Myanmar’s military junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has accused foreign governments of being behind the recent defeats of his troops in Shan State.
Speaking via state-run television on Monday, Min Aung Hlaing alleged that unnamed foreign powers have been supplying weapons, technology, and resources to ethnic armed groups in the region.
He specifically pointed to neighboring China and Thailand, claiming that advanced weaponry used by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has been acquired with the assistance of “foreign technology experts.”
Min Aung Hlaing expressed concerns about the establishment of sophisticated weapons manufacturing facilities along the Myanmar-China border, suggesting that such operations require substantial financial and technological support from external sources.
He pledged to investigate the origins of these resources. In related developments, opponents of Myanmar’s military regime arrested at least three high-ranking military officials over the weekend as they completed their. . .
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