Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/12/2025

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Dec 12, 2025 05:39 pm Myanmar Junta's Anti-Scam Committee Vows to Cooperate With Interpol The newly formed body's chair, Home Affairs Minister Tun Tun Naung, insists his regime is a victim, not a perpetrator, and is doing all it can to thwart online scammers. read on website

Dec 12, 2025 05:08 pm Myanmar Military's Favorite Election Campaign Platform? Banned Facebook The military's proxy USDP is campaigning vigorously on Facebook—the very platform the junta has blocked. But spokespeople have come up with ingenious excuses. read on website

Dec 12, 2025 03:48 pm Myanmar Junta Orders Fuel Importers to Repay $257m Over Dollar Manipulation Regime detains deputy energy minister and threatens major oil companies with criminal charges. read on website

Dec 12, 2025 02:55 pm Overseas Myanmar Citizens Vote—With Their Feet Facing a widespread election boycott, many overseas missions have extended the period for advance voting, but most expats regard the polls as a sham. read on website

Dec 12, 2025 11:49 am Thai PM Dissolves Parliament, Paving Way for National Elections The early dissolution comes amid renewed border clashes with Cambodia and sets Thailand on course for national elections in early 2026. read on website

Dec 12, 2025 11:25 am UN Demands Probe After Junta Attack on Myanmar Hospital UN rights chief Volker Turk said the strike on Mrauk-U Hospital, which killed at least 33 people, could amount to a war crime. read on website

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