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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Regime Tells TNLA to Surrender Another Four Towns
Source: The Irrawaddy
Sources said the demand came in the 11th round of China‑brokered talks between the two sides in Kunming, which were attended by senior TNLA leaders, the military’s Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo, and Chinese envoy Deng Xijun.
Will Myanmar’s ASEAN Gambit Work?
Source: Bangkok Post | By Kavi Chongkittavorn
Unlike the other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, Thailand must directly shoulder whatever fallout emerges from Myanmar’s domestic developments.
Myanmar’s Misunderstood SCEF Alliance Deserves Closer Attention
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Than N. Oo
Perhaps the founding members did not sufficiently explain the initiative. Perhaps the structure of the SCEF appears too complex or convoluted.
KIA Announces Shift to Defensive Strategy as Regime Troops Pour into Kachin State
Source: The Irrawaddy
“We expect the regime to launch offensives in five Kachin State townships where it has imposed emergency rule. We will defend them to our best ability,” KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy last Friday.
Myanmar Military Builds New Pipeline to Recruit High School Students
Source: The Irrawaddy
Nearly two months after General Ye Win Oo assumed command as Myanmar’s new armed forces chief, the military has rolled out a fresh program to indoctrinate and recruit high school students into its ranks.