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Opinion Papers
The Junta is Bombing Children While Selling “Peace”
Source: Progressive Voice Myanmar | Weekly Highlight
In a grotesque display of hypocrisy, India opened a UN Peacekeeping Officer Course in Naypyidaw on Monday, teaching “civilian and child protection” to 30 military officers while the military deliberately bombs schools and massacres children.
Myanmar at a crossroads: Five years after the coup
Source: Lowy Institute | Podcast Transcript By Hunter Marston, Sean Turnell
Hunter Marston, Director of the Lowy Institute’s Southeast Asia Program, and Sean Turnell, a Senior Fellow in the Southeast Asia Program and former economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, discuss the current state of the resistance in Myanmar.
CHINA’S SILENT HAND: How Pressure on TNLA Has Shattered Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Front
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Sai Wansai
Representatives from the military, led by Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo, and top TNLA leaders attended the Kunming meeting. Similarly, in April, military and TNLA representatives met at the Two Elephants Hotel in Lashio.
Chasing BRI Dreams, Deepening Beijing Dependency, and More
Source: The Irrawaddy
A key part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the corridor is designed to give China direct access to the Indian Ocean, bypassing the Strait of Malacca.
The US Is Letting China and Russia Tell Myanmar’s Story
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Nyein Chan Aye
The world is widely aware of China and Russia’s arms, diplomatic protection and efforts to legitimize Myanmar’s military regime. Less noticed is how they are also helping shape what people in Myanmar see, hear and read.