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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Tourism Push Raises Questions Across ASEAN Over Safety and Human Rights
Source: eTurboNews | By Juergen T Steinmetz
Myanmar is promoting a major international travel expo as part of its tourism revival strategy.
Ethnic Rights Cannot Be Ignored in Building a Federal Union
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Political analysts told IMNA that it is impossible to build a genuine federal union in Myanmar while ignoring the rights and aspirations of the country’s ethnic nationalities.
The Arakan Army and the Quest for Total Control of Arakan State: How Close?
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Bi-Weekly News Review – Issue 197
In this issue, BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor examines the methods, patterns, and incidents behind the junta’s ongoing campaign to retake resistance-controlled towns.
Myanmar junta escalates forced conscription campaign with systematic roundups and arbitrary arrests in Kalay Township
Source: Mizzima
Speaking to Mizzima on 7 June, KPSSC member Maung Maung Lay stated that the military group is currently targeting individuals traveling alone as well as young adults in their prime, inspecting them wherever they are encountered.
SCEF meets with Myanmar-Thailand based diplomats in Bangkok
Source: Mizzima
The Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) met with some diplomats from Thailand and Myanmar based international embassies in Bangkok on June 5, according to media reports.