Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/27/2026

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Feb 27, 2026 02:44 pm Nation Destroyers: the Coup's 'Partners in Crime' Dictators do not rule alone. From politicians and academics to business cronies and monks, the Myanmar regime's survival depends on a network of willing accomplices. read on website

Feb 27, 2026 12:49 pm US Immigration Agents Criticized Over Myanmar Refugee's Death Democrats are demanding a probe of Border Patrol agents' actions after a Rohingya refugee died in Buffalo days after his release from immigration custody. read on website

Feb 26, 2026 07:17 pm Kachin Amber and the Bloody Truth Behind China's Latest Scientific Breakthrough    Beijing has hailed another groundbreaking fossil discovered in Myanmar's Kachin State, even as Chinese demand for amber continues to drive conflict and human rights abuses in the region.   read on website

Feb 26, 2026 06:58 pm Junta Boss Meets Thai Air Force Chief as Strikes on Myanmar Civilians Intensify Thai commander arrives for talks on expanding military ties, one day after an airstrike on a market in Rakhine State killed 18 civilians, mostly women and children. read on website

Feb 26, 2026 06:25 pm Myanmar Junta Using Civilian Passenger Flights to Transport Weapons An MNA aircraft ferried 50 assault rifles to an obscure pro-junta outfit in Kachin State in a recent instance of the regime using civilian passengers as human shields for arms transports. read on website

Feb 26, 2026 03:57 pm Putin Ratifies Investment Protection Pact with Myanmar Junta The agreement aims to reassure investors on both sides that their money is safe, but despite big plans, economic engagement beyond the arms trade remains modest. read on website

Feb 26, 2026 11:45 am Thailand Election Body Confirms Win by PM's Party With no outright majority, Bhumjaithai moves to form a coalition with Pheu Thai as recounts proceed in three constituencies and party-list seats remain uncertified. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Rakhine Fury Grows as Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 18 at Market As Fighting Shuts Major Gates, Kenglat on Laos Border Gives Junta a Trade Lifeline Back Int'l Efforts to Bring Myanmar Junta to Justice, ASEAN Urged

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/25/2026

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Feb 25, 2026 06:43 pm Rakhine Fury Grows as Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills 18 at Market Four children among the dead in latest attack on civilian targets in Arakan Army-held territory. read on website

Feb 25, 2026 06:20 pm As Fighting Shuts Major Gates, Kenglat on Laos Border Gives Junta a Trade Lifeline As conflict disrupts key border routes, the China-backed Kenglat post on the Mekong has gained new prominence as one of the junta's few functioning trade gateways. read on website

Feb 25, 2026 06:03 pm Back Int'l Efforts to Bring Myanmar Junta to Justice, ASEAN Urged The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar hails the opening of a war crimes case file in Timor-Leste against junta boss Min Aung Hlaing and says ASEAN must get behind it. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Peace Process? What Peace Process? Myanmar Junta Sets Mid-March Date for New Parliament FBI Vows to Pursue Southeast Asia Scam Syndicates 'Aggressively' JFM Urges West to Break Iran-Vietnam Jet Fuel Pipeline to Myanmar Junta Two Children Among Dead in Myanmar Junta Aerial Attack in Sagaing

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/24/2026

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Feb 24, 2026 05:56 pm FBI Vows to Pursue Southeast Asia Scam Syndicates 'Aggressively' After visiting Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, an FBI official pledged continued global action against scam syndicates targeting Americans. read on website

Feb 24, 2026 05:35 pm JFM Urges West to Break Iran-Vietnam Jet Fuel Pipeline to Myanmar Junta Right group calls for targeted sanctions on shadow supply line powering regime air war that has killed thousands of civilians. read on website

Feb 24, 2026 05:12 pm Two Children Among Dead in Myanmar Junta Aerial Attack in Sagaing Ten people were killed in the latest in a string of bombing attacks by the military regime on rural targets in Sagaing Region. read on website

Feb 24, 2026 03:33 pm Myanmar Junta Troops Advance on Last Resistance Town in Mandalay Thousands of civilians flee drone strikes as regime targets Tagaung—a critical gateway to Sagaing Region and Kachin State.  read on website

MORE ARTICLES Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft Myitsone's Dangerous Return: Does Beijing Need the Dam? New Scam Hubs Rise in BGF Areas Near Myawaddy Despite 'Crackdown' Junta Ramps Up Promises to Locals Over Myitsone Hydropower Project Border Affairs Minister Escapes Suicide Drone Attack in Chin State

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/23/2026

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Feb 23, 2026 07:03 pm Junta Escalates Airstrikes in Kachin State After Drone Attack on MNA Aircraft Regime bombs Laiza, Waingmaw and Momauk after accusing the KIA of a drone strike on a Myanmar National Airlines plane in Myitkyina. read on website

Feb 23, 2026 05:26 pm Myitsone's Dangerous Return: Does Beijing Need the Dam? For energy-rich China, the hydropower project is surplus and politically explosive—but for the junta, it's a lifeline to survival.   read on website

Feb 23, 2026 03:36 pm New Scam Hubs Rise in BGF Areas Near Myawaddy Despite 'Crackdown' Locals say gangs displaced from KK Park are rebuilding in fortified sites under the junta-aligned militia's control, with villagers warned to keep silent or face death. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Junta Ramps Up Promises to Locals Over Myitsone Hydropower Project Border Affairs Minister Escapes Suicide Drone Attack in Chin State Who Will Succeed Min Aung Hlaing as Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief? Myanmar's NUG Faces Staff Revolt After Dismissing Corruption Complaints China Speeds Up Railway That Will Cut Swathe Through Myanmar

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