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Aug 16, 2024 07:21 pm
Myanmar Junta Loses Grip on Major Mandalay Region Town: Resistance



Myingyan People's Defense Force says regime administration has ended in the district-level town and civil servants have all left.
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Aug 16, 2024 07:12 pm
Myanmar Junta Charges Tycoon Serge Pun With Money Laundering, Other Financial Crimes



The former executive chair of Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings was also accused of using criminal proceeds from online scam centers to invest in the expansion of Star City.
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Aug 16, 2024 06:52 pm
As The Failures of Myanmar's Dictator Pile up, His Supporters Are Lashing Out



Criticism escalated after the ethnic Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army captured the junta's Northeastern Command, which had a decades-long reputation for success in combat.
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Aug 16, 2024 05:14 pm
Fuel Importers Say Junta's Crisis Plan Will Only Ease Shortages for a Month



The regime-run Central Bank of Myanmar said it will sell importers US$100 million in US currency so they can buy gasoline and diesel.
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Aug 16, 2024 04:52 pm
KIA: Two Major Myanmar Junta Bases Seized in Jade Hub



The Kachin Independence Army and its allies say they have overrun two major regime strongholds near Hpakant town.
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Aug 16, 2024 03:42 pm
Would a Myanmar Resistance Victory Pave Way for New Country or Greater Chaos?



With the fall of a key military command, mapping out solutions for a post-junta future has become urgent.
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Aug 16, 2024 03:07 pm
Over 10,000 Villagers Flee for Second Time as Fighting Returns to Myanmar's Hsihseng



Residents, who had recently returned after fleeing the area during a PNLA offensive in January, have been forced out again as clashes resume.
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Aug 16, 2024 02:56 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Backs Myanmar Junta's Election Plan



'We support … restarting the process of democratic transition through elections,' Wang Yi said at a regional meeting in Thailand.
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Aug 16, 2024 12:50 pm
Thai Lawmakers Elect Shinawatra Heiress as PM



Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of ex-premier Thaksin, becomes the youngest leader in modern Thai history after a court sacked Srettha Thavisin as PM in an ethics case.
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