Friday, August 28, 2026

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 08/28/2026

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Friday, August 28, 2026

 

The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Military Chief Ups Pressure on Thailand to Cut Rebel Supply Lines

General Ye Win Oo meets with Thai intelligence chief in Naypyitaw in latest bid to weaken resistance strongholds on border. 

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Maung Kavi

Russia to Start Building Myanmar’s 1st Nuclear Power Plant Next Year

State-owned Rosatom says the contractual framework is in place so it can “essentially start construction” on the nuclear facility, reportedly near Naypyitaw.

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The Irrawaddy

Regime Attacks Surge Around Russia-Backed Dawei SEZ

Thousands of ground troops and naval forces deployed in push to secure coastal mega-project and gas fields in southern Myanmar.

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The Irrawaddy

Jiegao Jade Auction Nets US$ 21M, Rare Earth Devastation, and More

You win some, you lose some, was the message for the Myanmar regime’s coffers this week as it missed out on Shan border trade but made a packet from selling jade in Jiegao.

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Tony Waters

What the West Gets Wrong About Myanmar’s Politics of Fear

An intellectual biography of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi argues Myanmar’s tyrants and victims are both bound by fear—an idea Western thinkers have historically overlooked.

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