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Opinion Papers
Thai Immigration Raid Leads to Arrest of 36 Myanmar Migrants
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
According to Thai officials, the operation followed an earlier crackdown on May 7, when immigration officers in Phitsanulok intercepted a human smuggling network transporting 149 undocumented migrants linked to Chiang Rai.
Myanmar Military Steps Up Chin Offensive With Airstrikes and Troop Buildup
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Mary Khaing
Residents said they were forced to shelter in bunkers throughout the day as multiple aircraft attacked simultaneously.
New Myanmar Regime Tightens Forcible Conscription Covering 13 Million Citizens
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
Defense Minister General Tun Aung has instructed regional administrations to work with immigration officials on compiling conscription lists, escalating a draft already notorious for forced abduction of citizens.
H&M Supplier Shutdown Leaves 1,000 Garment Workers High and Dry
Source: The Irrawaddy
Factory management blames a slump in global orders for the closure after a decade in operation, but workers argue it is part of a wider industrial malaise gripping Myanmar under military rule.
Myanmar’s resource curse fueling its forever war
Source: Asia Times | By James Shwe
Myanmar’s natural wealth should have built a modern state but instead has driven a permanent war economy