This week on Season 2, Episode 2 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the junta grants a New Year amnesty but kept key leaders under surveillance. Airstrikes killed civilians during the holiday, while peace talks were rejected. The opposition and observers of the crisis see these moves by the 'new' government as little more than tactical.
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Timecodes—
(00:22) Amnesty, airstrikes, and resistance
(00:48) Selective releases, continued repression
(02:55) Holiday airstrikes and civilian casualties
(04:05) TNLA political fallout
(04:47) Kayin conflict spillovers into Thailand
(05:33) Min Aung Hlaing's 100-day plan
(06:28) Diplomatic engagements and peace rejection
(07:06) Close - an appeal
