Locals torch KIA checkpoint after troops shoot and injure civilian driver
Tuesday’s shooting was the tipping point for locals, already frustrated over the costly KIA checkpoint
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Asho Chin resistance leader killed in Myanmar military ambush
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Myanmar junta airstrike kills four near Pinlebu after BNRA commanders escape custody
The two battalion commanders were receiving medical treatment in an NUG-controlled village until they escaped the day before it was attacked
China’s anti-Japan propaganda meets backlash in Myanmar
Beijing invoked Japan’s wartime atrocities in Burmese-language posts, but the move backfired when social media users turned their criticism towards China and its support for the junta
Hundreds hospitalised in Myanmar cholera outbreak
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Myanmar junta column kills nearly 30 civilians in offensive to retake Magway oil field
Myanmar military troops also torched over 330 homes during their three-month offensive, which has displaced tens of thousands in Myaing and Pauk townships
Myanmar junta awards major trade software contract to sanctioned Russian tech group
The deal gives a Russian technology company with links to the country’s security agencies a role in developing a system intended to process Myanmar’s import and export documentation