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Various ethnic armies in Myanmar spoke out against the State Administration Council’s (SAC) recent activation of its conscription law. Some of the ethnic armies also activated their own conscription laws to prevent the SAC from conscripting people from the areas they control. Karen National Union On February 19th, the Karen National Union (KNU) released a statement saying that the Junta cannot...

Many personnel, notably senior members, have left the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and branched off to create the New Mon State Party (Anti-Dictatorship) on February 15th. The new party is led by former NMSP Secretary-General Nai Zeya, deputy commander-in-chief Brigadier-General Salun Htaw, and executive committee member and internal affairs department head Nai Banyar Lei. They are going to join...

New Directive Regional authorities recently imposed new restrictions from the Ministry of Transport and Communications on people living in both the Rakhine State and Tanintharyi Region. People living in the two regions must have a “certificate of permission” from their ward’s or village’s general administration departments to fly to Yangon. However, these individuals are only allowed to fly to Yangon...

Between February 7th and 8th, the Arakan Army sank three Junta navy Landing Craft Medium ships, while they were transporting retreating government troops from the town of Kyautaw, located in northern Rakhine state. The attacks resulted in around 680 deaths that included Junta army personnel and their family members; however, the exact number of civilian casualties is currently unknown. The soldiers...

The government of Myanmar, the State Administration Council (SAC), announced the activation of its 2010 conscription law, the People's Military Law, starting February 10th.   Under the activated law, unskilled males and females ages 18–35 and 18–27, respectively, will be required to serve a mandatory two-year period in the military. Males and females ages 18–45 and females ages 18–45 who are...