Bangkok hands over She Zhijiang, who is accused of masterminding the rise of the Shwe Kokko scam hub in Myawaddy, Karen State.

Locals accuse the ethnic army and Chinese companies of wrecking Mogokes golf course and other areas in a final rush for gems.

Military proxy partys Bullet doubles down on incendiary rhetoric ahead of election aimed at cementing military rule.

Locals in Myawaddy say informal crossings manned by pro-regime Karen groups are operating as normal despite the juntas demolition claims.

Satellite images reveal that most of the KK Park complexs structures are still intact despite the juntas claimed demolitions.

Volker Trk cites ongoing bombardment and detentions of critics by the junta as proof that its polls cant be free or fair.

Putin and Min Aung Hlaing have deepened military, economic and nuclear ties as both regimes face Western sanctions.

Youth from the Wa, Taang and Mon communities called for domestic and international boycotts of the election, saying it was designed to prolong military rule.

Regime lashes out at widespread condemnation of plan to hold vote under military rule and civil war.

All of Madaya and Patheingyi townships are back under regime control after resistance forces were weakened by Chinese pressureare Thaibeikkyin and Singu next?

Khin Maung Soe, an ex-minister and ally of former police chief Khin Yi, will contest in Hleguthe township where he lost to an NLD candidate in 2020.

Crucial border trade route with Thailand closed as regime forces clash with Karen resistance.

Demolitions target the notorious crime center in Karen State as the junta seeks to placate Beijing over cross-border scams.

Also this week, a PR blitz in cybercrime hub, arresting election dissenters, and turning on Rakhine after Chinese help in Shan State.

People in the Karen National Union-held township of Kyondoe are forbidden from sheltering or transporting scammers who fled a show crackdown in Myawaddys KK Park.

Min Aung Hlaing will head the top-level committee, whose formation follows Chinas crucial support for the juntas election and its military operations in northern Shan.

As the junta prepares for heavily rigged polls to be held in parts of the country, Bertil Lintner looks back at Myanmars troubled record of electionswhich have rarely been free or fair.