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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/19/2024

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Feb 19, 2024 07:23 pm
In About-Face, Myanmar Junta Boss Kowtows to China for New Year



Min Aung Hlaing lavished praise on 'good friend and neighbor' China, just months after implying the country was behind ethnic armies' attacks on his forces.
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Feb 19, 2024 07:14 pm
Myanmar Military Withdrawing From Northern Rakhine State Township: Arakan Army



The junta cannot accept the reality of defeat on the battlefield so it is isolating the western state and using its military to terrorize civilians, Arakan Army says.
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Feb 19, 2024 06:39 pm
Myanmar Junta Ramps Up Prep for National Poll Despite Losing Territory



First draft of national census for voter lists 'completed' after regime loses control of vast swaths of country.
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Feb 19, 2024 05:10 pm
Passport Stampede Claims Two Lives as Conscription Panic Grips Myanmar



Following the regime's announcement military service will become mandatory, thousands of people are jostling for a few hundred passport applications available daily.
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Feb 19, 2024 03:52 pm
Conscription Law Adds to Concerns Over Forced Migration From Myanmar to Thailand



Is the Thai government prepared for the number of people who are likely to cross the border, or their particular needs versus those of earlier arrivals?
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Feb 19, 2024 03:35 pm
KNDF Captures Myanmar Soldiers Accused of Killing Disabled Women and 3 Children



Karenni armed group says junta private and captain forced a man, three women and three children to act as guides before massacring them.
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