Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/12/2023

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Dec 12, 2023 08:36 pm
World Bank: Myanmar's Growth to Fall to 1 Percent



The Myanmar Economic Monitor says rising armed conflict since October and the regime's economic mismanagement have restricted growth.h
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Dec 12, 2023 08:29 pm
Who's Who in the Two Major Anti-Regime Offensives in Myanmar?



The Irrawaddy's guide to the dozens of ethnic armies and resistance groups fighting the junta as part of Operation 1027 and Operation 1111.
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Dec 12, 2023 08:23 pm
US Red-Faced as Contractor Lists Myanmar Resistance Groups in Terrorism Index



State Dept. contractor DSG's inclusion of ethnic armies and PDFs in an annex to a US global terrorism report has been slammed for handing the junta a propaganda win.
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Dec 12, 2023 07:26 pm
Shan Fighting Continues Despite China's Talks with Myanmar Junta



Chinese-brokered peace talks have begun but the Brotherhood Alliance is still attacking Myanmar's regime across northern Shan and Rakhine states.
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Dec 12, 2023 06:40 pm
Blockade of Myanmar's Rakhine State Leaves Residents Increasingly Desperate And Isolated



Food and fuel shortages are compounded by lack of internet access and intermittent telecom signals, as well as junta troops firing on farmers trying to harvest their rice.
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Dec 12, 2023 05:53 pm
EU Adds Myanmar Junta Chief's Business Supremo to Sanctions List



Nyo Saw among six fresh targets, including a general and two arms suppliers, as the European Union tightens sanctions amid 'grave situation'.
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Dec 12, 2023 04:25 pm
Arakan Army Captures Second Myanmar Junta Outpost in Chin State 



Ethnic army reports further gains as offensive expands across northern Rakhine and neighboring state.
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Dec 12, 2023 04:14 pm
Myanmar Junta's Losses Not Confined to Battlefield: NUG Foreign Minister



In Part 1 of an interview, Daw Zin Mar Aung discusses the civilian government's moves to isolate the junta and cut off its funds, and the NUG's ties with ethnic armies.
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Dec 12, 2023 03:07 pm
Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN



The UNODC attributed the trend to the Taliban's crackdown on production in Afghanistan, coupled with the gutting of Myanmar farmers' normal revenue by war.
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Dec 12, 2023 12:48 pm
Thailand Tackles Precarious Scenario on Myanmar Border



As the fighting intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand faces the prospect of hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking shelter across the border.
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