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Generals ended the month by warning that the grand capital they had built, Naypyitaw, is now at risk.
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Fighting continues across Kayah State, leaving displaced civilians vulnerable to indiscriminate regime shelling and airstrikes.
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Move to criminalize importers will lead to palm oil shortage, warns economist.
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Heavy fighting near the Chinese border in northern Shan State is displacing large numbers of civilians.
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Pro-junta militias join the rampage in villages near the resistance stronghold's border with Mandalay.
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Latest move to prop up state coffers threatens to increase burdens on patients as cost of medicine soars.
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A change of course under Thailand's new government could allow ASEAN to get its act together on Myanmar and be taken more seriously on the global stage.
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A selection of 100 textiles and other objects from Yangon's Yo Ya May shop is on display at the exhibition in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/31/2023
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/30/2023
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The civilian foreign minister, Daw Zin Mar Aung, says the international community can bankrupt the regime and ground its fighter jets.
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Hundreds of villagers have fled been forced to flee Shan State's Muse Township as the junta conducts shelling in the area amid clashes with the TNLA.
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Policy changes announced in July suggest the regime is prioritizing winning approval from China and Russia, argues analyst Banyar Aung.
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Regime officials visit villages near Naypyitaw to rally support and arm militias as resistance steps up attacks on its nerve center.
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Prime minister of parallel civilian government urges unity as uprising to topple junta gains momentum.
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Soaring prices coupled with rising unemployment leave more and more families wondering where their next meal is coming from.
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Two of four detainees in Sagaing Region whose death sentences were announced on pro-junta Telegram channels are missing and feared dead.
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Troops from Light Infantry Battalion 361 stole property, torched homes and killed people, said locals, adding that heavy rain has worsened displaced residents' plight.
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The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Chin and Shan states and Magwe and Sagaing regions.
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Female former political prisoners told The Irrawaddy of their traumatic experiences while locked up, and of their determination to see all political inmates freed.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/29/2023
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The economic crisis was caused by the coup, economist explains. Not imported cooking oil.
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Fighting between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and regime troops near the border in northern Shan State broke out last weekend.
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Their company lied to authorities in Norway about the intended user, then violated Singapore export laws by shipping the system to Myanmar, the Straits Times reported.
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Military regime dismisses accusations of ethnic cleansing, while parallel civilian government pledges safe return and justice for ethnic minority.
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Junta's latest effort to control soaring food inflation suffers pushback from wholesalers.
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Junta sends in fighter jets to hang on to strategic frontline bases during 10-hour battle for Thantlang.
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With the bloc's future looking shaky due to its inability to handle the Myanmar crisis, China is securing its place as the dominant power in the region.
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