Two men’s bodies and a heavily wounded woman were dumped in Mandalay in response to a resistance threat.  

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Min Aung Hlaing’s call for talks is seen as a desperate attempt to reduce attacks from ethnic armed organizations while the regime battles the people's defense forces. 

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One year after the bloc’s failed Five-Point Consensus was agreed, western countries were also criticized for a lack of action and standing behind ASEAN’s hollow words. 

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The regional bloc’s failed five-point consensus should be replaced by proper demands for peace, argues Bo Kyi of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. 

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Soldiers and pro-junta militia have committed multiple rapes in Mandalay Region since the coup.

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Min Aung Hlaing has decorated regime figures and spent hundreds of billions of kyats on titles and pensions when the economy is in chaos.

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Also this week, the regime goes into defensive mode as it puts its troops on “emergency alert” and Karen State has become the deadliest place in Myanmar for junta soldiers.

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Min Aung Hlaing's invitation to ethnic armed groups for peace talks receives skepticism.

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Resistance groups in Sagaing Region have threatened to attack Chinese-run copper mines and told miners to quit.

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The regime’s failure to honor the ASEAN peace plan agreed last year means that the junta will continue not to be invited to meetings of the regional bloc.

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The 50-year-old was killed during interrogation and her body was then left by the side of the road in downtown Mandalay.

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The Central Bank of Myanmar has responded to international pressure over its controversial order to immediately convert foreign currency into kyats.

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Dr. Htar Htar Lin, director of Myanmar’s immunization program, sent back international aid money before the regime could seize it.

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Min Aung Hlaing paid his first visit to Than Shwe since the middle of last year, at a time when the regime faces steadfast resistance to military rule.

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Over half of the 560,000-plus people displaced since the military takeover are from the country’s most restive regions in Sagaing, Magwe and Chin State.

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Observers say Bagan’s pagodas need security doors. 

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Resistance groups in Yangon have carried out at least 15 attacks on junta targets in the last two weeks. 

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Defectors say the alert is unusual and shows the regime is struggling to cope with resistance attacks.  

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Bo Nagar, commander of the Myanmar Royal Dragon Army, says it is time to isolate the regime and weaken its command structure. 

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It is time to evaluate the organizations that tried and failed to build peace in Myanmar between 2016 and 2021. 

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The junta claims fuel deliveries have been delayed by Thingyan while long queues form across the country.

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Over 1,200 junta soldiers have been killed in Karen State since the start of the year, according to the Karen National Union.

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U Thein Nyunt and U Khin Maung Swe of the State Administrative Council have demanded loyalty to Min Aung Hlaing in new year messages.

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Global aid donors such as the United Nations and the European Union appear to believe that it is business as usual in a Myanmar under military rule. 

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The Myanmar Royal Dragon Army says it twice ambushed around 100 regime troops before they raided a village.

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Regime forces raided and looted villages in Chin State after clashing with local resistance groups during the Thingyan Water Festival.

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Regular junta killings and resistance ambushes are reported across strategically located Kayah State. 

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The National Unity Government’s acting president Duwa Lashi La says the international community could enable more junta personnel to defect. 

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Min Aung Hlaing honored his predecessors and artists from British colonial times with posthumous medals.

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Almost 3,000 soldiers have defected from the military since the coup and the civilian National Unity Government expects more to follow. 

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Almost 2,500 kilos of explosives were intercepted by Indian soldiers close to the India/Myanmar border.

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State television announced that 1,619 prisoners, including 42 foreigners, had been pardoned to mark Myanmar traditional New Year.

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The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, sparking huge protests and a bloody crackdown.

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Also this week, the most high-profile regime official to be targeted so far was shot at her home, and foreign embassies complained about a harsh new foreign-exchange law.

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New Delhi is fearful of renewed activity by Indian separatist groups based in Sagaing Region and allied to the military regime.

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The National Unity Government said: “Both the lives of mother and child are in danger.”

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The armed wing of the National Unity Government says it has completed a seven-month military operation against junta targets in Yangon. 

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Sailors and airmen who leave the military with vessels or planes could be paid up to $500,000, the NUG said. Destroyed vehicles and facilities will also net huge payouts.

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The regime is targeting the resistance stronghold of Khin-U Township in Sagaing Region.

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Some 100 political prisoners in Sagaing Region have been transferred to jails in Mandalay Region after an activist was killed in Monywa Prison by junta troops.

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Takeshi Ebisawa and three Thais are accused of trying to sell drugs for the UWSA and acquire weapons for the group, as well as for the SSA, KNU and a Sri Lankan group.

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Conflicting reports have emerged over whether Daw Than Than Swe survived the attack; she is the most senior regime official so far to be targeted.

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Japanese companies in Myanmar will struggle to operate in the country due to the new regulations, according to the Japanese Embassy.

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Several women have been given up to 10-year sentences for making tiny donations to displaced civilians. 

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Over 400 junta troops died in more than 500 clashes with the Karen National Union’s armed wings during the month, the ethnic organization said.

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The United Wa State Army and Restoration Council of Shan State reportedly clashed this week as groups in the state fight over territory. 

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Junta troops providing security for a large military convoy set fire to Ram Tein, a village of 300 people, as it approached Matupi town; residents fled into the forest. 

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Six years ago, the newly elected National League for Democracy ignored military objections and installed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as government leader. 

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Exposing its dire need for dollars, the debt-laden junta has ordered that all foreign currencies be deposited and converted into the local unit at a low ‘official’ rate. 

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The Rakhine State armed group says it will not tolerate regime interference in its new administration.

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