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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Nationalists Protest Rohingya Genocide Case At UN Court
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against the country’s prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against the Rohingya minority.
Administrators Accused of Paying Brokers for Substitute Conscripts as Youth Flee Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
A resident of Namsang told SHAN that township authorities, immigration officials, and ward administrators are coordinating with brokers due to a shortage of eligible youths in Namsang, Kunhing, and Karli.
Myanmar Junta Purges Air Force Top Brass Ahead of New Government
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime has dispatched two former high-ranking Air Force officers as its new ambassadors to China and Russia, its key allies and arms suppliers.
Two Bangladeshi teens injured in gunfire from Myanmar, locals say
Source: The Daily Star | By Staff Correspondent
Incident occurred in Zhimangkhali area along Cox’s Bazar‘s Teknaf
5 years on from the junta’s coup, Myanmar’s flawed elections can’t unite a country at risk of breaking apart
Source: The Conversation (UK) | By Adam Simpson, Nicholas Farrelly
Despite recent military gains by the junta, supported by Russian military technology and Chinese government pressure, the lines of control may be starting to solidify into an eventual Balkanisation, or break up, of Myanmar into hostile statelets.