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Opinion Papers
India eyes Stilwell Road to tap Myanmar rare earths, challenge China
Source: United News of India | By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
India is once again looking at a possible revival of part of the old Stillwell road built during World War II, spurred by the rare earth riches that Northern Myanmar is sitting on.
A new church opens amidst conflict to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Source: Agenzia Fides
A church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus – a devotion that is gaining increasing importance in Myanmar during a time of war and suffering – was opened in the Archdiocese of Yangon, a city in central Myanmar, to mark the establishment of a new parish.
Kachin National Organization announces support for ‘Kawthoolei Republic’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Kannikar Petchkaew
When the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) declared a “Kawthoolei Republic” in territory it controls in Karen State on January 5, most of Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups stayed silent. Some dismissed it as fantasy. Others treated it as a fringe political stunt.
A School in an IDP Camp in Burma Reveals the Broader Story of War and Displacement
Source: Mizzima | By Antonio Graceffo
In a recent nearby battle, fourteen thousand people were displaced in a single day. Nearly every IDP camp in the region has the same story: it used to be somewhere else but had to relocate because of Burma army attacks.
Myanmar’s junta leverages Myitsone dam to court Beijing
Source: Northeast Now News
Myanmar’s military regime has renewed efforts to revive the suspended Myitsone hydropower project, seeking to leverage the controversial dam as a diplomatic and economic bargaining tool with China amid continuing international isolation.