Regime officials promise Kachin residents the moon if they will only consent to reviving the controversial China-backed project, saying it will bring electricity to the remotest village.
Yar Pyae was in the Chin capital of Hakha to celebrate the 78th Chin National Day when resistance drones struck, but junta officials managed to shoot them down.
As speculation swirls over a possible presidency for Min Aung Hlaing, attention turns to Soe Win, Kyaw Swar Lin—and the military's history of surprise successors.
China is pushing ahead with construction on its side of the border of a railway that will eventually give it a direct link to Mandalay—and beyond to the Indian Ocean.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak said this week's informal Phuket meeting with the junta's FM is not recognition of the regime but an effort to push dialogue after its vote.
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