Thursday, January 9, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/09/2025

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Jan 09, 2025 07:28 pm
Junta Minister Makes Surreal Pitch for War-Torn Myanmar as Global Tourism Destination



Amid the spreading civil war and rising urban crime, Mya Tun Oo called on junta government agencies to market Myanmar as a 'safe' destination for foreign tourists.
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Jan 09, 2025 06:28 pm
Myanmar Junta Demands Solar Panel Boost



The regime's new electricity tsar, Tin Aung San, says developers will be required to fit solar panels during construction projects to address Myanmar's blackouts.
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Jan 09, 2025 05:07 pm
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 40 Civilians on Rakhine's Ramree Island  



Hundreds of homes destroyed as bombs spark firestorm in township controlled by Arakan Army.  
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Jan 09, 2025 03:44 pm
Myanmar Junta Grip on Chin State Hangs by Thread



Military defector Swe Taw says broken supply lines and encirclement leave northern Chin State and neighboring Magwe Region vulnerable to resistance attacks. 
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Jan 09, 2025 02:54 pm
Kachin Rebels Close In on Bhamo District Capital



By seizing Mansi Township on Wednesday, the Kachin Independence Army has now completely encircled Bhamo on the Irrawaddy River and is fighting its way in ward by ward.
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Jan 09, 2025 12:27 pm
Myanmar Military Adopts Anti-Junta Fighters' Drone Tactics



Flying at 1,500 meters or higher, the junta's devices—believed to be supplied by China—are out of reach of resistance forces' jammers.
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Jan 09, 2025 12:17 pm
Cambodian Police Arrest Suspect in Politician's Bangkok Shooting



The accused assassin of ex-Cambodian opposition MP Lim Kimya is a former Thai marine and will be returned to Thailand, Cambodian police said without giving a timetable.
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Jan 09, 2025 12:02 pm
Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty in US to Conspiring to Sell Nuclear Material Sourced in Myanmar



Takeshi Ebisawa planned to sell weapons-grade nuclear material and narcotics from Myanmar, and to purchase military weaponry on behalf of an armed insurgent group.
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