Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/08/2026

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Jan 08, 2026 08:13 pm Myanmar in 2026: Military Dictatorship in Traditional Burmese Jackets As the generals prepare another staged transition, Myanmar enters a familiar phase of endurance rather than hope. read on website

Jan 08, 2026 06:13 pm Election Commission Refuses to Act on Complaints of Advance Voting Fraud Stuffed ballots, late arrivals, nobody watching the count: the list of complaints from civilian parties contesting the polls is long, but the election body is sitting on its hands. read on website

Jan 08, 2026 05:57 pm China Steps Into Great-Power Trap With Myanmar Intervention Beijing has doubled down on support for a regime reviled at home, ignoring lessons from historic humiliations in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Syria, and elsewhere. read on website

Jan 08, 2026 03:53 pm Arakan Army Mounts Post-Election Battle for Key Rakhine Towns Clashes have flared up post-election around the state capital and the strategic port with its Chinese megaprojects as the Arakan Army renews attacks on the military regime. read on website

Jan 08, 2026 12:29 pm Accused Scam Boss Chen Zhi Arrested in Cambodia, Extradited to China: Phnom Penh US-indicted tycoon linked to regional scam compounds was detained in Cambodia after months of international pressure read on website

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/07/2026

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Jan 07, 2026 07:29 pm Key Facts About Second Phase of Myanmar Junta's Election Senior junta officials and military-backed USDP figures will be among the candidates in Sunday's voting across 12 states and regions. read on website

Jan 07, 2026 05:52 pm Myanmar Junta Commander Killed in Arakan Army Ambush Rakhine rebels spilling into neighboring Bago region en route to the junta's ordnance factories on the banks of the Irrawaddy River overran a regime column near Point 666. read on website

Jan 07, 2026 04:38 pm China's Water Diversion Megaproject: A Growing Threat to Neighbors Decisions made in Beijing to dramatically alter the flow of rivers originating in China have devastating consequences for nations downstream, warns Chandu Doddi. read on website

Jan 07, 2026 03:27 pm USDP Wins Majority of Seats in Rakhine, Chin on Back of Advance Ballots Early ballots and proportional representation saw the junta-backed party turn voting in a handful of townships into control of the two state legislatures. read on website

Jan 07, 2026 12:00 pm New Venezuela Leader Says 'No Foreign Power' Running Country Trump claims control over Venezuelan oil as interim leader Delcy Rodriguez denies any foreign power is running the country. read on website

Jan 07, 2026 11:54 am Year-End Election a Foregone Conclusion On the eve of the election, our editors predicted that the junta's proxy USDP would sweep the board and all the other parties would be annihilated by the military organizing the sham polls. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Same Old Playbook? USDP Accused of Repeating 2010 Advance-Vote Cheating Myanmar Junta Boss Touts Global Ambition for Military Dubbed 'Fascist Army' at Home Myanmar Junta Losing Grip on Key Sagaing Stronghold as KIA-Led Forces Advance Myanmar Pro-Military Party Wins First Phase of Junta-Run Election: Official Results

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/06/2026

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Jan 06, 2026 06:30 pm Same Old Playbook? USDP Accused of Repeating 2010 Advance-Vote Cheating Several parties say advance votes swung results in favor of the USDP, echoing irregularities seen in the widely discredited 2010 poll. read on website

Jan 06, 2026 05:55 pm Myanmar Junta Boss Touts Global Ambition for Military Dubbed 'Fascist Army' at Home Min Aung Hlaing boasts of building a world-class fighting force as his military's reputation for atrocities against civilians grows. read on website

Jan 06, 2026 04:15 pm Myanmar Junta Losing Grip on Key Sagaing Stronghold as KIA-Led Forces Advance Resistance fighters push into Katha, a strategic Irrawaddy River town offering leverage over battles in Kachin and northern Shan states.  read on website

Jan 06, 2026 11:19 am Myanmar Pro-Military Party Wins First Phase of Junta-Run Election: Official Results The USDP won 89 of 102 Lower House seats in the first phase of the much-criticized election, according to an AFP tally of official results. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Envious Myanmar Netizens Seek U.S. Action on Min Aung Hlaing After Maduro Arrest   Looking Ahead to 2026: What Lies Ahead for Myanmar Myanmar Junta Proxy Party Dominates Rakhine Elections What we know about the US attacks on Venezuela Myanmar junta says to release over 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty

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