Conscription: Myanmar’s Nuclear Option and the Man Who …
WEB4 days ago · With his army severely depleted by casualties from over three years of fighting, defections and a recruitment crisis, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing finally played his trump card in February – mandatory military service. The idea of conscripting young adults originated just after independence amid ...
Myanmar Regime Mainly Bombing Residential Areas: Lashio Civilian
WEB5 days ago · Myanmar regime airstrikes have targeted Lashio since August 30, killing six civilians and injuring 77 others and damaging houses, schools, markets and shops in the northern Shan State capital. The military’s Northeastern Command in the city fell to the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance (MNDAA) in early August.
Touting Holidays in a Flooded Warzone; Praising Savior China; and …
WEB2 days ago · Min Aung Hlaing’s tourism fantasy The junta chief at an event to mark World Tourism Day in Naypyitaw on September 27. / MOI. Amid devastating floods and armed conflicts across the country, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has told ministries and tourism agencies “to boost tourism services and disseminate true information about safe travel …
Myanmar Junta’s Airstrikes Since Chinese FM’s Visit
WEB3 days ago · Wang Yi pressed junta boss Min Aung Hlaing for stability in Myanmar at an Aug. 14 meeting, but the junta has accelerated the bombing, killing 176+ civilians since then.
Myanmar Junta’s Aim in Lashio: ‘If We Can’t Get It Back, We’ll …
WEB4 days ago · Myanmar’s military regime faced significant humiliation when it lost the northern Shan State capital Lashio, along with its Northeastern Military Command headquarters, to the ethnic Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and allied resistance groups in early August.
The Iron Fist Behind Myanmar Junta’s Bogus Peace Offer
WEB5 days ago · First, the military regime claimed its February 2021 coup aligned with the 2008 Constitution because the National League for Democracy government it ousted had failed to address alleged fraud in the November 2020 election. Second, the regime claimed that its efforts to hold a multi-party election ...
Myanmar Resistance Groups Kill Scores of Junta Soldiers in …
WEB5 days ago · Anti-regime groups ambushed a junta column raiding villages in Sagaing Region’s Budalin Township on Monday, killing scores of soldiers and capturing 40 others, according to a resistance group that took part in the ambush. Combined forces of local People’s Defense Force (PDF) groups and a ...
Weeping Families Mourn Thai School Bus Crash Victims
WEB4 days ago · BANGKOK—Grieving families wept as they offered prayers on Wednesday for 23 children and teachers killed in a horrifying Thai school bus fire, as the government vowed a crackdown on unsafe vehicles. Police have arrested the driver of the coach, which erupted into flames after hitting a barrier on a ...
Myanmar Junta Intensifies Crackdown on People Leaving the …
WEB3 days ago · The Myanmar military regime is cracking down on citizens who hold passports marked “for visit” (PV) if they are suspected of going abroad for work purposes. Myanmar’s Ministry of Labor on Wednesday put out a notice on state media that citizens who want to go abroad for work need documents ...
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Again Target Liberated Lashio
WEB3 days ago · Myanmar junta airstrikes targeted the northern Shan State capital, Lashio, which is held by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) on Friday, destroying a Chinese temple, according to residents. The Lashio Reconstruction Group, formed by MNDAA to rehabilitate the war-torn city ...