Civil War in Myanmar
02-02-2025, 09:56 AM
It is the privilege of rebels forces to seize the evil military weapons adding to their weapons stockpiles.Evil military junta can never win a ground war against rebel forces who are well trained in tactical ambushes and attacks.great news wil surfaced when rebel forces closed-in near the capital.
03-02-2025, 11:57 AM
A Singapore-listed company has supplied millions of barrels of oil to the Myanmar junta since 2021 coup, aiding regime’s war crimes & crimes against humanity, covert activist group Justice for Myanmar. Interra Resources Ltd, through its Myanmar subsidiary, has provided over 2.3 million barrels of oil worth over US$150 million to junta-controlled Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) since 2021 coup, JFM said in a report released.
03-02-2025, 01:00 PM
(03-02-2025, 11:57 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: A Singapore-listed company has supplied millions of barrels of oil to the Myanmar junta since 2021 coup, aiding regime’s war crimes & crimes against humanity, covert activist group Justice for Myanmar. Interra Resources Ltd, through its Myanmar subsidiary, has provided over 2.3 million barrels of oil worth over US$150 million to junta-controlled Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) since 2021 coup, JFM said in a report released.Interra resources is under the hit list of companies that faced sanctions from US.
04-02-2025, 06:05 PM
Arakan Army Defeats Myanmar Junta Base in Magwe Region Rout.
The Arakan Army reports seizing a junta defensive position in Ngape Township, Magwe Region this weekend, killing several dozen solders as it expands operations beyond its home state of Rakhine. Junta reinforcements from the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) arrived on 28 military trucks to take up a defensive position at Gote-see-yoe village on the Ann-Padan road near the Rakhine-Magwe border last Wednesday. AA troops raided the position last Friday, killing over 60 junta soldiers and capturing others, according to sources on the ground. They also seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...e_vignette
The Arakan Army reports seizing a junta defensive position in Ngape Township, Magwe Region this weekend, killing several dozen solders as it expands operations beyond its home state of Rakhine. Junta reinforcements from the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) arrived on 28 military trucks to take up a defensive position at Gote-see-yoe village on the Ann-Padan road near the Rakhine-Magwe border last Wednesday. AA troops raided the position last Friday, killing over 60 junta soldiers and capturing others, according to sources on the ground. They also seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...e_vignette
04-02-2025, 06:25 PM
(04-02-2025, 06:05 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Arakan Army Defeats Myanmar Junta Base in Magwe Region Rout.Some of those junta soldiers are innocent who hv been forced to take up army roles due to evil junta conscriptions laws. It wud be more beneficial for them to defect to the rebels side.
The Arakan Army reports seizing a junta defensive position in Ngape Township, Magwe Region this weekend, killing several dozen solders as it expands operations beyond its home state of Rakhine. Junta reinforcements from the 99th Light Infantry Division (LID) arrived on 28 military trucks to take up a defensive position at Gote-see-yoe village on the Ann-Padan road near the Rakhine-Magwe border last Wednesday. AA troops raided the position last Friday, killing over 60 junta soldiers and capturing others, according to sources on the ground. They also seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...e_vignette
05-02-2025, 07:44 AM
Four people have died amid an acute shortage of food and medicines due to a monthlong junta blockade of the Sagaing Region town of Wetlet, which is surrounded by junta strongholds.
Around 150 junta personnel—including 50 soldiers, local police, junta-aligned militias, and civil servants given military training—are deployed to cut the town off from surrounding villages that are controlled by anti-regime forces, according to Wetlet Township People’s Defense Team.
“It’s been about a month since they imposed the blockade,” a resident said. “We can’t go outside the town and have to buy food from [junta personnel]. They are selling goods they have seized by force at exorbitant prices. We can’t buy the amount we need. Some people who are sick can’t get their medication any more.”
Around 150 junta personnel—including 50 soldiers, local police, junta-aligned militias, and civil servants given military training—are deployed to cut the town off from surrounding villages that are controlled by anti-regime forces, according to Wetlet Township People’s Defense Team.
“It’s been about a month since they imposed the blockade,” a resident said. “We can’t go outside the town and have to buy food from [junta personnel]. They are selling goods they have seized by force at exorbitant prices. We can’t buy the amount we need. Some people who are sick can’t get their medication any more.”
05-02-2025, 03:00 PM
(05-02-2025, 07:44 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Four people have died amid an acute shortage of food and medicines due to a monthlong junta blockade of the Sagaing Region town of Wetlet, which is surrounded by junta strongholds.I believed very soon, the rebel forces will invade junta outpost in that town area and defeat those junta armies.
Around 150 junta personnel—including 50 soldiers, local police, junta-aligned militias, and civil servants given military training—are deployed to cut the town off from surrounding villages that are controlled by anti-regime forces, according to Wetlet Township People’s Defense Team.
“It’s been about a month since they imposed the blockade,” a resident said. “We can’t go outside the town and have to buy food from [junta personnel]. They are selling goods they have seized by force at exorbitant prices. We can’t buy the amount we need. Some people who are sick can’t get their medication any more.”
06-02-2025, 09:27 AM
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings.
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-myan...f3b4ac8e1a
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-myan...f3b4ac8e1a
Myanmar Junta’s Western Flank Collapsing After December Defeats.
Armed anti-regime groups in Myanmar made significant gains in December, liberating six townships and capturing a junta regional command headquarters, according to research. group Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica.
The ethnic Arkan Army (AA) seized four townships – Maungdaw, Ann, Gwa and Taungup – in its stronghold of Rakhine State, western Myanmar. The rebel army also defeated and occupied the Western Military Command, located in Ann town, capturing hundreds of regime troops including generals. The base became the second regional command to fall to resistance groups since the 2021 military coup, following the capture of Northeastern Command last August
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...feats.html
Armed anti-regime groups in Myanmar made significant gains in December, liberating six townships and capturing a junta regional command headquarters, according to research. group Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica.
The ethnic Arkan Army (AA) seized four townships – Maungdaw, Ann, Gwa and Taungup – in its stronghold of Rakhine State, western Myanmar. The rebel army also defeated and occupied the Western Military Command, located in Ann town, capturing hundreds of regime troops including generals. The base became the second regional command to fall to resistance groups since the 2021 military coup, following the capture of Northeastern Command last August
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...feats.html
06-02-2025, 11:48 PM
(06-02-2025, 10:37 PM)ITee tiong huat Wrote: Myanmar Junta’s Western Flank Collapsing After December Defeats.Those generals hv to be seriously dealt with for killing innocent civilians. They shd be executed.
Armed anti-regime groups in Myanmar made significant gains in December, liberating six townships and capturing a junta regional command headquarters, according to research. group Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica.
The ethnic Arkan Army (AA) seized four townships – Maungdaw, Ann, Gwa and Taungup – in its stronghold of Rakhine State, western Myanmar. The rebel army also defeated and occupied the Western Military Command, located in Ann town, capturing hundreds of regime troops including generals. The base became the second regional command to fall to resistance groups since the 2021 military coup, following the capture of Northeastern Command last August
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...feats.html
07-02-2025, 09:04 AM
08-02-2025, 12:11 AM
Casinos, high-rises and fraud: The BBC visits a bizarre city built on scams.
The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven't imagined it. 8-years ago was nothing over there in Karen State. Just trees, a few roughly built cement buildings, a long-running civil war which has left this area of Myanmar one of the poorest places on earth. But today, on this spot along the border with Thailand, a small city has emerged like a mirage. It is called Shwe Kokko, or Golden Raintree.
It is accused of being a city built on scams, home to a lucrative yet deadly nexus of fraud, money-laundering and human trafficking. The man behind it, She Zhijiang, is languishing in a Bangkok jail, awaiting extradition to China. But Yatai, She Zhijiang's company which built the city, paints a very different vision of Shwe Kokko in its promotional videos – as a resort city, a safe holiday destination for Chinese tourists and haven for the super-rich.
The tall, shiny buildings which rise out of the cornfields on Myanmar side of the Moei river are a sight so jarring you find yourself blinking to be sure you haven't imagined it. 8-years ago was nothing over there in Karen State. Just trees, a few roughly built cement buildings, a long-running civil war which has left this area of Myanmar one of the poorest places on earth. But today, on this spot along the border with Thailand, a small city has emerged like a mirage. It is called Shwe Kokko, or Golden Raintree.
It is accused of being a city built on scams, home to a lucrative yet deadly nexus of fraud, money-laundering and human trafficking. The man behind it, She Zhijiang, is languishing in a Bangkok jail, awaiting extradition to China. But Yatai, She Zhijiang's company which built the city, paints a very different vision of Shwe Kokko in its promotional videos – as a resort city, a safe holiday destination for Chinese tourists and haven for the super-rich.
08-02-2025, 01:04 PM
Rebels Advance on Key Shan Town.
Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) this week ambushed junta forces trying to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni. State border. Regime forces advanced into KNDF-held Mobye early December. The KNDF is a coalition of armed groups in Karenni State formed after the 2021 coup. Junta responded with airstrikes, according to residents. The Irrawaddy home News. Karenni Rebels Advance on Key Shan Town. Feb 7, 2025
Regime forces advanced into KNDF-held Mobye in early December. KNDF is a coalition of armed groups in Karenni State formed after 2021 coup.
Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) this week ambushed junta forces trying to retake Mobye town in Pekon Township, southern Shan State, on the Karenni. State border. Regime forces advanced into KNDF-held Mobye early December. The KNDF is a coalition of armed groups in Karenni State formed after the 2021 coup. Junta responded with airstrikes, according to residents. The Irrawaddy home News. Karenni Rebels Advance on Key Shan Town. Feb 7, 2025
Regime forces advanced into KNDF-held Mobye in early December. KNDF is a coalition of armed groups in Karenni State formed after 2021 coup.
09-02-2025, 11:26 AM
Junta HQ Falls in Key Kachin Town.
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has captured another junta position in Bhamo, a district-level town in Kachin State where the armed group has been fighting for 2 mths. The
KIA & its allies seized Artillery Battalion 366 headquarters on Sunday. KIA Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy. He added attacks continue on the nearby 21 Military Op Command (MOC) HQ.
A junta defector Zin Yaw, a former captain, said Artillery Battalion 366 was one of the strongest junta positions in Bhamo, making the 21 MOC easier to capture. He said: “When 21 MOC falls, only Infantry Battalion 47 will be left. KIA & its allies can use captured weapons & armored vehicles to fight remaining troops. Once MOC falls, remaining bases'll crumble rapidly.”
The KIA & its allies seized Bhamo’s airport.
& Armored Battalion 7006 in late January. The remaining bases in junta power hub are smaller, combat-support units where family members have been armed as auxiliary forces, said Zin Yaw. Bhamo is 2nd only to the capital Myitkyina in Kachin State is close to KIA’s Laiza HQ. The regime has carried out several airstrikes on Laiza since fighting broke out in Bhamo in Dec. Bhamo, accessible by road & Irrawaddy River, is now encircled, forcing regime to use aircraft to resupply its troops. KIA & its allies attacked Bhamo & neighboring Mansi on December 4. Mansi fell after a month of fighting.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...-town.html
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has captured another junta position in Bhamo, a district-level town in Kachin State where the armed group has been fighting for 2 mths. The
KIA & its allies seized Artillery Battalion 366 headquarters on Sunday. KIA Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy. He added attacks continue on the nearby 21 Military Op Command (MOC) HQ.
A junta defector Zin Yaw, a former captain, said Artillery Battalion 366 was one of the strongest junta positions in Bhamo, making the 21 MOC easier to capture. He said: “When 21 MOC falls, only Infantry Battalion 47 will be left. KIA & its allies can use captured weapons & armored vehicles to fight remaining troops. Once MOC falls, remaining bases'll crumble rapidly.”
The KIA & its allies seized Bhamo’s airport.
& Armored Battalion 7006 in late January. The remaining bases in junta power hub are smaller, combat-support units where family members have been armed as auxiliary forces, said Zin Yaw. Bhamo is 2nd only to the capital Myitkyina in Kachin State is close to KIA’s Laiza HQ. The regime has carried out several airstrikes on Laiza since fighting broke out in Bhamo in Dec. Bhamo, accessible by road & Irrawaddy River, is now encircled, forcing regime to use aircraft to resupply its troops. KIA & its allies attacked Bhamo & neighboring Mansi on December 4. Mansi fell after a month of fighting.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...-town.html
10-02-2025, 04:50 PM
Call-centre gangs release more than 100 employees back to Thailand. Meanwhile...
Karen Militia Kicks Chinese Out of Myanmar Scam Center Hub.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kar...e_vignette
Karen Militia Kicks Chinese Out of Myanmar Scam Center Hub.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kar...e_vignette
11-02-2025, 03:28 PM
BANGKOK: Thailand's Special Investigation (DSI) seek to arrest warrants for 3-leaders of Myanmar Border Guard Forces (BGF) on charges of human trafficking, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong announced on Tuesday (Feb 11). stated case is against 1) Colonel Saw Chit Thu, 2) Lieutenant Colonel Mote Thone, & 3) Major Tin Win, all dated back several years when Thai nationals were been detained in Myanmar.
BGF are military units op under Myanmar’s junta Regional Military Commands, comprising former insurgent. He stressed arrest warrants are not linked to info provided by Liu Zhongyi, China’s Asst Minister of Public Security who recently visited the Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau. A total of 36 major Chinese call-centre scam gangs were operating in Myawaddy, employing over 100,000 scammers to defraud victims. The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) was is collaborating with DSI to trace & seize their financial assets of those involved.
Once warrants are issued, Thai authorities will coordinate with Myanmar to arrest and extradite the suspects. Cooperation will be carried out through Asean channels, he declined whether arrest warrants would also be issued against call-centre scam gangs, as noted both US & Chinese ambassadors had urged Thailand to take stronger action on these gangs as a “threat to humanity”, adding they also operate from Golden Triangle are involved in illegal drug trade. While, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa stated he was unaware plans to seek arrest warrants for three BGF leaders.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase...es-leaders
BGF are military units op under Myanmar’s junta Regional Military Commands, comprising former insurgent. He stressed arrest warrants are not linked to info provided by Liu Zhongyi, China’s Asst Minister of Public Security who recently visited the Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau. A total of 36 major Chinese call-centre scam gangs were operating in Myawaddy, employing over 100,000 scammers to defraud victims. The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) was is collaborating with DSI to trace & seize their financial assets of those involved.
Once warrants are issued, Thai authorities will coordinate with Myanmar to arrest and extradite the suspects. Cooperation will be carried out through Asean channels, he declined whether arrest warrants would also be issued against call-centre scam gangs, as noted both US & Chinese ambassadors had urged Thailand to take stronger action on these gangs as a “threat to humanity”, adding they also operate from Golden Triangle are involved in illegal drug trade. While, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa stated he was unaware plans to seek arrest warrants for three BGF leaders.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase...es-leaders
11-02-2025, 05:06 PM
Their Govt fighting own people
until their rich people sending their daughters
to come to SG to work as FAKE Maids
until their rich people sending their daughters
to come to SG to work as FAKE Maids
Why do we need 5 Mayors and 87 PAP Ministers?
12-02-2025, 09:25 PM
Notorious warlord Saw Chit Thu claims he has done “a lot” to combat human trafficking to online scam centers in his Myawaddy fiefdom and helped free many of their victims. Junta-allied Karen militia leader Saw Chit Thu on Tuesday protested against a threat by the Thai government to arrest him over the clusters of online scam operations that thrive in his fiefdom in Myawaddy on the Thai border.
“I would like to ask: what exactly have I done to Thailand that would justify such an arrest?” Saw Chit Thu demanded, speaking to BBC Burmese. “Have I committed any acts of rebellion against Thailand?”
The warlord, who heads one of several so-called Border Guard Forces (BGF) or ethnic junta-aligned militias, runs the scam center hub of Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy Township in a joint venture with Yatai International, owned by notorious Chinese criminal She Zhijiang, who is being held in a Bangkok prison.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kar...nters.html
“I would like to ask: what exactly have I done to Thailand that would justify such an arrest?” Saw Chit Thu demanded, speaking to BBC Burmese. “Have I committed any acts of rebellion against Thailand?”
The warlord, who heads one of several so-called Border Guard Forces (BGF) or ethnic junta-aligned militias, runs the scam center hub of Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy Township in a joint venture with Yatai International, owned by notorious Chinese criminal She Zhijiang, who is being held in a Bangkok prison.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kar...nters.html
13-02-2025, 04:52 PM
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian nations, were received by the Thai army, and are being assessed to find out if they were victims of human trafficking.
Last week Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Chinese leader Xi Jinping and promised to shut down the scam centres which have proliferated along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Her government has stopped access to power and fuel from the Thai side of the border, and toughened up banking and visa rules to try to prevent scam operators from using Thailand as a transit country for moving workers and cash.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian nations, were received by the Thai army, and are being assessed to find out if they were victims of human trafficking.
Last week Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Chinese leader Xi Jinping and promised to shut down the scam centres which have proliferated along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Her government has stopped access to power and fuel from the Thai side of the border, and toughened up banking and visa rules to try to prevent scam operators from using Thailand as a transit country for moving workers and cash.
13-02-2025, 04:53 PM
(13-02-2025, 04:52 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian nations, were received by the Thai army, and are being assessed to find out if they were victims of human trafficking.
Last week Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Chinese leader Xi Jinping and promised to shut down the scam centres which have proliferated along the Thai-Myanmar border.Her govt has stopped access to power and fuel from the Thai side of border, & toughened up banking and visa rules to try to prevent scam operators from using Thailand as a transit country for moving workers and cash.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d3w90x86po
14-02-2025, 10:58 AM
300-member resistance organisation splits from Myanmar’s National Unity Govt, joins Mon group. Fighters of the Galon Column have joined the command structure of the Mon Liberation Army (MLA), an ally of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), rather than comply with the National Unity Govt’s orders to redeploy to Bago Region.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/300-memb...overnment/
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/300-memb...overnment/
14-02-2025, 10:59 AM
(14-02-2025, 10:58 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: 300-member resistance organisation splits from Myanmar’s National Unity Govt, joins Mon group. Fighters of the Galon Column have joined the command structure of the Mon Liberation Army (MLA), an ally of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), rather than comply with the National Unity Govt’s orders to redeploy to Bago Region.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/300-memb...overnment/
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/300-memb...overnment/
15-02-2025, 10:22 AM
BUENOS AIRES - News:
Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military junta and other former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” that targeted the Rohingya minority group. The court ruling, seen by AFP on Feb 14, was issued in response to a complaint filed in Argentina by a Rohingya advocacy group. It filed there under principle of “universal jurisdiction” by which countries can prosecute crimes regardless of where they occurred if, like genocide or war crimes, they are considered sufficiently serious.
Argentine court has issued arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military junta and other former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” that targeted the Rohingya minority group. The court ruling, seen by AFP on Feb 14, was issued in response to a complaint filed in Argentina by a Rohingya advocacy group. It filed there under principle of “universal jurisdiction” by which countries can prosecute crimes regardless of where they occurred if, like genocide or war crimes, they are considered sufficiently serious.
16-02-2025, 08:21 PM
(02-02-2025, 09:56 AM)Gemstar Wrote: It is the privilege of rebels forces to seize the evil military weapons adding to their weapons stockpiles.Evil military junta can never win a ground war against rebel forces who are well trained in tactical ambushes and attacks.great news wil surfaced when rebel forces closed-in near the capital.
Anti-regime resistance groups captured junta military’s Kann Parr Ni base, a position set up at entrance to pro-regime militia-controlled territory southern Kale Township, Sagaing Region, the Chin Defense Force (Kalay-Kabaw-Gangaw), which coordinated the attack. Area is controlled by Pyu Saw Htee group under direction of former Lieutenant Colonel “Bullet” Hla Swe, a former lawmaker of military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP). Situated along the Kale-Gangaw Road on southern bank of Manipur River, military base—manned by regime forces & pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia—serves as a strategic gateway connecting southern Kale Township in Sagaing Region to northern Gangaw Township in Magwe Region.
The militia groups are notorious for violence against civilians, including shelling burning villages who residents oppose military rule, last year, militia members burned two detained anti-regime resistance members alive in public in the pro-military village of Myauk Khin Yan in Gangaw Township. A spokesman for Chin Defense Force (CDF) (Kalay-Kabaw-Gangaw) on Friday.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...-kale.html
16-02-2025, 09:04 PM
(16-02-2025, 08:21 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Anti-regime resistance groups captured junta military’s Kann Parr Ni base, a position set up at entrance to pro-regime militia-controlled territory southern Kale Township, Sagaing Region, the Chin Defense Force (Kalay-Kabaw-Gangaw), which coordinated the attack. Area is controlled by Pyu Saw Htee group under direction of former Lieutenant Colonel “Bullet” Hla Swe, a former lawmaker of military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP). Situated along the Kale-Gangaw Road on southern bank of Manipur River, military base—manned by regime forces & pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia—serves as a strategic gateway connecting southern Kale Township in Sagaing Region to northern Gangaw Township in Magwe Region.If there a WILL, there is a WAY. When the rebels forces recalled how their family members hv been killed by the evil military junta, they will train and fight harder to win the war. Very soon, they wil reclaimed Myanmar and removed the evil military junta just like Syria. The evil junta is fearful now.
The militia groups are notorious for violence against civilians, including shelling burning villages who residents oppose military rule, last year, militia members burned two detained anti-regime resistance members alive in public in the pro-military village of Myauk Khin Yan in Gangaw Township. A spokesman for Chin Defense Force (CDF) (Kalay-Kabaw-Gangaw) on Friday.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-again...-kale.html
17-02-2025, 04:38 PM
Electrocuted and beaten: Rescued Malaysians describe job scam horror in Myanmar TAK (Thailand): I was electrocuted more than 10 times and tortured almost every week during my captivity in their so-called office, recounted one of the Malaysians rescued from job scam syndicates in Myanmar. The 45-year-old man from Johor, who only wanted to be known as Teo, said that he was lured in August 2023 by a promising translation job in Thailand with a salary of RM7,000.
18-02-2025, 04:32 PM
China & Thailand target Myanmar’s sin city – Junta Regime boss Min Aung Hlaing opens the way for Chinese enforcer to take on Shwe Kokko, as Thaksin meddles in Battle for Myawaddy.
Boss Min Aung Hlaing has given the green light to Liu Zhongyi, China’s Assisant Minister of Public Security of China, to tackle scam op in Myawaddy with Thailand. However, beneath the surface, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, known as "STR" – an acronym meaning "Meddling in everything" – has emerged as a hidden player, reportedly collaborating with Myanmar to pressure Border Guard Force (BGF), Karen militia controls Myawaddy. Liu Zhongyi, Beijing's enforcer, is closely overseeing crackdown on call-centre fraud gangs in Myawaddy, his actions risk triggering border tensions. "Sin City” cleanup led by Liu Zhongyi has sparked widespread debate. Some question Thai govt's inaction, while others argue China is encroaching on Thailand's sovereignty. Myawaddy lies on border, next to Thailand’s Mae Sot in Tak province. Crackdown on Chinese crime syndicates is a joint effort by China, Myanmar, & Thailand, shaped by unique political within ASEAN, that Beijing wields significant influence.
Liu Zhongyi's success is inseparable from behind-the-scenes diplomacy. Key figures like Thaksin and Min Aung Hlaing have played critical roles in pressuring Major General Saw Chit Thu, the junta-allied BGF warlord, as well as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which also protects scam syndicates. Thai implemented a "3-cuts" strategy – cutting electricity, fuel, & internet services to syndicates – Myanmar added pressure by halting fuel supplies. As a result, Saw Chit Thu capitulated launched crackdown on Chinese-run fraud op relocated from Myawaddy to Hpa-An, capital of Kayin (Karen) State.Last Friday, Liu Zhongyi visited Naypyitaw where he met w/junta’s Home Affairs Minister Tun Tun Naung to secured approval to enter Myawaddy.
On Sunday, Liu crossed Thai-Myanmar border to to meet Tun Tun Naung & Myanmar’s police chief to discuss crackdown on call-centre gangs.
Monday, Liu visited human trafficking victim screening centre in Myawaddy’s notorious scam hub of Shwe Kokko, over 1,000 Chinese & other nationals rescued from slavery in scam compounds are housed.
In Shwe Kokko, Liu met Lieutenant Colonel Tin Win, deputy commander of BGF, but did not meet BGF leader Saw Chit Thu. On same day, Saw Chit Thu held press conference to announce he had not met or spoken with Chinese representatives, but he sent a letter to Chinese through Thai representatives. Saw Chit Thu said.
Myanmar's Junta agenda
Junta’s 275th Battalion at Phasong was defeated by Karen National Union (KNU) in April last, Myawaddy has become a "no-man's land" for Naypyitaw, surrounded by enemy forces. While some immigration officers remain, they are largely ineffective. Min Aung Hlaing seized the opportunity presented by China's push to dismantle call-centre fraud gangs in Karen State, initiating talks to pressure his ally, Saw Chit Thu, who controls Myawaddy & surrounding areas. Eventually, Saw Chit Thu agreed to cooperate
presence of home affairs minister & police chief in Myawaddy signals that junta is preparing to fully reclaim the city.
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/asean/40046419
Boss Min Aung Hlaing has given the green light to Liu Zhongyi, China’s Assisant Minister of Public Security of China, to tackle scam op in Myawaddy with Thailand. However, beneath the surface, former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, known as "STR" – an acronym meaning "Meddling in everything" – has emerged as a hidden player, reportedly collaborating with Myanmar to pressure Border Guard Force (BGF), Karen militia controls Myawaddy. Liu Zhongyi, Beijing's enforcer, is closely overseeing crackdown on call-centre fraud gangs in Myawaddy, his actions risk triggering border tensions. "Sin City” cleanup led by Liu Zhongyi has sparked widespread debate. Some question Thai govt's inaction, while others argue China is encroaching on Thailand's sovereignty. Myawaddy lies on border, next to Thailand’s Mae Sot in Tak province. Crackdown on Chinese crime syndicates is a joint effort by China, Myanmar, & Thailand, shaped by unique political within ASEAN, that Beijing wields significant influence.
Liu Zhongyi's success is inseparable from behind-the-scenes diplomacy. Key figures like Thaksin and Min Aung Hlaing have played critical roles in pressuring Major General Saw Chit Thu, the junta-allied BGF warlord, as well as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which also protects scam syndicates. Thai implemented a "3-cuts" strategy – cutting electricity, fuel, & internet services to syndicates – Myanmar added pressure by halting fuel supplies. As a result, Saw Chit Thu capitulated launched crackdown on Chinese-run fraud op relocated from Myawaddy to Hpa-An, capital of Kayin (Karen) State.Last Friday, Liu Zhongyi visited Naypyitaw where he met w/junta’s Home Affairs Minister Tun Tun Naung to secured approval to enter Myawaddy.
On Sunday, Liu crossed Thai-Myanmar border to to meet Tun Tun Naung & Myanmar’s police chief to discuss crackdown on call-centre gangs.
Monday, Liu visited human trafficking victim screening centre in Myawaddy’s notorious scam hub of Shwe Kokko, over 1,000 Chinese & other nationals rescued from slavery in scam compounds are housed.
In Shwe Kokko, Liu met Lieutenant Colonel Tin Win, deputy commander of BGF, but did not meet BGF leader Saw Chit Thu. On same day, Saw Chit Thu held press conference to announce he had not met or spoken with Chinese representatives, but he sent a letter to Chinese through Thai representatives. Saw Chit Thu said.
Myanmar's Junta agenda
Junta’s 275th Battalion at Phasong was defeated by Karen National Union (KNU) in April last, Myawaddy has become a "no-man's land" for Naypyitaw, surrounded by enemy forces. While some immigration officers remain, they are largely ineffective. Min Aung Hlaing seized the opportunity presented by China's push to dismantle call-centre fraud gangs in Karen State, initiating talks to pressure his ally, Saw Chit Thu, who controls Myawaddy & surrounding areas. Eventually, Saw Chit Thu agreed to cooperate
presence of home affairs minister & police chief in Myawaddy signals that junta is preparing to fully reclaim the city.
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/asean/40046419
19-02-2025, 01:10 PM
Arakan Army intensifies attacks near air base in Magway Region. Ongoing offensives bring the AA closer to vital military & infrastructure sites to a resistance Captain Zin Yaw. Nat Yae Kan hill is strategically located, offering advantages for both attackers & defenders,“If take control of base, we would capture heavy weapons & long-range artillery all the way to the Padan military region. This present a serious threat to Ka Pa Sa 14 arms factory & Artillery Ops Command No. 905 in Padan military region,” he referring to the junta’s Directorate of Defence Industries, known locally by Burmese acronym of ‘Ka Pa Sa.’
AA began its offensives in Rakhine State on November 13, 2023 & over course of more than a year, group has taken control of 14 out of 17 townships. Since start of the year, armed group has expanded its ops to regions bordering Rakhine State.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/arakan-a...ay-region/
AA began its offensives in Rakhine State on November 13, 2023 & over course of more than a year, group has taken control of 14 out of 17 townships. Since start of the year, armed group has expanded its ops to regions bordering Rakhine State.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/arakan-a...ay-region/
19-02-2025, 01:36 PM
(19-02-2025, 01:10 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Arakan Army intensifies attacks near air base in Magway Region. Ongoing offensives bring the AA closer to vital military & infrastructure sites to a resistance Captain Zin Yaw. Nat Yae Kan hill is strategically located, offering advantages for both attackers & defenders,“If take control of base, we would capture heavy weapons & long-range artillery all the way to the Padan military region. This present a serious threat to Ka Pa Sa 14 arms factory & Artillery Ops Command No. 905 in Padan military region,” he referring to the junta’s Directorate of Defence Industries, known locally by Burmese acronym of ‘Ka Pa Sa.’Evil military junta is going to fall just like Assad.
AA began its offensives in Rakhine State on November 13, 2023 & over course of more than a year, group has taken control of 14 out of 17 townships. Since start of the year, armed group has expanded its ops to regions bordering Rakhine State.
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/arakan-a...ay-region/
20-02-2025, 11:06 PM
(19-02-2025, 01:36 PM)Gemstar Wrote: Evil military junta is going to fall just like Assad.
NANJING, (Bernama-Xinhua): A group of 200 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud were escorted back to China by Chinese police on Thursday (Feb 20) after being repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar, Xinhua reported. See...more.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase...r-to-china
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