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Coup-maker Min Aung Hlaing says he needs another six months to impose stability and security, and compile accurate voter lists, so the election he promised can be held.
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The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force and its allies say regime positions have fallen around the tourist hotspot of Inle lake.
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The kyat shed another 13 percent of its value against the US dollar in July, ending the month at 5,400 to the greenback. It was trading as low as 1,300 to the dollar in the month before the 2021 coup.
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The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army says it troops must "make their utmost efforts to prevent Chinese businesses from being harmed".
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The situation in Lashio remains chaotic as the MNDAA attempts to establish an administration there amid the fighting, a source said.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 07/31/2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 07/30/2024
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The Karen State capital, Hpa-an, is largely underwater as the Salween exceeds record levels.
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Brigadier General Tin Tun Aung died from wounds sustained in a rocket attack on the hilltop base he had retreated to, after an informant passed on information about his location to resistance forces.
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Ambassador Iskander Azizov and Soe Win met as part of efforts to deepen bilateral ties between the two pariah regimes.
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At least six towns in Shan State and Mandalay Region have fallen as ethnic forces advance toward country's second city.
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Refugee students are eager to pursue higher education focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Expanding access to it will greatly benefit them and their communities.
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Captain Kyaw Myint Lwin, a Civil Disobedience Movement participant, tells The Irrawaddy that Myanmar's military is now demotivated and feeble.
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Protests were staged in Dhaka and elsewhere on Monday after the government ignored an ultimatum to release student leaders and apologize for those killed in the unrest that began this month.
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Monday, July 29, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 07/29/2024
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Junta denies claims that town and Northeastern Command have fallen as locals report pockets of fighting.
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Than Swe's talks with SPICYN follow the junta's formation of a body to study hydropower projects halted earlier due to popular opposition, including the Myitsone Dam.
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Protest leader Dr Tayzar San discusses friction between resistance groups; the junta's planned election; warns China for backing regime; and calls for a people's movement to support shift from armed struggle to civilian rule.
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Admiral Zwe Win Myint resigned after being ordered not to shell crony-owned hotels in Ngapali, and has now been detained, sources said.
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Political scientist, anthropologist, activist and self-proclaimed anarchist Jim Scott influenced a generation of Southeast Asia scholars and democracy campaigners.
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The UWSA said it moved personnel into the northern Shan capital to protect its properties there and would not take part in fighting between MNDAA and junta forces.
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