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Opinion Papers
Thai researcher links Kok and Sai river pollution to mining in Myanmar
Source: Mizzima | Interview with Dr. Suebsakun Kidnukorn
Dr. Suebsakun Kidnukorn is a lecturer at the School of Social Innovation, Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, and a co-founder of the People’s Network for the Protection of the Kok, Sai, Ruak and Mekong Rivers.
China rejects US claim that Myanmar analyst wrongfully detained
Source: Al Jazeera | By AFP & Reuters
“China is a country governed by the rule of law, and there is no such thing as so-called wrongful detention,” said a spokesman
Regime Smuggling Crackdown Angers Allied Karen Scam Lords
Source: The Irrawaddy
The DKBA and KNU/KNLA‑PC are signatories to the regime’s National Ceasefire Agreement and traveled to Naypyitaw for “peace” talks in July.
How Bangkok Is Legitimizing Myanmar’s Pariah Regime
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Nyein Chan Aye
The handshake in a Bangkok hotel on Thursday morning looked routine. Gen. Ye Win Oo, Myanmar’s commander-in-chief for less than five months, stood beside Gen. Ukris Boontanondha, Thailand’s chief of defense forces.
Fourteen Mostly Elderly Meditators Killed as Regime Bombs Monastery in Sagaing
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
A regime fighter jet dropped four 250-lb bombs on Swel Lel Oh Village’s monastery, which was in the midst of holding a five-day mediation retreat, at 9:15 a.m. on Friday—an Ubok Nei, one of the four monthly lunar observance days