Myanmar or Burma

Life under the Brotherhood Alliance in the newly conquered territories.

The "new" official map of China demonstrating China's policy of encroachment and territorial claims on its neighbors should be a warning to Myanmar and Burmese.

With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.

Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority Buddhist nation, but as the Arakan Army rebel group makes sweeping gains, the junta and some Rohingya fighters now face a common foe.

"TNLA troops are going door to door, saying they are collecting lists to rebuild what was damaged during the clashes. However, there are reports that they are tracking family member details to recruit(conscript) new troops into their ranks, which is raising concerns among the people,” a 40-year-old woman from Kyaukme said.

Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed group, the United Wa State Army (UWSA), is paving the way for China’s damming of the Salween River despite widespread opposition from local communities and civil society, according to human rights watchdog Shan State Frontline Investment Monitor (STFIM).

The MNDAA officer's speech is being translated into Burmese as he speak. MNDAA has declared (similar to the Wa State Army) that Chinese Mandarin is the official language of the territories it holds.