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Opinion Papers
Border Affairs Minister Escapes Suicide Drone Attack in Chin State
Source: The Irrawaddy
Minister for Border and Ethnic Affairs Yar Pyae narrowly escaped a suicide drone attack Friday in the Chin State capital Hakha, where he was attending a Chin National Day event.
Border Raids and Moving Targets: How Scam Networks Thrive in the Golden Triangle
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Nang Seng Nom
“When there are raids in Tachileik, they cross over to the Lao side. When there are raids in Laos, they come back here.”
Junta Ramps Up Promises to Locals Over Myitsone Hydropower Project
Source: The Irrawaddy
The military regime is using a mixture of carrot and stick in attempts to win Kachin State residents’ consent to reviving the controversial China-backed Myitsone Dam megaproject.
Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing eyeing presidency, may quit army post
Source: The Federal | By Subir Bhaumik
The military chief has been known to harbour presidential ambitions since at least 2015, and his retirement from the armed forces is a clear signal
Sham Elections amid the War in Myanmar
Source: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | By Felix Heiduk
They were neither free nor fair, nor was any attempt made to keep up an appearance of even minimum democratic standards.