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Opinion Papers
Unified resistance command established in southern Chin State as groups merge
Source: Mizzima
In a significant consolidation of revolutionary forces, four major defence groups and their respective township administrations have officially merged to form the Chin People’s Union (CPU) and the Chin People’s Army (CPA). Announced on 12 January.
China-Border Seizures Rise Under Junta Enforcement
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The junta has intensified its crackdown on Chinese-made goods entering Myanmar via the China–Myanmar border, seizing shipments and tightening inspections in an effort to prevent tax revenue from flowing to ethnic armed groups.
From behind bars, Aung San Suu Kyi casts a long shadow over Myanmar
Source: BBC | By Jonathan Head
As of Wednesday the Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent a total of 20 years in detention in Myanmar, five of them since her government was overthrown by a military coup in February 2021.
Asean urged to rethink stance as Myanmar election risks normalising junta ruleS
Source: South China Morning Post | By Maria Siow
The bloc should encourage Indonesia’s approach of engaging key stakeholders in efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis, observers say
Junta Election Body Moves Against PPP Leader Over Alleged Embassy Meeting
Source: The Irrawaddy
The announcement came hours after regime authorities detained the pair at Daw Htet Htet Khine’s house and took them away for interrogation.