United Wa State Army

Wa shut down nightclubs to prevent entry of coronavirus

January 29, 2020 by Thiha

The United Wa State Army (UWSA) on Sunday said it is shutting down the entertainment centres in its autonomous territory, which borders China, as part of its effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Nyi Rang, spokesperson for the ethnic armed group, said it will also impose strict measures to check on people crossing […]

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China Bounces Back in Myanmar as West Retreats

January 26, 2018 by thiha

The year 2017 was a momentous one for China in so far as regaining its ground in Myanmar is concerned. China not only leveraged its salience in the ongoing peace and reconciliation process but also took advantage of Myanmar’s difficulties with the UN and the Western countries on the Rohingya crisis. Further, Beijing was able […]

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Myanmar’s remote Wa State suffers as fewer Chinese come to party

January 25, 2017 by Thiha

In a remote casino in northeastern Myanmar, China’s pervasive campaign against graft has taken its toll. Hundreds of local traders and farmers place petty bets as low as 10 cents, outnumbering a few Chinese who were once the VIPs of a gambling hall decorated with chandeliers and Renaissance-style paintings. “The business has been really bad […]

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Through reclusive Wa, China’s reach extends into Suu Kyi’s Myanmar

January 11, 2017 by Thiha

China is extending its sway over an autonomous enclave run by Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed group, sources in the region told Reuters, bolstering Beijing’s role in the peace process that is the signature policy of Aung San Suu Kyi. The “foreign policy” of the self-proclaimed Wa State is closely monitored by Beijing, senior officials […]

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Exclusive: Production Slowing Fast at Myanmar Mine That Rattled Tin Market

October 25, 2016 by thiha

Output from a mysterious Myanmar tin mine that has disrupted the global market in the metal is falling sharply and deposits could be depleted in “two to three years”, senior mine officials told Reuters. A surprise discovery of large quantities of tin has propelled the formerly isolated Southeast Asian country into the position of third […]

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Military Officials, Cronies Released from US Blacklist

October 11, 2016 by thiha

RANGOON — Burma’s former dictator Snr-Gen Than Shwe was among individuals removed from the US Treasury’s blacklist following the lifting of Burma sanctions on Friday. Another 16 senior military officials, including former Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, have been removed from the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. Apart from senior military officials, military-related businesses […]

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Questions Remain Over Chinese Involvement in Myanmar Violence

March 3, 2015 by thiha

Violent clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels have continued unabated in Myanmar’s northern Shan state since February 9. The fighting, which pits the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) of the Kokang ethnic group against the national army, has sparked accusations that China has a hand in the conflict (the Kokang are ethnically Chinese). […]

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