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Mass boycott of regimes new Certificate of Identity process gains momentum as workers, Thai labor groups and politicians demand extraction centers be scrapped.
Also this week, reports said China has lifted trade restrictions with territories controlled by friendly armed groups, consolidating the status quo there.
Rohingya armed groups recruited by the military regime continue to wreak havoc in Maungdaw ever after the juntas retreat.
The ICJ will decide whether Myanmars 2017 crackdown on Rohingya constituted genocide, in a ruling that could have implications for S. Africas case against Israel.
Thailand warned Myanmar to prevent further cross-border damage after regime attacks in Karen State injured a Thai resident and damaged buildings on Thai soil.
This week, veteran journalist Kyaw Zan Tha discusses how a resounding defeat for Donald Trump Republicans in this weeks elections could impact faraway Myanmar.