Bangkok has signaled a policy shift focused on security, trade and gradual engagement with Myanmar’s junta following the latter’s disputed election.
Bangkok has signaled a policy shift focused on security, trade and gradual engagement with Myanmar’s junta following the latter’s disputed election.
Tensions between the TNLA and MNDAA may be partly territorial envy, but more blame attaches to Chinese brothels, illegal mining and other insalubrious business in the area, says Joe Kumbun.
A force of over 1,000 junta troops is preparing to advance on Karenni State’s lucrative tin‑and‑tungsten mining hub, say frontline sources.
Ethnic forces push to within 2 kilometers of Rakhine State capital, reportedly defended by around 3,000 Myanmar junta troops.
A new MoU to hold a Myanmar gems exhibition in China’s Jiegao highlights the junta’s deepening reliance on Beijing as sanctions and conflict batter the jade trade.