Myanmar junta touts surrender of over 500 rebel fighters

Myanmar junta touts surrender of over 500 rebel fighters

A Mandalay People’s Defence Force spokesman suggested the event was propaganda. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Myanmar Military Stages Mass Disarmament Ceremony in Mandalay - TV360 Nigeria

Myanmar’s military authorities say more than 500 opposition fighters have surrendered in a highly publicised ceremony in central Mandalay, an event that resistance groups have dismissed as political theatre designed to project military strength. The surrender ceremony took place at a military base inside the historic Mandalay Palace complex, where journalists observed hundreds of men and women assembled in mixed military attire before a display …