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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/27/2025

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May 27, 2025 06:16 pm
French President 'Playfully' Shoved by Wife



A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron being pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte before the couple stepped off a plane in Vietnam. Macron later said they were "messing around."
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May 27, 2025 05:57 pm
12,000 Kyats a Day: The Illusion of a Living Wage in Myanmar's Factories



Greedy corporations pay their workers in Myanmar a minuscule fraction of the retail price of their wares. They should be ashamed of themselves, says Zung Ring.
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May 27, 2025 05:47 pm
Passenger Bus Swept Away by Floods in Mandalay



A bus with over 40 passengers on board was swept away while crossing the flooded Sintewa Creek along the Myingyan–Taungtha road in Mandalay Region. All passengers were safely rescued.
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May 27, 2025 05:34 pm
Junta Boss Hits Campaign Trail in Pursuit of Myanmar Presidency 



Min Aung Hlaing tours Shan stronghold of military's proxy USDP, urging troops to vote for 'national benefit' in December poll. 
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May 27, 2025 03:43 pm
Myanmar Junta Boss Seeks to Block Flow of Arms Through Mong La



Min Aung Hlaing was probably trying to persuade the NDAA, which has long maintained a ceasefire with the junta, to stop arms from Laos flowing to resistance groups.
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May 27, 2025 02:49 pm
'Like Talking to Dead People': Late Singapore PM Lee's Verdict on Previous Myanmar Junta



As ASEAN discusses the junta this week, The Irrawaddy revisits an article from 2010 that captures views on the previous junta as contained in leaked conversations.
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May 27, 2025 02:11 pm
A Day to Remember



As part of our 'Stories That Shaped Us' series, to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1990 election, The Irrawaddy revisits a personal account of the vote written in 2005.
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Myanmar Junta Nightmare Unfolding as Karen Resistance Gains Momentum
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