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Myanmar junta grows more comfortable diplomatically

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MYANMAR

He held talks with his junta-appointed counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on the sidelines of the seventh foreign ministers’ meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism…

Myanmar junta may weaken but will not make concessions

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MYANMAR

ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…

Myanmar junta will hone divide-and-rule strategy

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MYANMAR

The junta’s battlefield opponents include NUG-aligned People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have fought the military for decades, but there is…

Myanmar conflict will be protracted

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MYANMAR

Attacks by anti-junta People's Defence Forces (PDFs), which operate largely autonomously from each other, are taking an increasing toll on the army. Western powers are ramping up…

Myanmar junta will lose further ground in near term

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MYANMAR

The resistance to the junta, including People’s Defence Forces aligned with the anti-junta National Unity Government (NUG) as well as ethnic armed organisations long pitted…

Myanmar’s Russia ties will grow stronger

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MYANMAR

Separately, Russian arms transfers to Naypyidaw are fuelling the conflict between the junta and its armed opponents. Among the countries that remain close to Myanmar, Russia and…

Myanmar military will retain edge over key opponent

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MYANMAR

The military regime continues to crack down on anti-coup protesters. The National Unity Government (NUG) -- a parallel administration established by ousted lawmakers and other…