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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Junta Chief Mobilizes Navy for Election Season Offensive
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has instructed his Navy to train for amphibious assaults, inland waterway operations, and ground combat as the regime accelerates efforts to recapture resistance-held territory ahead of its elections starting on Sunday.
Myanmar Business Owners Arrested as Junta Tightens Tax Noose on Mon State
Source: The Irrawaddy
At least 15 business owners in Mon State have been arrested in a regime crackdown on tax evasion and funding of anti-regime groups, according to business sources.
2025 in Myanmar: The Year in Review
Source: The Irrawaddy
There have been no easy years for Myanmar since the 2021 coup, but 2025 was a particularly bitter one for supporters of the anti-regime resistance.
Junta Sustains Heavy Losses in Battle for Hill Guarding Arms Factory
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Heavy fighting is raging around the strategic Point 666 hill that guards the approach to a regime ordnance factory in Bago Region’s Padaung Township and has been seized by the Arakan Army (AA).
Myanmar’s 2025 Election: Rhetoric and Realities
Source: FULCRUM
The Myanmar junta is casting the upcoming elections as a “reset” and transition towards normalcy. Such rhetoric should be taken with a dollop of salt.