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Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure

Coup leader told troops at a annual parade that young people were being ‘tricked’ into joining resistance.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar Junta Chief Blames Election Delays On Resistance Fighters

Myanmar's junta chief on Wednesday blamed the country's growing armed resistance movement for preventing long-promised elections in a speech to thousands of soldiers following an Armed Forces Day parade.

International Business Times

‘Backs to the wall’: Myanmar military prepares to mark Armed Forces Day

As troops parade in Naypyidaw, questions are being asked about a military under pressure from anticoup forces.

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Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia

With Laos as chair, the 10 members of ASEAN appear to be becoming more accommodative of reviled military regime.

Al Jazeera

The Observer view: Xi Jinping is playing deadly games with Myanmar and North Korea

Instead of acting as a responsible superpower, China is putting millions of lives at risk in the region and beyond

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s rebels see unity as key to victory over weakened military rulers

An alliance of ethnic forces has gained much ground in military-ruled Myanmar, but some fear the movement may splinter.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar Junta Chief Says Will Do 'Whatever It Takes' To Crush Opposition

Myanmar's military will do "whatever it takes" to crush opposition to its rule, its top general said on Wednesday, after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed elections.

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Myanmar Junta Takes Heavy Hits Three Years After Coup

One morning last October as the dawn light touched the cold hills of northern Myanmar a barrage of rockets and drones streaked through the sky and slammed into dugouts and bases housing military troops.

International Business Times

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup

Laos, which is chairing group this year, stresses need for engagement as thousands killed in three years of violence.

Al Jazeera

Three years on from Myanmar’s military coup, the junta is struggling to assert control

Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing facing criticism after months of battlefield losses, with an estimated two-thirds of the country gripped by conflict

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar’s military government has pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any of those released included the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule

The Independent UK

Forsaken but not forgotten: Free Aung San Suu Kyi

As Myanmar’s jailed leader begins her third year in isolation in a jungle prison, we demand: world leaders must no longer look the other way – they must join forces to campaign for her release

The Independent UK

Tentative truce shows China’s influence – and its limits – in Myanmar

Close to the generals and ethnic armed groups behind a major offensive, Beijing brought both to the table – briefly.

Al Jazeera

For Myanmar’s generals, energy crisis threatens shaky grip on power

Min Aung Hlaing’s administration is facing energy shortages as it struggles to quell opposition to its rule.

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Myanmar's military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade

The head of Myanmar’s military government has charged that a major offensive in the country’s northeast by an alliance of armed ethnic minority organizations was funded in part by profits earned by one of the groups from the region’s lucrative drug trade

France 24

Junta-led Myanmar holds joint naval exercise with top arms supplier Russia

The military-run Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, with the countries carrying out maneuvers in the Andaman Sea.

The Independent UK

Military-ruled Myanmar hosts joint naval exercise with Russia, its close ally and top arms supplier

State media in Myanmar says the military-run Southeast Asian nation is holding its first joint naval exercise with Russia

Al Jazeera

Russia and Myanmar start first maritime exercises

Moscow has become a key ally for Myanmar’s military regime, providing it with weapons and diplomatic support.

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Myanmar's army chief vows counterattacks on armed groups that captured northeastern border towns

The leader of Myanmar’s army-installed government has declared its military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups

Al Jazeera

Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance

Alliance of ethnic armed groups says it has taken a key border town and overrun dozens of military bases.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

New research linking alleged violations to soldiers and commanders suggests actions are institutionalised.

Al Jazeera

Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’

Aung Kyaw Moe says the civilian government working to remove the military has a vision of a more inclusive Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’

Plan for elections and continued violence and atrocities draw concern in West, as Russia and China cosy up to regime.

Al Jazeera

‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point

As week of key meetings gets under way, Indonesia’s foreign minister tells counterparts the group must prove its worth.

The Independent UK

A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar's military leaders

A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to a family member

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