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Kokang army tightens grip on China-Myanmar trade routes amid junta’s political transition
The MNDAA’s growing control over northern Shan trade corridors could have major implications for the regime’s push for legitimacy
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Tensions high as TNLA closes Kokang army offices in Kutkai
The allied ethnic armed groups have maintained an uneasy peace in the northern Shan State town since capturing it two years ago
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Myanmar military struggling to secure Mogok’s surroundings
After attempting to resume civil service operations in the ruby-mining town, the junta has been fending off attacks from resistance fighters still active in nearby villages
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Wa army sentences two men to death
The sentencing—for robbery and murder charges—appeared unrelated to recent raids targeting online scam operations in other territory controlled by the Wa ethnic armed group
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Kokang army detains nine protesters against mining, land confiscation outside Lashio
The encroachment of mining and infrastructure projects onto land claimed by northern Shan State locals has caused tensions with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), the armed group controlling parts of the region
