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Opinion Papers
Two officers accused of war crimes appointed as junta-chosen MPs in Chin parliament
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Two members of parliament (MPs) appointed by the junta to represent the military in Chin State’s parliament are officers who committed war crimes in Hakha Township, Chin State, according to the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO).
Burned Dreams and Blood-Stained Schoolbooks
Source: Development Media Group | By Aung Murm
“It happened in an instant… while the market was crowded, the bombs fell. Even relatives of the monastery were killed there,” said Sayadaw Danapala, his voice heavy with grief.
How arrests of Western mercenaries signal the ‘new great game’ at India’s doorstep
Source: Firstpost | By Subir Bhaumik
Mercenaries like the American Mathew Van Dyke and the six Ukrainians, now in NIA custody, are possibly freebooters out for a quick buck, but their handlers are the real players in the emerging ‘Great Game East’.
UN looks to boost food security for Rohingya in Bangladesh
Source: Arab News | By Reuters
The United Nations food agency is revamping its program for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from April to ensure a minimum threshold of food security for each household, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Suspicious link found between Iranian drone motor and distributor linked to Myanmar’s air force
Source: Mizzima
Justice For Myanmar issued a statement on 23 March drawing links between a motor recovered from an Iranian-manufactured drone and the Synpex Shwe company which it has previously documented as supplying key military hardware to the Myanmar military, particularly its Air Force