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Opinion Papers
Myitkyina residents call for crackdown on major drug distributor
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
Residents of Rampu Ward in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, said that despite the junta’s arrests of drug dealers in the area, drug trafficking and sales continue.
Junta conducts airstrikes in Chin State using internationally banned cluster munitions
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
Women’s for Justice (WJ) reported on May 19 that the junta had launched a series of airstrikes in Chin State using internationally banned cluster munitions, resulting in high number of deaths and injuries
Nine Muslims detained in Sittwe, interrogated by Junta forces
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
Myanmar military personnel carried out the raids across multiple locations including Dar Paing and Ohn Taw Gyi IDP camps, over alleged ties to the Arakan Army (AA).
Regime claims recapture of 19 resistance-held towns: Report
Source: Development Media Group
Although resistance forces had seized control of 104 towns across 10 states and regions in Myanmar, the regime has now reportedly recaptured 19 of those towns.
Myanmar Regime Recaptures Strategic Chin State Town of Tonzang
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Mary Khaing
The Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), an ethnic Zomi nationalist group aligned with the junta, said its forces fought alongside the military in a three-day battle, finally recapturing Tonzang on Tuesday.