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The administration claimed governance and stability were improving and cited free and fair elections planned by the junta; the decision drew immediate condemnation.
Dr. Fuadi Pitsuwan highlights security and economic advantages of engaging with autonomous administrations taking shape along the Thai-Myanmar border.
The regime echoed Beijings attacks on Tokyo as tensions escalate, reaffirming its loyalty to China and the One China policy.
During a clash with junta forces in Min Let Pan, the KNLA overran a DKBA base and found it housed a scam center with over 5,000 workers.
Staff are being urged to vote for the military-backed USDP, sparking fear of reprisal if they refuse to comply.
Also this week, the regime boss made an ultranationalist campaign pitch for his rubber-stamp election.
A total of 1,016 people from 22 countries were detained in three days of raids, including 216 Indonesians, 184 Chinese and 85 Ethiopians, the regime claimed.
Junta-appointed Prime Minister Nyo Saw takes advantage of a rare international platform to tout the rigged poll and thank ASEAN for support it never expressed.
A congressional committee warned that Myanmars planned polls will deepen instability and fuel China-linked crime networks running global scam hubs.
The militarys loss of legitimacy and the emerging structures being built by the ethnic and Bamar resistance all point to one future: a federal Myanmar, says Khin Maung Win.
More listings of the resistance-funding SDB tokens are expected on major crypto exchanges in the near future, the alternative bank says.
Escalating battles near Kyaukphyu, home to Chinese megaprojects, have forced tens of thousands to flee.
Local residents and allies say the decision to hand over the Mandalay and northern Shan townships to the junta was not the TNLAs to make.
Saw Mutu Say Poe and fellow senior member Saw Shwe Moung kicked out after attending last months National Ceasefire Agreement anniversary.
Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun appeared to reject cooperation with Washington as the junta aligns with China-led initiatives to target scam hubs.
Regime offensives in the Magwe district have displaced people from more than 60 villages, at least 30 of which were torched.
Cronies, arms brokers, propaganda operatives and foreign partners were among 1,249 recipients of honorary titles as Min Aung Hlaing shores up loyalty before his election.
This week, our editors discuss the new active role of the U.S. in the online scam center issue, and what it will mean for the warlords on the border and the military regime they are allied with.

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