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Rebel Fighters From India Cooperating With Myanmar Military Regime

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Meitei armed groups based along the Myanmar-India Border are fighting in Sagaing Region alongside junta troops against civilian resistance forces.

Striking Cops Form Shadow Police Force to Oppose Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Over 300 police officers in Kayah State have joined the newly-established Karenni State Police to fight military rule.

ASEAN’s Hypocrisy is Fuelling the Crisis in Myanmar

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Opinion

By Igor Blazevic

Inviting junta representatives to attend ASEAN meetings only legitimizes the military regime.

54 Years on, ASEAN Looking Increasingly Ineffectual

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

The bloc’s ‘too little, too late’ response to Myanmar’s crisis is emblematic of a wider inability to deal effectively with challenges from COVID to the China-US rivalry.

Myanmar’s Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Than Shwe envisioned permanent political supremacy for the military. Thein Sein’s attempt to realize it was rejected by the people. Min Aung Hlaing’s coup is Plan B.

Scores of Rights, Media Groups Urge Telenor to Halt Sale of Myanmar Business

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

In a letter to the Norwegian firm’s board chairperson, the groups said Telenor was ignoring the rights implications of selling its Myanmar unit to a junta-linked company.

For Myanmar’s Top Generals, Overturning Election Results Is a Rite of Passage

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Despite the wishful thinking of the past decade, the Tatmadaw leadership have never accepted basic democratic norms like elections, and they never will.

Myanmar's Coup Leader Shows His Genocidal Intent

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

For Min Aung Hlaing, throwing political enemies like U Nyan Win into COVID-infested jails is just another method of exterminating them.

Banning the NLD Won’t End Resistance to Military Rule

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The party embodies the people’s desire for a better future; Gen Z activists’ ingenuity and determination offer hope that the struggle to achieve this is in good hands.

Myanmar Junta Troops Die in Kayah State Clashes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

At least seven regime soldiers reportedly killed in all-day battle between Kayah ethnic armed group and the Myanmar military.

Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar’s Wa

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The coup makes Wa integration with the rest of Myanmar even less likely; for now, both the UWSA and the junta will make the most of mutually beneficial ties with China.

Public Facing an Unprecedented Threefold Tragedy: Myanmar’s Shadow Govt Must Work With Ethnic Civil Groups

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Guest Column

By Zaw Tuseng

The NLD, NUG and CRPH should coordinate with ethnic civil society leaders, who have the infrastructure in place to help people affected by conflict, COVID and poverty.

Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Do the Tatmadaw’s generals and their cohorts believe the absurd fictions they use to justify their takeover and repressive rule? The answer is probably yes.

Some Sobering Truths About ASEAN and Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Economic interests and the bloc’s adherence to noninterference continue to overwhelm any qualms that may exist regarding the junta’s violence and rights violations.

The ‘Problem’ With Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Detained yet again by the generals who despise her, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s only ‘mistake’ has been to honor her commitment to the people who chose her as their leader.