Arakan Army leader Major General Tun Myat Naing says neighboring countries are allowing the regime to remain in power.
Junta officials, local executives and counterparts from Eurasian economic union discuss business opportunities in Naypyitaw as war rages around them.
The base in Namtyar Village played an important role in the regime’s security operation for the jade town and earned it a lot of money, the ethnic army said.
It was not immediately clear why the regime detained Myint Hlaing, a former lieutenant general who was also a minister during the Thein Sein regime.
The battle for Myawaddy town entered its second day on Wednesday as ethnic Karen troops and allied forces attacked the junta’s last remaining battalion in the area.
The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the steps taken by the regime over the past month culminating in nationwide training for the first batch of conscripts.
The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar says the junta is increasingly denying medical care to indirectly kill inmates.
The KNLA and PDF groups launched an attack on the last junta battalion defending Myawaddy on Tuesday afternoon and were reportedly making their way into the town.
The United League of Arakan reports that over 350,000 people have also been displaced by fighting in the western state.
The Thai leader convened a high-level meeting on the Myanmar crisis Tuesday, vowing to work with all stakeholders to achieve peace and stability in the country.
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