Veteran journalist Bertil Lintner talks to The Irrawaddy about China’s goals in Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s future role and how the military might be defeated.
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Junta Watch: Military Bends Rules to Fill Ranks; Loyal Monk Promoted, and More
Also this week, the regime’s attorney-general offered a legal defense of the coup, and the Myanmar Air Force left the junta chief red-faced.
Thousands Flee Myanmar Junta Raids in Sagaing Region
More than 7,000 civilians have fled regime arson raids in Yinmabin Township, a resistance stronghold.
Nine Sagaing Resistance Fighters Killed by Myanmar Regime
Most of the victims were in Shwebo Township for medical training, according to the Generation Z Special Task Force.
UN Rights Expert Slams International Community for failing Myanmar People
Tom Andrews highlighted the junta’s violence against children and how five million kids in Myanmar are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
Myanmar Regime's Reinforcements to Strategic Outpost Attacked; Seven Killed
Online videos show Karen resistance fighters boasting about their easy victory over regime troops.
Myanmar Regime Sorry for Junta Jet Intrusion into Thai Airspace
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The incursion happened one day after a meeting between the coup leader and a Thai military delegation to discuss border stability.
Why China Is Comfortable With Myanmar’s Military Rulers
Beijing appears to believe the regime still offers the best guarantee of security for its interests in Myanmar, but the threat posed by resistance forces is growing.
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Chin Resistance Claims to Have Killed Myanmar Junta Troops
The Chin Defense Force in Mindat says it needs more weapons to repel large numbers of regime reinforcements.
Eight Myanmar Junta Troops Killed by Resistance Drones: PDFs
Sagaing Region resistance groups claim to have been dropping explosives on regime soldiers.
Myanmar Regime Jails NLD Lawmaker for Incitement
A junta court sentenced veteran NLD member Daw Win Mya Mya, 73, to three years in prison for allegedly organizing anti-regime protests and urging state workers to strike.
Chin Teenager Killed by Myanmar Junta Shelling
Four civilians in Mindat have been killed by heavy junta weapons in June.
Nationalist Monks Recruit Pro-Myanmar Regime Militias in Sagaing
Pyu Saw Htee recruits accompany junta operations and they help soldiers to harm the people, villagers say.
Over 750,000 People Displaced in Myanmar Since Coup
UN warns the junta’s destruction of homes and continued fighting will prolong the suffering of the country’s 1.1 million refugees.
Junta Watch: Military Bends Rules to Fill Ranks; Loyal Monk Promoted, and More
Thousands Flee Myanmar Junta Raids in Sagaing Region
Nine Sagaing Resistance Fighters Killed by Myanmar Regime
UN Rights Expert Slams International Community for failing Myanmar People