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Eight resistance fighters die in combat within 50 miles of Myanmar junta capital
As anti-junta forces pushed towards Naypyitaw, battles took place some fifty miles to the south on the highway connecting the capital with Yangon and Mandalay
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Resistance warns of clashes on road through Mandalay Region
The People’s Defence Forces cautioned travellers against unnecessary or nighttime travel on parts of the Yangon-Mandalay highway in central Myanmar, where their members are planning to launch attacks on junta forces
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Myanmar junta on high alert as AA offensive nears Ayeyarwady Region
Tensions are rising in Ayeyarwady Region west of Yangon as the Arakan Army, already poised to take over the military’s regional headquarters in Rakhine State, continues to push into Gwa Township on the Rakhine-Ayeyarwady border
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For Myanmar’s VIP prisoners, ‘hard labour’ means a life of ease
Despite their notoriety, Myanmar’s prison camps can be an easy place to serve time if you happen to be a member of the junta’s inner circle
- In-Depth
The harrowing experience of routine travel in Myanmar
The knowledge that the military continues to perpetrate violence, conscript young men, and extort bribes from civilians throughout the country—along with heightened security between Yangon and Mandalay—has created an atmosphere of anxiety and paranoia in the cities and on the roads
