Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun has told a Chinese state-run broadcaster that corrupt officials in Myanmar enabled cybercrime to fester in the country.

The regime said the two sides discussed the ethnic armies’ ‘disruption of peace’ near the border, but a Chinese Embassy statement made no mention of the fighting.

Mandalay PDF pins down column of trucks and armored vehicles as regime suffers major losses on border with China. 

Around 60 junta cronies have attended donation ceremonies to support regime forces in northern Shan State.

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army says the major Ton Shan camp in the Kokang self-administrative area has fallen.

The Kachin Independence Army says its Laiza headquarters in Waingmaw Township have been targeted since a major regime base fell on Tuesday.

Locals report panic buying and soaring prices as battles between ethnic alliance and junta troops sever trade routes. 

Troops abandon base as ethnic alliance makes sweeping gains in offensive against military regime.   

The United Wa State Army said it would not take sides in the fighting raging around it in Shan State but warned both sides to steer clear of its airspace and territory.

Agencies say more than 6,000 people have fled their homes since the start of Operation 1027 last Friday.

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Shan and Karen states and Bago, Tanintharyi and Sagaing regions.

The step targets MOGE, a key source of foreign revenue for the regime; it was taken in tandem with new sanctions by the UK and Canada.

Struggling to persuade ethnic armies to talk peace, losing territory and financially strapped, the military has experienced an undeniable weakening of its coercive power.

Public security minister Wang Xiaohong has been in Naypyitaw to discuss border cooperation as regime camps fall into rebel hands.

The Kachin Independence Army says it has seized a major camp on a road to China and the regime continues to lose ground in northern Shan State.

It said the Arakan Army had inflicted heavy losses on junta troops in fierce clashes in mountainous Tigyaing Township on the border of Sagaing Region and Kachin State.

No outsider had previously been allowed to contact President U Win Myint, who was reportedly in poor health in June.

Remote-controlled aircraft seriously wound two children and force thousands to flee as terror campaign of burning and looting escalates.  

Returning villagers discover 12 corpses, seven beheaded and disemboweled, after 10 days of attacks by the ‘Ogre Column’ in the Sagaing resistance stronghold.

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army spokesman Li Kyarwen has told The Irrawaddy that hundreds of junta troops have been killed since Friday.

With support from the broader public and PDF resistance groups, the ethnic armies have made quick territorial gains while taking care to acknowledge China’s concerns.

Adm. Tin Aung San and the vice-chair of China’s Central Military Commission are thought to have discussed the ongoing ethnic offensive in Shan State at talks in Beijing.

The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army says it is fighting to control Hseni town on the main China-Myanmar trade route in northern Shan State.

Pakokku People's Defense Force says a pro-junta Pyu Saw Htee militia is shelling villages in Pakokku and Myaing townships.

Min Aung Hlaing complains that country is a victim of Washington’s policy to contain China.

Ye Htut held at notorious Insein Prison after being charged with incitement for posts on Facebook. 

The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Shan State and Mandalay, Sagaing, Magwe, Bago and Tanintharyi regions.

Khin Sandar Nyunt says photographing frontline healthcare personnel in a war zone in Kayah State is a way of resisting the junta.

Over 30 junta positions have been seized since Friday in Operation 1027, said the MNDAA’s spokesman.

Over 30 junta positions have been seized since Friday in Operation 1027, said the MNDAA’s spokesman.

Coordinated strikes launched under 1027 Operation by the Brotherhood Alliance have reportedly seized at least 12 regime positions in 24 hours.

Also this week, Russia pushed language along with arms supplies, another corruption scandal, and China hinted at great leap forward for investment.        

The MNDAA announced the launch of Operation 1027 and claimed to have captured Chin Shwe Haw town and bases on the outskirts of Lashio; it is joined by the AA and TNLA.

Kachin Independence Organization chairman General N’Ban La vowed to end Myanmar’s dictatorship as he marked the 63rd anniversary of the group’s founding.

A shortage of qualified teachers has led to drastic cuts to classroom hours and some regime teachers are cheating by giving students answers to test questions, parents say.