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Opinion Papers
Houses destroyed in Hpalu and Minletpan villages after five days of airstrikes
Source: Karen News
The junta carried out airstrikes for five consecutive days, from March 8 to 12, around Hpalu and Minletpan villages in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, near the Thai border
After gunfight with SSPP, junta forces assault villagers in Kyaukme
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
On the afternoon of March 10, a skirmish between the junta and the SSPP/SSA broke out in Pongwoe Village Tract and lasted for more than an hour.
Revolutionary Allied Forces Capture Military Junta’s Winwa Base in Thayetchaung
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Revolutionary allied forces have captured the military junta’s Winwa base in Mindat village along the Dawei–Myeik section of Union Highway No. 8 in Thayetchaung Township, also known as Kasaldoe Township, in Myeik–Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region
Rare Earth Power Plays, Border Encroachment, Scam-Center Pressure and More
Source: The Irrawaddy
China has stepped up quiet pressure on the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA) to open talks with Myanmar’s junta, even as the Kachin force expands its territorial control and strengthens its leverage over rare earth mining along the China border.
Is Myanmar Stuck in an In-Between Moment?
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Zaw Tuseng
Myanmar finds itself in an in-between moment where the old is dying but the new cannot be born.