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Myanmar military junta using European technology for drone attacks, report says

Junta obtained ‘anti-jamming’ product made in Europe through a Chinese company, research finds, triggering calls for tighter sanctions

The Guardian - UK

China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible – giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their chief’s shoulder. Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the pre-eminence of the greatest. (George Mallory, 1922)

The Conversation

Rallies held in Mizoram to protest Centre's decision to fence India-Myanmar border

Zoro organises peaceful rallies in Mizoram to reunify Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi tribes, protesting India-Myanmar border fencing and FMR withdrawal.

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Did not see junta’s army personnel inside Myanmar, says Indian MP after visiting rebels

Indian MP visits rebel-held areas of Myanmar, inspects India-funded project amid tensions with ethnic armed organizations.

The Hindu

‘We killed many … drones are our air force’: Myanmar’s rebels take on the junta from above

A rebel drone squadron drawn from engineering students and hobbyists, who gain battlefield training partly through YouTube tutorials, is proving decisive in the struggle against Myanmar’s brutal military government

The Guardian - UK

India reminds Myanmar to return to ‘federal democracy’

India urges Myanmar to return to path of federal democracy; MEA expresses deep concern over conflict in Chin, Shan and Sagaing provinces. India supports people-centric socio-economic developmental projects, including connectivity projects, for benefit of people of Myanmar.

The Hindu

Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area

Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in the northeast to a coalition of armed ethnic militias that also has strong ties to Beijing

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Hundreds of Thais trapped by clashes in northern Myanmar being evacuated

A group of 266 Thais are being rescued and flown back home via China, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Al Jazeera

Refugees who fled to India after latest fighting in Myanmar have begun returning home, officials say

Officials say more than half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who had fled the heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state and had entered northeastern India have begun returning home

The Independent UK

An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it

A Myanmar army battalion based near the Chinese border has reportedly surrendered to an alliance of ethnic armed groups that launched a surprise offensive last month in the country’s northeast

The Independent UK

Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee

Arakan Army says it seized military posts in western Rakhine state as people in neighbouring Chin state flee to India.

Al Jazeera

‘Crisis entirely of our own making’: Sanjib Baruah on ‘China role’ in Manipur violence and more

Amid extensive coverage of the violence in Manipur, there has been speculation about a communal angle to the standoff between Kukis and Meiteis in the state. While some have tried to draw a link between Meitei mobilisation and Hindutva elements, there have also been murmurs about a China role. But…

Newslaundry

Chinese stir-fried stones create a buzz on social media

A new variant of a Chinese stir-fry dish, made with rocks, has gone viral

Evening Standard

Myanmar’s NUG negotiates ethnic differences as crisis deepens

Administration set up after 2021 coup is also battling international indifference as conflict fades from headlines.

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The Independent UK

Concern rising in Myanmar that supplies needed for recovery from Cyclone Mocha are coming too slowly

As residents of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states work to repair the devastation from last week’s Cyclone Mocha, concern is rising about whether the urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water and medical assistance can be met before the onset of seasonal monsoon rains

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Sends Warships, Aircraft near Taiwan for Second Day in Response to US Meeting

China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet and an anti-submarine helicopter also crossed the…

Bangkok Post

Mainlanders seek mRNA vaccines in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.

Reuters

Mainland Chinese head to Hong Kong for mRNA COVID vaccines

Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.

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Myanmar Junta Hits Opposition Forces With Communications Blackouts

Myanmar’s junta has been cracking down on opposition forces by cutting off mobile internet service and telephone lines in strongholds of local armed groups.

Radio France Internationale

More Myanmar refugees cross over into India after escaping junta

With the escalation of the Myanmar military’s attacks on several civilian areas in Chin state, there have been reports of a rise in the number of refugees fleeing into the Indian border state of Mizoram.

Reuters

Exclusive-Myanmar army defector recounts heavy losses inflicted by Chin rebels

A Myanmar army officer who defected and fled the country has detailed battlefield losses to rebels in the southern part of Chin state, with at least 50 soldiers killed and 200 badly wounded in 2021 by opposition fighters with homemade weapons.

The Independent UK

Myanmar villagers army say troops burned 400 houses

Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar say government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s junta torching ‘village after village’ in bid to quell opposition

After a year in power, evidence is growing of regime scorched-earth tactics to terrorise the civilian population

The Guardian - UK

Resistance to the Myanmar regime in Chin state – a photo essay

The photojournalist Alex McBride has been embedded with rebel forces in Chin state, Myanmar, during a critical moment for the country, as the regime assaults the area in a worrying echo of the Rohingya genocide

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