Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 04/08/2026

The Irrawaddy — Ex-Envoy to China Named Foreign Minister as Regime Deepens Beijing Ties
 
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DAILY BRIEFING

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

 

Maung Kavi

Ex-Envoy to China Named Foreign Minister as Regime Deepens Beijing Ties

The appointment of Tin Maung Swe signals Min Aung Hlaing’s growing reliance on China as his regime faces deepening international isolation.

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The Irrawaddy

Chinese Drone Deal Behind Downfall of Myanmar Junta’s Chief Propagandist

Regime spokesperson Maj-Gen Zaw Min Tun is the latest high-ranking official to be purged after a tip-off from Beijing.

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Phoe Tar

Regime Continues Scorched-Earth Campaign Through Myanmar Heartland

Marauding regime troops kill, burn and rape their way through resistance-held areas of Sagaing, Magwe and Mandalay—and the victims are nearly always civilians.

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Ye Myo Hein

Old Dictators, New Costumes: The Continuation of Military Rule in Myanmar

Min Aung Hlaing has doffed his uniform to appoint himself president, but a change of clothes cannot mask the unprecedented chaos and collapse of his reign.

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