Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 01/09/2026

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Jan 09, 2026 08:13 pm Military-Backed USDP Wins Huge Majority in Phase 1 of Myanmar Junta's Election Advance ballots, uncontested seats and dissolved opposition parties tilt early results sharply in favor of the regime's proxy party. read on website

Jan 09, 2026 04:03 pm Myanmar Junta Suffers Heavy Losses in Bago Days Before Election Resistance claims at least 40 regime troops killed in simultaneous attacks across three townships in Bamar heartland. read on website

Jan 09, 2026 03:13 pm Envoy's Visit to Naypyitaw Undermines ASEAN Itself Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro's meeting with Min Aung Hlaing risks legitimizing sham elections and eroding ASEAN's leverage. read on website

Jan 09, 2026 03:01 pm Myanmar Military Boss Stuffs Senior Posts With Loyalists Mid-Election With an eye to securing the presidency for himself, Min Aung Hlaing has reshuffled senior posts in the military with a younger generation of trusted aides and associates. read on website

Jan 09, 2026 12:11 pm 'Sever the Chain': Scam Tycoons in China's Crosshairs Beijing shifts its crackdown from scam compounds to the tycoons at the top, as public anger and geopolitical concerns mount. read on website

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