Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/29/2025

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Nov 29, 2025 05:23 pm Dictators United: Top Takeaways from Lukashenko's Visit to Myanmar The first foreign head of state to visit Naypyitaw since the coup, Lukashenko came with fulsome praise for his fellow international pariahs and a bagful of business and intergovernmental deals. read on website

Nov 29, 2025 09:39 am Belarus Dictator Ends Junta's Diplomatic Drought; Mass Pardon Exposes Election Farce; and More Also this week, the regime praised the US, condemned Japan, and freed political prisoners. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Myanmar Junta Again Accuses US of 'Interference' Over Anti-Scam Crackdown China 'Told Kachin Rebels Not to Disrupt Handover of Mongmit to Junta' Myanmar Junta Troops Pushing Into Mandalay's Singu The Hidden Dangers of Switching from US Dollars to Chinese Yuan  Welcome to the war zone!

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/28/2025

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Nov 28, 2025 07:39 pm Myanmar Junta Again Accuses US of 'Interference' Over Anti-Scam Crackdown Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun accused Washington of attempted 'destabilization' while staying mum on the role of junta-linked militias in Myanmar scam hubs. read on website

Nov 28, 2025 06:46 pm China 'Told Kachin Rebels Not to Disrupt Handover of Mongmit to Junta' Sources say the Kachin Independence Army's leader was ordered to Kunming and told that the handover of the two towns to the junta must go ahead unimpeded. read on website

Nov 28, 2025 05:01 pm Myanmar Junta Troops Pushing Into Mandalay's Singu After consolidating its hold on Madaya, the regime is pushing north into Singu Township in its campaign for full control of Mandalay Region. read on website

Nov 28, 2025 04:41 pm The Hidden Dangers of Switching from US Dollars to Chinese Yuan  Converting Chinese loans from dollars into yuan may seem cheaper in the short term, but in the long-term it increases dependency on the Big Dragon, warns Rishan Sen. read on website

Nov 28, 2025 02:32 pm Welcome to the war zone! Cartoon-Beruma read on website

Nov 28, 2025 11:57 am Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Aide Freed in Myanmar Junta Pre-Election Amnesty U Kyi Toe, ex-chief of the NLD's Information Committee, pledged 'to be strong to work together' with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains jailed in Naypyitaw. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Lukashenko's Myanmar Visit to Cement Deepening Authoritarian Alliance The Story of Shwe Kokko: How a Border Backwater Became a Global Crime Hub  Resistance Tensions Rise as TNLA Prepares to Return Ruby Town to Myanmar Junta Myanmar Junta Amnesties 3,000 Convicted Under Coup Dissent Law

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/27/2025

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Nov 27, 2025 09:42 pm Lukashenko's Myanmar Visit to Cement Deepening Authoritarian Alliance The Belarusian leader's trip underscores growing military, political and economic ties as the junta seeks international legitimacy. read on website

Nov 27, 2025 05:56 pm The Story of Shwe Kokko: How a Border Backwater Became a Global Crime Hub Over the past decade, the Karen State village has morphed from the home base of a border militia into one of Southeast Asia's most notorious scam centers. read on website

Nov 27, 2025 04:18 pm  Resistance Tensions Rise as TNLA Prepares to Return Ruby Town to Myanmar Junta Ethnic army pulls administration and gem companies out of Mogoke ahead of weekend handover, triggering allies to mobilize. read on website

Nov 27, 2025 12:34 pm Myanmar Junta Amnesties 3,000 Convicted Under Coup Dissent Law The regime voided sentences and closed thousands of cases in a push to project openness before its widely condemned election. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Junta Seizes on US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals Myanmar's Ruby Town Braces for Return of Junta in China-Brokered Handover Help Us Investigate Seized Scam Compound, Karen Rebels Urge Int'l Community Myanmar Election Not Free or Credible: Thai Foreign Minister TNLA Pushes Resistance Allies Out of Mogoke, Mongmit Ahead of Myanmar Junta Handover

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/26/2025

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Nov 26, 2025 07:38 pm Junta Seizes on US Move to End Protected Status for Myanmar Nationals Analysts say the regime seeks to turn Trump's decision to scrap TPS for Myanmar citizens living in the US into an endorsement of the junta's widely condemned election. read on website

Nov 26, 2025 04:14 pm Myanmar's Ruby Town Braces for Return of Junta in China-Brokered Handover Residents flee as the Ta'ang National Liberation Army clears resistance allies from Mogoke and prepares to escort regime forces into the town. read on website

Nov 26, 2025 03:18 pm Help Us Investigate Seized Scam Compound, Karen Rebels Urge Int'l Community The Karen National Union says it needs the world's help in managing the investigation and dissolution of a scam compound that unexpectedly fell into its hands last Friday. read on website

Nov 26, 2025 12:16 pm Myanmar Election Not Free or Credible: Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow called for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's release and warned that the junta's election cannot be considered legitimate. read on website

MORE ARTICLES TNLA Pushes Resistance Allies Out of Mogoke, Mongmit Ahead of Myanmar Junta Handover      Belarus Dictator to Visit Myanmar Tensions Remain High Around Lashio After Handover to Junta Myanmar NUG Probes Its PM's Office Secretary Over Corruption Claim What Is Behind the Dramatic Events at Shwe Kokko?

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