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Opinion Papers
Old Dictators, New Costumes: The Continuation of Military Rule in Myanmar
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Ye Myo Hein
The architect of Myanmar’s military dictatorship, Ne Win had long promised to transfer power back to a civilian government following his 1962 coup. In a sense, he kept that promise—by simply exchanging his military uniform for civilian attire and assuming power himself.
Ex-Envoy to China Named Foreign Minister as Regime Deepens Beijing Ties
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Signaling a deeper tilt toward Beijing, Min Aung Hlaing has appointed former ambassador to China Tin Maung Swe as foreign minister in his new cabinet, underscoring the incoming regime’s growing dependence on its most powerful neighbor amid mounting international isolation.
Myanmar Regime Troops Make Last Stand in Karen Border Town
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar
Intense fighting has escalated along the Thai-Myanmar border over the past week as Karen resistance groups push to seize the regime’s last military stronghold in Waw Lay, Myawaddy Township.
Myanmar customers sue Telenor for sharing private data with military
Source: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations | By Joseph Wilde-Ramsing
The case is filed by the Norwegian law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig and is supported by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI).
Myanmar’s women caught between war, disaster and blocked aid
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | By Libby Hogan
A monastery sheltering about 100 people in northern Myanmar has been bombed by the military, killing monks and civilians in what rights groups say is part of a broader pattern of attacks on religious sites.