The regime’s election plan and scam center crackdowns were on the agenda as junta representatives met officials from Belarus, Brazil, China and ASEAN nations in January.

Lightning resistance offensive seized six townships and a regional command, enabling the Arakan Army to push into the regime’s military-industrial heartland.

President Xi Jinping thanked Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for cutting off electricity and internet access to border areas in Myanmar that teem with online scammers.

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said the junta’s travel restrictions on conscription-aged employees means agencies should consider migrants from other countries.

China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

Fuel demand is soaring in the Myanmar border towns of Myawaddy, Payathonzu, and Tachileik after the Thai government cut off their electricity and fuel supply to cripple online scam centers there.

The company’s oil trading unit, PTT Oil and Retail Business, is set to comply with Bangkok’s policy of cutting off resources to border scam centers in Myanmar.