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Opinion Papers
Trump’s Order to Combat Scammers a ‘Welcome Warning’ to Regimes Like Myanmar’s: Experts
Source: The Irrawaddy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to combat transnational cybercrime organizations sends an overdue warming to countries and elites—like the Myanmar junta—protecting scam centers, experts say.
Myanmar Junta Boss’s Budget Built on Economic Fantasy
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Thurein Lynn
Addressing officials as the regime’s self‑appointed acting president, he unveiled a projected national GDP of 195.03 trillion kyats (about US$93 billion at official rates, or roughly $40 billion at market rates) and an expected economic growth rate of 3.4 percent.
Part 2: How the Coup Crushed Reform and Restored the Generals’ Grip
Source: The Irrawaddy | Analysis | By Aung Zaw
As planned, the coup in February 2021 restored direct and unregulated control over these revenue streams to the military, enabling the generals to operate independently of civilian oversight.
China Suggests KIO Holds Talks with the Myanmar Junta
China has urged the ethnic Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA) to engage in dialogue with Myanmar’s military regime, according to KIO spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu.
Myanmar civil war drives drugs epidemic in Thai hills
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Thailand have become collateral damage from the civil war in neighbouring Myanmar, turning to drugs as supply through the area rockets on the back of the conflict