U Soe Thura Tun, the NUG Minister of Energy, speculates the timing is due to astrology.
When Myanmar Now attempted to contact Tat officials about this, they either did not respond, claimed ignorance, or gave excuses that they were busy in meetings.
Pauktaw is to be renamed Vīraṭṭhānī (वीरठ्ठानी ). Minbya to Añjanapura (अञ्जनपुरा)
>A Minbya resident in his 70s added: “These names are drawn from history. Minbya was a key fortified town during the Laṅgmro and Mrauk‑U periods.”
>“It seems they want to revive old names and historical references. In our view, whether names change or not doesn’t matter as much as whether people are governed and protected properly,” a Rakhine youth told The Irrawaddy.
>The AA’s moves echo earlier practices by Myanmar’s military regimes, which renamed towns and streets after the 1988 coup and during the Than Shwe era, when Naypyitaw’s townships were given Pali names such as Ottarathiri (“prosperity of the north”), Dakkhinathiri (“prosperity of the south”), and Zeyathiri (“prosperity of victory”).
Disclaimer: I do not support the junta and their allies
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Speculation is that this is part of the Tat's annual Sea Shield/3D Navy exercise, and that it comes from Mawyawadi Naval Base
>Comrade Ni Ni Kyaw stated that despite geopolitical rumors, the PLA has operating under absolute financial autonomy. “We have not received a single Chinese yuan from Beijing, nor have we accepted one Thai baht, an Indian rupee, or a single US dollar from Western administrations,” the general secretary clarified, defending the political integrity of the communist insurgent force.
[I thought Ni Ni Kyaw stepped down as spokesperson. Also, who is claiming CPB PLA is receiving support from Beijing? Pro-Tat lobbyists?]
Disclaimer: I am entirely against the US presence in Iraq and the disbandment of the old Iraqi Army.
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It is unknown what group this alleged media was promoting. AQI did not exist then (its predecessor was JTJ).
ARSA stands for Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
Live 5.56 rounds and Inaga rifle grenades were left behind by retreating Tat forces, but unforeseen circumstances prevented their capture.