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Scam Syndicates in Myanmar and Their Labor Entry Routes

  • March 22, 2024
  • ISP Admin
Individuals from at least 25 countries have entered Myanmar to work in online scamming businesses or Kyar Phyant operations They enter Myanmar directly or via transit points in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, or the UAE Along the China-Myanmar border, there are at least 35 Kyar Phyant businesses operating in seven towns: Muse, Lashio, Laukkai, Pangsang, Mong Pauk, Mongla, and Keng Tung Read more...

Territories Under PSLF/TNLA Control

  • March 22, 2024
  • ISP Admin
The map outlines the territories dominated or controlled by the Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF/TNLA), both before and after the Operation 1027, as well as territories under the control of the Northern Alliance forces and the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP/SSA) Currently, the territories under the PSLF/TNLA administrative system are divided into five districts, covering the townships of Muse, Namhkan, Manton, Namhsan, Kutkai, Lashio, Kyaukme, and Read more...

The Old Ta'ang (Palaung) "Territorial Dream"

  • March 22, 2024
  • ISP Admin
The map presents the territories controlled or active by the Palaung State Liberation Organization/Palaung State Liberation Army (PSLO/PSLA) from 1963 to 1991, alongside the territories demanded by the ceasefire PSLO during the 1993-94 National Convention Read more...

The Rise of Princelings - 2

  • March 21, 2024
  • ISP Admin
This week ISP-Myanmar presents another review in our series on emerging new generation leaders from Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the Spring Revolution movement, framed under the theme "The Rise of Read more...

Naypyitawlogy - 4

  • March 1, 2024
  • ISP Admin
This week’s ISP Insight Email revisits "Naypyitawlogy" by examining the administrative restructuring of the State Administration Council (SAC) during its three-year reign In literature of political science, scholars often study the relationship between an authoritarian regime’s stability and state Read more...

PANDEMONIUM: The Conscription Law and Five Negative Potential Consequences

  • February 20, 2024
  • ISP Admin
When a nation collectively chooses the path of securitization and militarization, it inevitably incurs an opportunity cost in the development and productivity of the nation impeding for generations to Read more...

The Rise of Princelings - 1

  • February 2, 2024
  • ISP Admin
This week focuses on the generational shift, "The Rise of Princelings" The emergence of young faces during the latest Kokang (MNDAA) and United Wa State Party (UWSP) meeting was significant There was a rarely seen female figure in the leadership Read more...

Arakan Army Seized Key Bases in Northern Rakhine

  • January 23, 2024
  • ISP Admin
Following the Operation 1027, clashes have resumed in Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of at least 162 SAC military outposts Significantly, nearly 40 of these SAC outposts were secured by the AA, following SAC forces’ withdrawal from their Read more...