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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/19/2025

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Mar 19, 2025 10:34 pm
Hundreds of CSOs Demand UN Myanmar Envoy's Removal Over China Links



Pressure grows on Julie Bishop following allegations of ties to Chinese companies doing business with junta. 
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Mar 19, 2025 06:49 pm
Scam Centers 'Alive and Kicking' in Shan State



Locals say Chinese mafia keep running cyber fraud centers in parts of Shan State controlled by the junta or the United Wa State Army, who profit handsomely.
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Mar 19, 2025 06:42 pm
Myanmar Junta Blackmailing Parents to Enforce Conscription



Threats and coercion are spreading through Mandalay Region as the conscript-starved regime tries to force young people into the military.
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Mar 19, 2025 06:29 pm
Updated Timeline: Myanmar Junta's Nuclear Ambitions



Myanmar's plans to build a nuclear power plant were given a fresh fillip by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing's recent Russia visit. We trace the country's nuclear ambitions back to early 2000.
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Mar 19, 2025 06:17 pm
Mapping the Myanmar Junta's Gains, Losses, and Stalemates Since Operation 1027



Nationwide battlefield survey shows regime's counteroffensive in disarray after regaining less than 1% of lost territory.
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Mar 19, 2025 05:26 pm
Judge Orders Halt to Musk Shutdown of US Aid Agency



The judge agreed with a lawsuit brought by current and former USAID employees and contractors challenging Musk's authority to slash government spending.
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Mar 19, 2025 04:30 pm
NASA astronauts return after nine-month ordeal in space



NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally came home Tuesday evening after nine months stuck on the International Space Station, where they had only gone for a week.
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Mar 19, 2025 03:36 pm
Resistance drone strikes kill six regime troops in Gangaw



The Myaing People's Defense Force said it participated in a joint three-day drone attack on a junta base at the Myittha dam in Gangaw Township, Magwe Region from March 7 to 9, killing six regime troops, including a police captain, and four Pyu Saw Htee militia members.
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Mar 19, 2025 03:17 pm
The Uncertain Future of Myanmar's Rakhine State



The Arakan Army must now consolidate its unprecedented territorial gains in Rakhine State and contend with humanitarian, intercommunal and international challenges.
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Mar 19, 2025 03:04 pm
China Slams 'Notorious' Media Outlets Frozen by Trump



Beijing says global U.S. media outlets like VoA that face the axe under President Donald Trump have a "blemished track record' on China coverage.
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