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China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
The world must act now to break China’s monopoly on rare earth mining and processing and the environmental and human devastation it wreaks in Kachin State, says Ankit K.
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A Year in Myanmar Junta’s Theatre of Absurdity as Military Collapse Loomed
Min Aung Hlaing’s propaganda mill went into overdrive in 2024, touting tourism, climate solutions, medical excellence, and ...
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Captured Myanmar Junta General Demands Rakhine Surrender
An Arakan Army video shows the former Western Command chief of staff calling on regime troops in Rakhine State to stop ...
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Junta Boss Dances While Myanmar Burns
Just days after his regime’s Western Command fell to rebels closing in from all sides, Min Aung Hlaing was busy partying with old cronies.
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Myanmar Junta Commander Abandons Kachin Fighting: KIA
The Kachin Independence Army says it is still fighting to seize Mansi and the regime power hub of Bhamo in Kachin State.
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Courage and Complicity: Those Who Defined 2024
The Irrawaddy looks back at the key players that shaped Myanmar in 2024, a year in which the junta suffered serious military ...