The military regime has cut the town off from surrounding villages, many of which are resistance strongholds, causing an acute shortage of food and medicines for civilians.
The decision is expected to affect several Myanmar towns along the border, such as Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy, Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
With US$456 million invested in Myanmar last year alone, Singapore plays a substantial role in funding the junta's abuses, be it by producing oil or paying it hard cash.
Despite assertions of international support, the regime's proposed election finds favor only among a tiny handful of authoritarian allies and self-interested neighbors.
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The Kachin Independence Army says the Artillery Battalion 366 headquarters have been seized in the junta's Kachin power hub of Bhamo.
The military regime has cut the town off from surrounding villages, many of which are resistance strongholds, causing an acute shortage of food and medicines for civilians.
The decision is expected to affect several Myanmar towns along the border, such as Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy, Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
With US$456 million invested in Myanmar last year alone, Singapore plays a substantial role in funding the junta's abuses, be it by producing oil or paying it hard cash.
Despite assertions of international support, the regime's proposed election finds favor only among a tiny handful of authoritarian allies and self-interested neighbors.
This week's Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if the ailing junta can be toppled in Naypyitaw.
Beijing's claims to prioritize sovereignty and noninterference mask its true strategic ambition: regional hegemony.
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