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  "id": 2333331,
  "title": "Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed Dawei port project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/myanmar-military-offensive-targets-land-for-russia-backed-dawei-port",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
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    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3305614/myanmar-military-offensive-targets-land-for-russiabacked-dawei-port-project"
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  "summary": "Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters ‌and a local activist with direct knowledge.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project",
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        "published": "2026-08-21T06:49:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed Dawei port project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/myanmar-military-offensive-targets-land-for-russia-backed-dawei-port-2336263",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:23:00.000Z"
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