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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
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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
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Myanmar junta to prioritise sending workers to Russia and China
Despite restrictions on young people leaving the country, junta-connected agencies are arranging to send workers to the two countries that supply the most arms to the military regime, and which have recognised its legitimacy on the international stage
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Myanmar junta detains two villagers after finding buried arms cache in Bago Region
Military authorities arrested the owner of a farm hut and another local man in Waw Township before bringing them to an interrogation camp