The Arakan Army’s presence in southern Chin State has long been a source of ethnic tensions which have eased following the emergence of a common enemy after the coup, but the underlying disagreement over who should control Paletwa remains unresolved.
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The Arakan Army’s presence in southern Chin State has long been a source of ethnic tensions which have eased following the emergence of a common enemy after the coup, but the underlying disagreement over who should control Paletwa remains unresolved.
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With commercialism and escapism fuelling the domestic art scene, and exhibitions abroad trying to recapture the spirit of post-coup protests, many in Myanmar are deprived of work that reflects their new reality.
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A charity group has responded to the military’s brutal arson campaign in Sagaing Region by building palm huts for those who lost their houses, but it’s struggling to keep up with the rate of devastation.
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Peaceful strategies are proving the most effective at challenging military rule and the new National Unity Government should prioritise them over armed struggle.
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The National Unity Government has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for an end to "military violence" after crisis talks in Jakarta with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
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Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in the Indonesian capital today for crisis talks with Southeast Asian leaders, in his first foreign trip since the February 1 coup.
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The image of Myanmar’s police has sunk to new lows due to brutal crackdowns on protesters, but some insiders have blamed much of the violence on soldiers and paramilitary thugs masquerading as police.
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With bullets, beatings and arrests, the junta is trying to scare volunteer rescue workers from treating its victims, and are breaking international humanitarian law to do it, charity groups say.
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Ruthless crackdowns, including mass arrests, have largely quelled protests in Myanmar’s capital, but the regime has struggled to crush the spirit of the Civil Disobedience Movement despite prosecuting leading members.
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Japan urged military authorities on Monday to free from Insein Prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading “fake news”.
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As junta forces increasingly refuse to return the bodies of those they've slain, the pain of grieving families is being exacerbated by uncertainty.
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