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Opinion Papers
Military-Run Vote in War Zones; APHR Rejects Myanmar’s Election as it enters Second Phase
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights | Statement
APHR stands firmly with the people of Myanmar. An election conducted under military control, amid war and repression, cannot deliver democracy, peace, or legitimacy
Gold mining resumes in Putao following election
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
Some gold mining operations in Putao District, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended, have resumed following the junta-run election.
Hundreds of Chinese security personnel deployed in Kyaukphyu to protect China-backed projects
Source: Development Media Group
The security forces are reportedly conducting military surveillance and constructing fortifications, including trenches and bunkers, near the project sites.
Fear Grows in Hsipaw After MNDAA Arrests and Assaults
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents of Hsipaw Township, Shan State, report that soldiers from the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), have arbitrarily arrested villagers and assaulted a local farmer during operations in the area.
At This Office Park, Scamming the World Was the Business
Source: The New York Times | By Hannah Beech
In a Southeast Asian war zone, cloaked in dense rainforest, the Chinese settlement dedicated to scamming people from Kentucky to Kazakhstan grew fast on fertile ground.