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Myanmar junta forces seen encouraging each other to commit rape in online video
The footage was evidently recorded in Shwe Bo village, Gangaw Township, near where another clip was filmed showing military-backed militia members burning two resistance members alive after capturing them last year
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Myanmar junta announces higher charges for electricity
With households and businesses already struggling due to rising prices, the military council announced increases between 40 and 180 percent in the rates per unit of electricity supplied
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Monk who led junta-trained militias condemns Myanmar junta’s abductions for forced recruitment
The nationalist monk, commonly referred to by the epithet ‘Pauk Ko Taw’ and known for supporting the formation of junta-armed Pyu Saw Htee groups, reported that authorities took two young civilian men captive and pressed them into military training
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Myanmar junta begins issuing ration books as cooking oil shortage continues
The measure is the latest attempt by the regime to deal with the economic fallout of its overthrow of the country’s elected civilian government
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Myanmar junta steps up efforts to prevent workers from going abroad
The move comes as many young people in the country continue to seek means to avoid being drafted into compulsory military service
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