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Opinion Papers
KIA Rebuffs Beijing Doubts Over Myanmar Uprising: Remember China’s History
Source: The Irrawaddy
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) leader Lieutenant-General Gun Maw says he firmly pushed back when a senior Chinese official recently questioned whether anti-junta forces have the strength to defeat Myanmar’s military.
Want to Break the Scam Centers? Follow the Money
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Bertil Lintner
The stolen funds are then laundered through an extensive network of banks and other financial institutions.
Singapore, China and Thailand lead foreign investment in Myanmar
Source: The Nation
Of the 12 economic sectors, the largest shares of total investment went to the power sector (28.29%), oil and gas (24.64%), and manufacturing (14.65%).
Failure to Harvest Last Year’s Rice and Corn Leaves Saw Pa Htan IDPs Facing Food Shortages
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
During the harvest period, military junta drone, artillery shelling, and ground troop operations forced them to abandon all of their cultivated rice fields, IDPs said.
Thandwe residents fear for safety amid continued junta airstrikes
Source: Development Media Group
Residents of Thandwe Township in Arakan State are increasingly concerned for their safety as Myanmar’s military regime continues to carry out frequent airstrikes and heavy artillery attacks from naval warships.