Arrests, corruption, false receipts—the crisis in the gold and currency markets bears all the hallmarks of the junta's inability to manage the economy, insiders say.
While detractors see a strongman who stokes sectarian strife, supporters revere his unashamed promotion of Hindu interests and play up his modest roots.
In the deadliest junta aerial attack this year, at least 27 wedding-goers were killed and over 30 injured in Mingin Township's Mataw Village, locals and a PDF group said.
As sorrow grips Myanmar, detained leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was prevented from sending personal words of condolence to mark the passing of her National League for Democracy co-founder U Tin Oo.
The Arakan Army also said a number of women were raped, with two dead and one still missing after junta troops raided Byian Phyu near the Rakhine State capital last week.
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The armed group has updated the death toll for the Byian Phyu village massacre near the Rakhine State capital and the junta denied the mass killings.
Monday's arrests follow reports that Myanmar has become one of Thailand's most lucrative markets for selling condos since the 2021 coup.
Karenni Nationalities Defense Force commander Khu Reedu tells The Irrawaddy that the regime depends on divisions among its opponents.
Rakhine residents report the ethnic armed group is engaging junta troops near the gateway to the country's famed Ngapali beach resort.
Arrests, corruption, false receipts—the crisis in the gold and currency markets bears all the hallmarks of the junta's inability to manage the economy, insiders say.
While detractors see a strongman who stokes sectarian strife, supporters revere his unashamed promotion of Hindu interests and play up his modest roots.
In the deadliest junta aerial attack this year, at least 27 wedding-goers were killed and over 30 injured in Mingin Township's Mataw Village, locals and a PDF group said.
As sorrow grips Myanmar, detained leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was prevented from sending personal words of condolence to mark the passing of her National League for Democracy co-founder U Tin Oo.
The Arakan Army also said a number of women were raped, with two dead and one still missing after junta troops raided Byian Phyu near the Rakhine State capital last week.
Regime forces are reportedly detaining civilians around Sittwe as the Arakan Army encircles the state capital.
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