Rare Earth Mining, Toxic Rivers Expose Gaps in Bangkok’s Cross-Border Pollution Pact
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Inside Bangkok’s opulent Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Myanmar’s military junta leader and Thai government officials smiled as they signed a series of bilateral...
Junta Destroys Civilian Homes in Mongmit Amid SSPP Peace Talks
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The military regime has destroyed two civilian homes in the Mong Hauk Village Tract of Mongmit Township after accusing the homeowners of having ties...
Northern Shan Trade Disrupted by Rising Checkpoint Fees and Road Restrictions
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Merchants and drivers report that checkpoint fees and road-clearance bribes extorted at military regime checkpoints along the route from Nawnghkio in northern Shan State...
Russian Woman Escapes Tachileik Scam Compound and Crosses Into Thailand
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A 19-year-old Russian woman who was trafficked into an online scam operation in Tachileik has escaped across the border into Mae Sai, Thailand, according...
PNO-Linked Land Seizures Leave Hopong Residents Without Justice
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Residents of Hopong Township say they have yet to receive justice over land confiscated through alleged collusion between the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia...
Junta Forces Use Civilians as Human Shields During Offensive in Ywangan Township
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Myanmar military forces have been detaining civilians and using them as human shields while conducting operations in northern Ywangan Township, where heavy reinforcements have...
Cyber Scam Networks Persist Across Shan State Despite Official Raids and Pledges
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Despite repeated pledges by Myanmar's military junta and various ethnic armed organizations to eradicate online scam operations, investigations indicate that the illicit networks continue...
Displacement crisis in Karenni State forces immediate landmine clearance
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By Insight Myanmar The Karenni Interim Executive Council was founded in June 2023 based on bottom-up governance at the state level, with a view to...
Billions for the Dam, Nothing for the Displaced: Junta Revives Upper Yeywa Project
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Amid ongoing conflict and political instability in northern Shan State, Myanmar's military junta has announced plans to use Union funds to repair and resume...
Deforestation and Climate Change Leave Kalaw Vulnerable to Future Floods
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Surrounded by green mountains and cool pine forests, Kalaw has long been regarded as one of Myanmar's most picturesque hill stations. Nestled 4,250 feet...





