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Myanmar Junta Slaughtered 1,132 Women Since Coup: Report by Brian Wei Sept 3, 2024. Nearly 7,000 women have been killed, arrested, tortured and raped by the military regime in Myanmar since February 2021. M.yanmar arms civilians as rebels draw closer to Mandalay. Govt eyes complement to military and police, bracing for urban fighting. Armed groups in Myanmar have been making headway in their offensive against the government. ©AP 03-Sept.
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YANGON -- Myanmar's junta govt to allow selected civilians to carry weapons, expanding its public mobilization beyond the draft as the fighting in its civil war edges closer to urban areas.Govt in mid-August reportedly established state- and district-level security groups, with certain members to be armed under the oversight of a central committee.

While ASEAN retreat session at 57th ASEAN foreign ministers meeting National Convention Centre, in Vientiane a month 25th July. (Noted) July 25, 2024. In VIENTIANE -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has been struggling to ease strains in its relations with the military regime in Myanmar, even as the country is hopeful of restoring normal ties with the regional bloc. Ahead of any joint statement from Laos this week, a senior government official from one of the bloc's member countries told Nikkei Asia after a plenary session of ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday that ASEAN member countries still face difficulties interacting with Myanmar.