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Lashio Residents Warned of Myanmar Junta Airstrike Threat as Talks Stumble
With the reported collapse of China-brokered talks between the junta and Kokang rebels, Lashio residents are on high alert for possible regime airstrikes.
Thai Parliament Seminar Addresses Security Impacts of Myanmar Crisis
With border security deteriorating, panelists raised the alarm over the junta's nuclear plans and cast doubt on its ability to hold an election.
Junta No. 2 Admits Draft Extortion Rampant; Dictator Pitches Shoes to Stomp Sanctions; and More
Also this week, the regime armed vigilante groups to control cities, while threatening families of men called up for conscription.
Arakan Army Steps Up Ayeyarwady Attacks
The armed group is inflicting casualties on the regime forces around the Irrawaddy delta, according to displaced civilians.
‘Tesla Takedown’ protests across US
A wave of ‘Tesla Takedown’ protests have been staged outside Tesla facilities across the US decrying the role of the electric vehicle company’s CEO, Elon Musk, in slashing the federal...
Trump Signs Order to Dismantle US Education Department
The U.S. president signed an executive order that dismantles the federal Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise and shifting more power over education to individual states.
Elephant refuses to leave lifelong companion after heartbreaking loss
Magda, a retired circus elephant in Crimea, mourned the loss of her longtime companion Jenny and refused to leave her side for hours. The two performed side by side for...
Thousands Flee Amid Myanmar Junta Raid Near Famous Pilgrimage Site
Junta troops torch homes after fighting erupts at a village strategically located halfway between Sagaing town and the pilgrimage site of Mingun on the Irrawaddy River.
USDP Chief Denounces Duterte Arrest
Khin Yi, the military's proxy USDP chief, denounced the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court as “an insult to the sovereignty of non-ICC member...
