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Opinion Papers
Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from resuming farming, threatening their livelihoods nearly a year after their return.
MNDAA Prepares Gold Mining Project in Northern Shan State, Residents Concerned
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Local sources report that since mid-April, MNDAA members have moved heavy machinery, including backhoes and gold-processing equipment, to an area east of Nawng Nwe village in Nam Ma village tract.
THE PRICE OF IMPUNITY: How Universal Jurisdiction is Breaking Myanmar’s Military Regime
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Sai Wansai
Timor-Leste has become the first ASEAN nation to advance the prosecution of Myanmar’s military leadership, formally transferring a case against self-proclaimed President Min Aung Hlaing and over ten other officials to its courts in Dili.
MNDAA and USWA Accused of Complicity as China Extends Border into Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy
Residents in northern Shan State report China is pushing its border deeper into Myanmar territory, say they are powerless to resist the land grab as local armed groups are complicit in Beijing’s encroachment.
Thai foreign minister seeks ASEAN talks with Myanmar counterpart
Source: Reuters | By Panu Wongcha-um
Thailand’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned to invite his Myanmar counterpart to meet top regional diplomats, aiming to build consensus within the ASEAN bloc for greater engagement with the new military-backed government of the war-torn nation.