The Irrawaddy
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Leadership reshuffle comes amid reports that coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was attempting to hijack the party by appointing his trusted allies to top roles.
Militarys strategy to target civilians has extended from airstrikes to ground campaign, according to captured regime soldiers.
A drop in global orders, export/export restrictions and an unfavorable exchange rate are making garment manufacturers business unprofitable.
Chinese-run fraud factories have shifted en masse to Sone See Myaing, as the regime-aligned Democratic Karen Benevolent Army seeks safe shelter for its most precious asset.
Shifting global power, disillusionment with globalization and a retreating US are converging to unravel the international orderand raise the risk of wider war.
PM Anwar said he plans to invite Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit as Malaysia presses Myanmar to take back Rohingya and other refugees in staged repatriations.
Former AmCham president Adam Castillo was deported after three months in detention over a business dispute, amid reports of a US delegation visiting Naypyitaw.

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