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

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