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Guangxi’s Deadly Floods and China’s Propaganda Crisis
The Chinese regime’s assiduous information management efforts are making natural disasters worse, says Chandu Doddi.
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KIA, Allies Repulse Regime Troops Trying to Reach Mansi
The regime’s unsuccessful bid to retake Mansi, which sources said relied heavily on conscripts, follows its failure to resupply contested Bhamo by river.
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Regime Airstrikes Kill 5 More Civilians as Rakhine Counteroffensive Falters
Warplanes bomb residential areas as junta suffers setback in bid to reclaim Ponnagyun and Ramree from the ethnic Arakan Army.
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US Accreditation Body Gives Stamp of Approval to Hospitals Linked to Regime Leader
US-based AACI accredited two hospitals linked to Min Aung Hlaing and his family, whose business interests have been targeted by US sanctions.
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Cambodia Backs Regime’s Bid for Full Return to ASEAN: Spokesperson
Khaing Khaing Soe called Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Phnom Penh a “success,” pointing to talks on greater economic, diplomatic and cultural cooperation.
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Ne Win’s Widow Rewrites Myanmar History Through Lens of Dictatorship
The sole surviving spouse of the architect of military tyranny defends his 1962 coup and its consequences in a history of Myanmar.
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Temples and Charities Face Demolition for Yadanabon Vanity Project
Some of the 70+ religious buildings slated to make way for the cyber city project overseen by Min Aung Hlaing’s son predate it by decades, locals say.
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Myanmar Regime Says UN Envoy Illegitimate Ahead of Credentials Decision
The Foreign Ministry said NUG-aligned Kyaw Moe Tun has no legitimacy to represent the country as a UN committee prepares to decide whether he should retain his seat.
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Suicide Drones Strike Regime Warplanes at Mandalay’s Tada-U Airbase
Drone footage captures resistance attack on military’s main platform for devastating bombing campaign in upper Myanmar.
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Kachin Rebels Rebuff Myanmar Regime’s Peace Talks Overture: Sources
The regime reportedly tried to entice the Kachin Independence Army’s political arm to Naypyitaw for talks even as it intensified its attacks in the northern state.
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China–U.S. Anti-Scam Rivalry, Toxic Mining, and More
This week was all about border trade, as Myanmar’s precious natural resources flow unstoppably to its voracious northeastern neighbor.
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Thai Abbot Arrested in $2.8-Million Embezzlement, Sex Scandal
Phra Wachirayan Wi was defrocked after being arrested over the alleged theft of $2.8 million in temple funds and a sexual relationship with a woman.
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Mandalay Airport Shut After Resistance Drone Attack: Security Sources
A drone attack has forced the closure of Mandalay airport for two days, with the regime blaming resistance forces for targeting the major travel hub.
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Cambodia Urged to Arrest Visiting Min Aung Hlaing, Send Him to ICC
Cambodia—which the coup leader is visiting on Friday and Saturday—is one of only two ASEAN members that are party to the ICC’s founding treaty.
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Building an Arakan for All
Community initiatives across Arakan offer signs of growing cooperation, but lasting reconciliation will depend on inclusive governance and equal protection for all.