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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/24/2025

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Dec 24, 2025 07:14 pm
Election… What Election? Yangon Shrugs at Sunday's Junta-Run Poll



With voting just days away, a resident of Myanmar's largest city reports an eerie lack of campaign activity and overwhelming voter apathy.
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Dec 24, 2025 06:33 pm
How China Angles for Leverage Along the Thai-Myanmar Border



Under the guise of improving connectivity for one of Thailand's poorest provinces, China really wants to build a logistics corridor for its Belt and Road Initiative, warns Nang Hkur Mao.
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Dec 24, 2025 04:37 pm
Tight Security, Voter Apathy Grip Mandalay Ahead of Junta-Run Election 



Residents say only the military proxy party and one rival are visibly campaigning ahead of Sunday's vote, as turnout drive dominates Myanmar's discredited poll.
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Dec 24, 2025 03:22 pm
Will the Myitsone Dam Project Be Restarted?



In this week's talk, our editors argue that reviving the deeply unpopular, profoundly destructive Myitsone Dam project is the price the junta must pay for China's support.
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Dec 24, 2025 02:21 pm
Myanmar Junta Using 'Brutal Violence' to Force People to Vote: UN



While the regime is threatening people to force them to vote, resistance groups are intimidating them in order to prevent them from casting their ballot, warns UN human rights chief.
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Dec 24, 2025 01:57 pm
Myanmar Nationals Caught With 10 Drones in Bangkok



The four, who lacked valid documentation, confessed they had been ordered to smuggle the bulky cargo drones home to Myanmar in pieces and deliver them to their "boss."
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