Several anti-regime allies appear ready to step up attacks in Mon and Karen states and along the Thai border.
Officials have also been arrested for facilitating forced military service as anti-junta groups follow through on warnings of severe retaliation for officials who cooperate in conscription move.
It is believed the announced time for the parade, 5.15 p.m., was chosen for superstitious reasons.
Myanmar’s regime reportedly wants to send back more than 200 Bangladeshi prisoners as military rule unravels.
When a dictator’s words make their final retreat from reality, there is a good chance he will end up on Russian TV.
Min Aung Hlaing has realized his ‘Air Force One’ dreams with a pair of Dutch aircraft parked at Naypyitaw airport.
The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force and allies control 90 percent of the southeastern state and are poised to capture the rest, the ethnic army said on Saturday.
The armed groups and their allies captured the bases in Mansi and Momauk townships on the weekend. Analysts say some of Kachin’s key towns may soon fall.
The Arakan Army says it is capturing regime outposts on the Bangladesh border.
Transfers come after major losses of territory and bases to resistance forces.
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