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Opinion Papers
How China Carved Up Myanmar
Source: Foreign Affairs | By Amara Thiha
Beijing’s Strategy to Create Stability Through Dependence
Myanmar Election’s Third Phase to Cover Fewer Areas Than Thought
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
The junta previously admitted 56 townships are off-limits, and that number has now grown by another nine—but even that seems wildly ambitious.
Junta Blacklists Myanmar Expats in Korea Over Election Protests
Source: The Irrawaddy
The junta-controlled Myanmar Embassy in South Korea has reportedly blacklisted some participants of a December 7 anti-election protest in Daegu, according to sources close to the organizers.
Myanmar Junta Bars Independent Domestic Monitors From Sunday’s Election
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Zaw Myat Khant
While Myanmar’s military regime has invited its international allies and other autocratic governments to observe its election, it has barred independent domestic monitoring groups.
Why Myanmar’s Election Is Rigged
Source: The Irrawaddy | Analysis
The Union Election Commission (UEC), which oversees the vote, is stacked with former military officers, including chairman Than Soe, a retired major general.