The dictator has revived ancient beliefs in the auspicious properties of white elephants and rubies; to Myanmar people, it is just another sign that he is unfit to rule.
Toru Kubota was detained while allegedly covering an anti-regime protest in Yangon.
"Why did it do that? They can’t do that,” said the visibly upset ousted leader.
The Kachin Independence Army and its allies have been trying to seize control of a key road in Kachin State.
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told the junta chief that Russia, a key arms supplier to Myanmar, supports the regime’s efforts to stabilize the country.
The three, including a local resistance group leader, were among 10 fighters detained by regime forces in Aungmyaythazan on Monday.
Around 60 young children trapped in the raid were freed after being held by regime soldiers.
The Cobra Column says large numbers of regime troops were routed on the strategically important Myawaddy-Waw Lay road.
Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing continues to insist that his regime is just an interim government authorized under the military-drafted 2008 constitution.
The National Unity Government says the soldiers were killed in 5,337 clashes across the country from June 1, 2021, to June 30 this year.
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