and international organisations to ensure peace and safety on both sides of the border.
Myanmar military extends emergency rule for another 6 months
Published on 31/01/2024
» Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday extended the state of emergency for another six months until July 31, as army chief Min Aung Hlaing entered the fourth year as the coup leader.
Three Myanmar generals sentenced to death after surrender
Published on 24/01/2024
» The military regime in Myanmar has sentenced three brigadier generals to death for surrendering to rebels who captured Laukkaing, a key town in Shan State, earlier this month, according to local reports.