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Opinion Papers
Kachin’s Contested Landscapes: Farming, Mining and the Double Bind of Survival
Source: Transnational Institute | Commentary by Lahkyen Roi
Amidst conflict and military misrule, one of the most devastating impacts has been ‘land grab’ as local people are displaced and outside interests rush in to seize natural resources and set up exploitative industries that cause grave environmental damage.
NUG vows to protect Ayeyarwady River as China and junta pushes to restart dam project
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
The resistance-run NUG’s stance comes amid China’s push, in collaboration with the coup regime, to revive a long-stalled mega dam project in the Myitsone area, north of the river.
KNU’s Position on the Declaration of Independence for Kawthoolei Republic by the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA
Source: Karen National Union Supreme Headquarters | Statement
We, the Karen National Union (KNU), hereby clarify that there is no connection whatsoever between us and the Kawthoolei Government and the declaration of independence for Kawthoolei Republic announced by the KawThooLei Army (KTLA).
Thai immigration arrests foreign scam suspects; Koh Phangan nominee case
Source: The Nation
Thai immigration arrested a Chinese national in Bangkok who was wanted in China for a public fraud scheme involving a fake investment company.
Bodies of three missing women from Kyaukphyu discovered buried near Police Battalion No. 32 after three months
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
In early October 2025, five women, three of whom were from Ohn Taw village, were halted by soldiers of the Myanmar junta while they were looking for vegetables in their orchard garden close to the forest in Kyaukphyu.