In Dawei, southeastern Myanmar, hundreds have joined the local PDF, which is welcoming them despite having too few guns.
Brothers “P1” and “P2” received a letter in March at their home in Dawei ordering them to sign up and serve the junta, with their next steps simplified by the prospect of having to fight for a regime they loathe.
“We made contact with the PDF and left,” said P1, who is 26. Read More...
China could send fighter jets to escort Kim Jong-un when North Korea’s Air Force One travels through its airspace for a meeting in Singapore with US President Donald Trump, a South Korean military source said, as Beijing tries to boost its influence over the regime ahead of the summit.
“Escorting [a head of a state] with jets is one of the highest security protocols that the air force can provide,” a source with the South Korean Air Force told the South China Morning Post. Read More...
In addition, the notice said the company had been suspended indefinitely from performing in the capital city.
The notice did not give further details about the offence but reports on China’s social media said Li had made fun of a popular PLA slogan about winning battles, comparing it to two dogs chasing a squirrel.
“We will never allow any company or individual to wantonly slander the glorious image of the army on any stage in the capital city … or to make fun of serious subject matters,” the Beijing regulator statement said, calling on the industry to “correct their creative thinking”. Read More...