# Arrests, strikes and birthdays

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Podcast: [What's Happening in Myanmar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-happening-in-myanmar-7079140)
Published: 2026-06-19T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://whimyanmar.com/resistance-gains-us-legal-moves-1
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## Resource

This week on Season 2, Episode 10 of What's Happening in Myanmar, United States citizens are arrested in China and Myanmar, resistance groups are accused of killing civilians, the junta holds peace talks while the World Bank downgrades economic growth for the country, and NLD symbols are removed ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday. Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes: (00:08) Intro (00:36) US citizens arrested (01:48) Junta's peace efforts with ethnic groups (02:45) Resistance forces accused of civilian killings and abuses (03:45) Internal resistance conflicts and corruption scandals (04:56) Economic challenges and World Bank forecast (05:50) Appeal (06:38) NLD targeted ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday (07:45) Rohingya refugee situation and regional response (08:30) Public executions in northern Shan (09:09) Junta attacks (09:58) Migrant school scandal in Thailand (10:44) Outro

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