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Opinion Papers
Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok suspends new passport book exchanges for PV passport holders
Source: Mizzima
The Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, has suspended new passport book exchanges and extensions for holders of visit-type (PV) passports, effective 19 August, according to sources in the passport brokerage community
Can new rare earth rules really rein in Chinese miners in Kachin State?
Source: Mizzima
The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), an ethnic armed organization whose military wing is the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), has managed rare earth mining more systematically since late 2025.
Rebel group closes Myanmar churches over cult fears
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By Kyaw Lin Htoon
Dozens of churches are temporarily closed as United Wa State Army investigates alleged cult activity
India-Myanmar border faces rising threats from insurgency, drugs and refugees
Source: The Assam Tribune | By R Dutta Choudhury
Security agencies flag cross-border militant camps, drone warfare, narcotics networks and refugee flows as major threats along India-Myanmar border.
Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Myanmar’s military chief met Thursday with Thailand’s top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces shake off their pariah status.