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Myanmar Junta Declares 1-Month Cease-Fire
Military to continue to respond to actions that disrupt government security and administration. Myanmar s military, which overthrew the country s elected government through a coup in February this year, declared a month-long ceasefire in the country Thursday.
In an address to the nation, military chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said the army has declared a unilateral ceasefire until April 30 in order to continue peace talks with ethnic armed groups in the country and to peacefully celebrate the Buddhist festival of Thingyan from April 13-16, which culminates on Lunar New Year Day. Ensuring public order by the army against activities that disrupt the functioning of the government is outside of the ceasefire, he said, noting an exception to the truce.
Chinese Troops Gather on Myanmar’s Border to ‘Protect Pipelines’
Chinese Troops Gather on Myanmar’s Border to ‘Protect Pipelines’
The towns of Muse, Myanmar (foreground) and Ruili, China (background), as seen from Muse in Shan State. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 1 April 2021
Several sources on the Chinese border reported that troops were gathering in Jiegao, opposite the Shan State border town of Muse.
Many Chinese soldiers and military trucks have arrived at the border in previous days.
Sources from ethnic armed groups said China was sending a warning signal to Myanmar.
TVBS News in Taiwan reported that Chinese troops are there to protect the natural gas pipeline without suggesting how.
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