Shan State
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Myanmar
Thousands flee strategic border town as control of vital trade hubs becomes focus of war in Shan State
The fall of yet another border gate to the Brotherhood Alliance is just the latest sign of the junta’s weak hold over a region that is essential to Myanmar’s struggling economy
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As fighting rages on, Mongla becomes Shan State’s sole gateway to China
Traders in Mandalay say they have no choice but to use the border crossing, despite its shortcomings as a trade route
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Myanmar
Battlefield Update: November 21
Myanmar Now offers a summary of its latest reports on clashes around the country: Karenni forces step up attacks in Loikaw, junta troops kill six men displaced by fighting in Mandalay’s Madaya Township, MNDAA seizes another border gate, and civilians and POWs killed by junta airstrikes in northern Shan State
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Under pressure in Shan State, Myanmar junta takes aim at China
In the latest sign of its strained relationship with its closest ally, the regime has allowed rare protests targeting the Chinese government
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Myanmar
Struggling to maintain order, junta replaces Kokang leader with brigadier general
While fending off anti-junta forces’ advance towards the Kokang capital of Laukkai, the junta is under mounting pressure from China to take decisive action against criminal organisations running online scam networks from the autonomous region
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