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Oct 16, 2025 09:00 pm
Reflections on a Bloodstained Thadingyut



In today's talk, our editors discuss the ostensibly pious junta leaders' bombing of civilian targets on one of the holiest days in the Buddhist calendar, the festival of Thadingyut.
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Oct 16, 2025 07:34 pm
Beijing Preaches Noninterference While Playing Both Sides in Myanmar's War



Analysts say envoy Deng's "peace" message at an NCA anniversary event masks China's interference as it pressures both the junta and ethnic armies to serve its interests.
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Oct 16, 2025 06:47 pm
Myanmar Junta Pushes to Retake Key Hills in Kachin State's Jade Hub



The regime is targeting KIA-held positions in Hpakant with troops, airstrikes and drones as it seeks control of the jade-rich region.
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Oct 16, 2025 04:24 pm
Myanmar Military Captures Critical Mandalay-Shan Junction   



Recapture of Phawtaw Junction severs resistance supply lines and threatens the TNLA's hold on Mogoke ruby hub.
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