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While the military is losing ground to resistance and armed groups, Richard Horsey tells Pooja Bellingcat that it's unlikely they will face an immediate defeat. bellingcat.com/news/rest-of-w…

Myanmar junta holds graduation events for first 5,000 conscripts as fighting re-erupts in Shan State and Mandalay Region. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Authorities in Yunnan have now reportedly cut power, water, and internet to Laukkaing in response to the MNDAA's attempt to encircle the regime-controlled city of Lashio.

As fighting closes in on Lashio, more civilians killed by shelling, this time in Ward 5. 1 man killed & 5 wounded, incl children. W/ limited options for escape, a grim situation for civilians as artillery starts falling w/ more frequency in the city. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar

Armed incidents in Myanmar's central Dry Zone fell after the onset of Operation 1027 and continue along a downward trajectory. The regime's top priority is countering EAO offensives in the peripheries, which are far more threatening than the LDF/PDF movement in the center. (1/3)

At risk of becoming isolated from China and other opposition groups, the Brotherhood Alliance has moved closer to the National Unity Government, the resistance authority established by lawmakers ousted by the 2021 coup. Read the full analysis here: myanmar.iiss.org/updates/2024-0…

You can read our full analysis here, and in this week’s paper: economist.com/asia/2024/09/0….

This article is by far the most honest publicly available appraisal of ground dynamics in Myanmar that I have seen to date. It challenges many narratives, including the myth of a perfect revolution inevitably headed toward some ideal outcome. thediplomat.com/2024/09/anarch…

Our latest map shows probable flooded areas in parts of Shan and Kayah States (with available satellite imagery). This is a large-scale map with villages, infrastructure, and health facilities data included to support emergency response. bit.ly/MMFlood24

NEW: Framing the war in Myanmar as a ‘fight for democracy’ obscures the crisis of the nation-state at the conflict’s heart, argues David Brenner — newmandala.org/ethnonationali…

Less than 2 weeks after Min Aung Hlaing’s army bombs one of the most famous Chinese Guanyin Temples in northern Myanmar the news breaks that the coup-making dictator will now visit Beijing; Ruins of the Lashio Guanyin temple: irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar-c…

JUST IN: BBC News မြန်မာ says #Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing set to visit China next month My sources earlier told me Min Aung Hlaing had targeted to travel to China in Sep We’re verifying with more sources meanwhile

As the Kachin Independence Army + allied People's Defense Force seize major territory from #Myanmar junta-aligned groups associated with Zahkung Ting Ying, his daughter, Ying Myaw, posts this music video on FB along with her own take on the situation (1/3) facebook.com/share/v/QBnrcY…

Strong move by the EU to hold the Myanmar military’s border guard force leaders accountable for developing and operating some of the world’s largest forced labor scam centers; targets those responsible for notorious scam cities like Shwekokko, Dongmei and KK Park

ကမ္ဘာလုံးဆိုင်ရာ မြေရှားသတ္တုလိုအပ်ချက်ရဲ့ ငါးဆယ်ရာခိုင်နှုန်းကျော်ကို မြန်မာနိုင်ငံက ရရှိတာဖြစ်ပြီး လက်ရှိအခြေနေအရ မြေရှားဈေးနှုန်းတွေ အဆက်မပြတ် တက်သွားနိုင်ကြောင်း သုတေသီတစ်ဦးက သုံးသပ်တာလို့ Global Times သတင်းမှာ ဖော်ပြပါတယ်။ rfa.org/burmese/news/r…

Reduced Myanmar supply 'to drive rare-earth prices higher' globaltimes.cn/page/202411/13…

It’s been an intense day. For those looking for a break from US news, here's my latest article with HpanJa Brang, Jaw Tu Hkawng & Zau Myet Awng, a deep-dive into a deadly standoff in the world’s largest jade mining hub of Hpakant, #Myanmar (thread) frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-negotia…

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Saw Chit Thu: Warlord, Scammer Landlord, or Man of Virtue? . Shwe Kokko, located in Myawaddy, Karen State, Myanmar, is a key stronghold of the well-known military officer Major General Saw Chit Thu. He is currently under public scrutiny over alleged ties to the call center scam