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Opinion Papers
Nine civilians killed, including one child, 15 injured in junta airstrike in Ngapali
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
The Myanmar Junta Air Force conducted two airstrikes on the village at approximately 8 pm on the 29th
Myanmar regime says voter turnout at 52 percent in first phase of election
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Reuters
Zaw Min Tun, the regime spokesperson, told regime media that more than six million people, or 52.13 percent of enrolled voters, had voted on Sunday across 102 townships.
Two-minute take: Burma’s elections and countering Beijing’s influence
Source: George W. Bush Institute | By Chris Walsh
When America retreats from its role as a champion for freedom, it allows Beijing to leverage the instability by developing relations with various Burmese power brokers to secure access to strategic ports and rare earth minerals.
Former military leaders absent from voting records as Myanmar junta’s first phase election concludes
Source: Mizzima
The publicized voting records of the military junta’s first-phase election are notably missing the photos of six former top military leaders, including Senior General Than Shwe.
Open Letter from European and Southeast Asian Parliamentarians to Reject the Sham Elections in Myanmar
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights | Open Letter
The country’s legitimately elected representatives remain in exile or imprisonment, raising serious doubts as to whether this exercise can, by any measure, be deemed free, fair, or credible.