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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 4h

KIA making moves towards Nogmung township in the far north near Puta-o, taking the Ko Aye Aung outpost according to Ludunwayoo telegram reporting

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 1d

Junta troops now 6 miles from Hsipaw

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 1d

Once again AA is definitely and totally in Nat Yae Khan camp. Lol what phrasing by MPA

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 1d

Tabayin, Sagaing Region has been under siege from the PDF and supply lines have been cut off enough that the junta has to rely on airdrops

Source:SittKhwayDead Telegram photos

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 1d

"Beijing has shifted its approach and now is wholly backing the regime... Beijing also proposed in 2024 to give regime forces $3 billion in assistance, and Chinese drones are providing cover for regime forces to gain back territory in other parts of the country."

www.cfr.org/blog/myanmar...

Myanmar’s Junta Forces Are Gaining Back Ground, Presaging a Long-Term Quagmire

In recent months, Myanmar’s military junta has regained ground lost to organized resistance groups. Ahead of the regime’s plans to hold national elections, continual fighting has pushed the state int…

www.cfr.org

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 2d

www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...

The bar is so lowel for ASEAN but at least they didn't trip while walking over it for now

Asean not likely to send observers for Myanmar polls, says Mohamad

The foreign minister says he and his Asean counterparts will nevertheless discuss Myanmar’s request.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 3d

Maun Media telegram reports fighting between KNLA and DKBA in Naung Mi, Kawkareik Township

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 5d

Interview with AA's leader discusses how China should consider that today's rebels are tomorrow's government and that supporting the junta will not ensure a stable investment opportunity for China in Rakhine

youtu.be/y4r04pRSGQA?...

တော်လှန်ရေး သူပုန်ဆိုတာ အနာဂတ်ရဲ့ အစိုးရပဲ

YouTube video by The Irrawaddy News

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 5d

Junta unilaterally declares that Malaysia will oversee their elections. Malaysia has yet to comment on this

www.reuters.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 6d

nevermind he got detained lmao

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 7d

Voter rolls burnt by a PDF group in Minhla, western Bago

ပဲခူးအနောက်ပိုင်း မင်းလှမြို့နယ်တွင် စစ်တပ်ရွေးကောက်ပွဲ မဲစာရင်းများ မီးရှို့ခံရ - Myanmar Now

Latest news & insightful features on Myanmar

myanmar-now.org

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 8d

Watch he's gonna then say the junta was so diligent and resolved all the issues he saw and all the parties trust this totally legitimate election

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 9d

so nice to see some wacky news story from burma unrelated to the war

Myanmar man spends nine days digging tunnel, steals 4kg of gold, buys phone, promptly gets caught

YANGON, Oct 5 — In what might be the most ambitious — and least financially astute — robbery in recent memory, a man in Myanmar spent nine days digging a tunnel to break into...

www.malaymail.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · 12d

Map updated to 3 October:

Lots of successes for the junta, especially against the TNLA, who are looking at ceasfire after the fall of Kyaukme yesterday.

Junta successful in the southeast too, though AA continues to make some smaller gains. Of course PDF also takes Banmauk! Very exciting

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Sep 8

MPA reports fighting near Chauk, Magway region

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 24

The 19th century Goteik Viaduct rail bridge, once called a wonder of industrial Burma, has been damaged. The Tatmadaw blames the TNLA and locals are blaming the Tatmadaw.

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 15

www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/u...

US envoy went to Kachin but the US denies that they met with the KIA. At the same time the KIA has come out to say that the junta refused to come to Kachin for peace talks

US Envoy Visits Myanmar's War-Torn Kachin

State bordering China harbors rich deposits of rare earth minerals, essential for making everything from electric cars to defense systems.

www.irrawaddy.com

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Emily Fishbein @emilyfishbein11.bsky.social · Aug 8

I couldn't be more proud to share the space with the brave & insightful @hpanjabrang.bsky.social on this podcast, where we talk about the future of rare earth mining in areas of Kachin State, Myanmar now under control of the Kachin Independence Organization (1/2).
whimyanmar.com/pressure-on-...

What's Happening in Myanmar: Pressure on Kachin Rare Earth Mines

With Emily Fishbein, freelance journalist currently serving as a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network fellow, and Hpan Ja Brang, social justice activist and freelance journalist from Kach...

whimyanmar.com

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 8

I think this will be a test of China-junta relations if UWSA joins the elections or not- especially as Min Aung Hlaing is trying to redirect rare earth sales from China to the US

www.irrawaddy.com/news/politic...

Myanmar Junta Sends Envoys to Wa State to Build Election Support

The Shan State chief minister and military officials visited UWSA and NDAA territories as the junta pushes for cooperation ahead of its planned December vote.

www.irrawaddy.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 8

DCI Group lobbying firm signs deal to lobby for the junta in Washington. Prior attempts to lobby the US by the junta failed due to existing sanctions preventing payment.

www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild US relations

A Washington lobbying firm has signed an agreement worth $3 million a year with Myanmar's Ministry of Information to help the long-time military-ruled country rebuild relations with the United States.

www.reuters.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 8

AA takes Set Set Yo village in Pathein Township near Lemyethna repelling a junta forward outpost but face battle as reinforcements arrive.

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 7

Junta acting president Myint Swe dead

apnews.com/article/myan...

Myanmar's acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness

Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi more than four years ago, died on Thu...

apnews.com

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Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 6

www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...

Irrawaddy reports that Conflict Armament Research traced junta anti-interference navigation modules were made in the EU and sold through China to the junta

EU Drone Technology Found in Myanmar Military Drones

A UK-based group traced “anti-jamming” modules from a European manufacturer to Chinese resellers and finally to the junta’s drone fleet.

www.irrawaddy.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 4

www.narinjara.com/news/detail/...

Interesting to see if AA is potentially funding a buffer army with Bangladesh, thought I don't think they have the resources to be worrying about funding the KNF right now. If anything it might be indicative of where the AA-Bangladesh diplomatic talks are going

AA refutes Bangladesh army's allegation of KNF-AA links

The Arakan Army (AA) has refuted the Bangladesh army's assertions that there is a connection between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), which is fighting for minority...

www.narinjara.com

Emerald Range @emeraldrange.bsky.social · Aug 4

resistance forces conducting roadchecks reportedly on the Aungban-Mandalay road in the Danu SAZ according to Ayeyarwaddy Times