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Opinion Papers
Karenni State youth organizations call political party candidates in regime 2025-26 elections ‘traitors’
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Khun Thomas, head of the Karenni Interim Executive Council (IEC) Youth Affairs Department, told DVB that a meeting bringing together all 108 organizations was held at an undisclosed location Dec. 18-20.
Ethnic communities voice safety concerns over ARSA activities along Mayu Mountain Range
Source: Development Media Group
Local ethnic communities have expressed concern over their security in Buthidaung, Maungdaw and Rathedaung townships, amid recent activities by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
Brokers, Bribes, and the Draft: Why Myanmar Youth Are Leaving
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Escalating conflict, economic collapse, and the enforcement of mandatory military service are driving growing numbers of young people in Myanmar to seek ways to leave the country, according to residents and observers.
Kachin Forces Reject Myanmar Junta’s Move to Restart China-Backed Myitsone Dam
Source: The Irrawaddy
KIO spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy that public opposition remains overwhelming. “This concerns the people deeply. It was strongly opposed before, and public sentiment remains central to the KIO’s position,” he said.
The Lintners’ Young Tigers tells the story of Myanmar’s Shan rebellion
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Seán Barry
What emerges is a sustained tension between armed nihilism – marketed as a fight for freedom – and concrete political ideas around federal democracy. This is embodied in the contrast between Khun Sa and Chao Tzang Yawnghwe.