# Regime gains, diplomatic drift

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Podcast: [What's Happening in Myanmar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-happening-in-myanmar-7079140)
Published: 2026-05-15T09:16:00+00:00
Episode link: https://whimyanmar.com/regime-gains-diplomatic-drift
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## Resource

This week on Season 2, Episode 5 of What's Happening in Myanmar, ASEAN split on Myanmar talks as regime Foreign Minister to attend virtually; military offensives in Chin and Sagaing with conscripted troops; rights abuses in Shan; death penalty proposed for scam centres and PDFs ban Starlink. Please click the link to join us: https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Timecodes— (00:05) Intro (00:18) ASEAN divided (01:42) Conscription drive (02:32) Chin offensive (03:12) Abuses in Northern Shan (3:52) Freedom to write (04:18) Frontier appeal (05:03) Anti-scam law (05:47) Northern Shan Stakes (06:31) The Remittance Trap (07:06) Starlink Restrictions (07:45) Outro

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