Upendranadh Choragudi

MIPS Researcher, Morgan Michaels, discusses the key trends in the conflict between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State. He also provided his analysis of fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State. Credit: MIPS/Zwe Nyan
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A Myanmar farmer spreads fertilizer into the paddy field at a farm in Moulmeingyun township of Ayeyarwaddy region, Myanmar, 23 June 2020. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
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Myanmar women carrying buckets on their heads collect drinking water from the outskirts of Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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