The "new" official map of China demonstrating China's policy of encroachment and territorial claims on its neighbors should be a warning to Myanmar and Burmese.

Life under the Brotherhood Alliance in the newly conquered territories.

With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.

Myanmar's military long viewed the insurgency among persecuted Rohingya Muslims as an existential threat to the majority Buddhist nation, but as the Arakan Army rebel group makes sweeping gains, the junta and some Rohingya fighters now face a common foe.

"TNLA troops are going door to door, saying they are collecting lists to rebuild what was damaged during the clashes. However, there are reports that they are tracking family member details to recruit(conscript) new troops into their ranks, which is raising concerns among the people,” a 40-year-old woman from Kyaukme said.