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On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting to Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines

On Our Good Leg, We Rise: Fighting to Heal on Myanmar’s Front Lines

By Hannah Oo and Than Oo
At a volunteer care center on the Thailand-Myanmar border, wounded anti-junta fighters repair both body and spirit.

Events in Myawaddy Prove That a Change in Thai Foreign Policy is Needed

Events in Myawaddy Prove That a Change in Thai Foreign Policy is Needed

By Alexis Turek
Thailand can – and should – be playing a more active role in mediating the Myanmar's expanding conflict.
Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide

Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide

By Luke Hunt
Calm has returned to the Thai border after fighting last month. But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on Myawaddy.

Thailand Cuts Off Internet, Mobile Phone Connections to Myanmar Scam Hub

Thailand Cuts Off Internet, Mobile Phone Connections to Myanmar Scam Hub

By Sebastian Strangio
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission says that connections supplying Shwe Kokko, a center of online fraud operations in Myanmar's Kayin State, were illegal.

Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Overseas Work in Bid to Stymie Draft Dodgers

Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Overseas Work in Bid to Stymie Draft Dodgers

By Sebastian Strangio
The enforcement of the People’s Military Service Law has prompted thousands of young people to flee the country.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Thousands of Refugees Flee Fighting in Southeastern Myanmar

Thousands of Refugees Flee Fighting in Southeastern Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
The military junta and ethnic Karen rebels continue to fight for control of the town of Myawaddy on the border with Thailand.

Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier

Life Along the Thai-Myanmar Frontier

By Luke Hunt
The border town of Myawaddy has now fallen and ethnic rebels want negotiations with the Thai government.
Thailand Ready to Accept 100,000 Refugees, Foreign Minister Says

Thailand Ready to Accept 100,000 Refugees, Foreign Minister Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The impending fall of the border town of Myawaddy to ethnic Karen rebels has raised fears of junta air attacks that could drive thousands of civilians into Thailand.

Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims

Myanmar Rebels on Verge of Seizing Key Border Town, Group Claims

By Sebastian Strangio
If confirmed, the surrender of the military garrison in Myawaddy on the Thai border would mark another serious defeat for the junta.

Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution

Myanmar and the Voices of a Revolution

By Luke Hunt
The Myanmar junta's conscription drive has backfired, bolstering the rebels' ranks.

Myanmar Humanitarian Corridor to Be Established Soon, Thai FM Says

Myanmar Humanitarian Corridor to Be Established Soon, Thai FM Says

By Sebastian Strangio
But the ASEAN-endorsed aid plan will be tightly constrained by its reliance on the cooperation of Myanmar's military junta.
Why Thailand Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar

Why Thailand Should Mediate the Crisis in Myanmar

By Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
The case for proactive, multilateral, pro-peace diplomacy.

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