- Myanmar
Military outposts in Naypyitaw shift to temples and monasteries
Junta soldiers are seen staying at religious sites across multiple townships that have been repurposed as Myanmar army camps
- Myanmar
Clashes break out between Arakan Army, military on Rakhine State’s Ramree Island
Fighting is increasingly occurring near sites strategic to foreign investment, as Ramree is the starting point of a natural gas pipeline that runs hundreds of miles to China’s Yunnan Province
- Myanmar
Massive power outages afflict Yangon and Mandalay
While electricity is normally available without interruption in Naypyitaw, many residents say they can only use electricity for a few hours per day in Myanmar’s two largest cities
- Myanmar
Price surge and shortages at the gas pump fuel fears of worse to come for Myanmar’s economy
Hit by a series of military defeats, the junta also appears to be losing its battle to control market forces
- Myanmar
Beleaguered junta will pardon deserters who return to barracks
Openly allowing deserters to rejoin their units is unprecedented in the Myanmar military and a possible sign of the army’s overextension since the launch of Operation 1027
