Friday, October 2, 2026

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 10/02/2026

The Irrawaddy — Min Aung Hlaing Eyes Lost Yangon Marvel for Latest Vanity Project
 
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Friday, October 2, 2026

 

Maung Kavi

Min Aung Hlaing Eyes Lost Yangon Marvel for Latest Vanity Project

Coup leader’s plan to build replica of iconic Laik Khone timber hall greeted with public derision.

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Myo Pyae

Myanmar Regime Bombs Flood-Hit Dawei as Disaster Death Toll Tops 40

Airstrikes and shelling are hampering relief efforts as rescuers struggle to reach communities devastated by floods and landslides in southern Myanmar.

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The Irrawaddy

Empty-Handed Buyers at Yangon’s The Central Condo Demand Answers

Buyers say they have paid billions of kyats for apartments at the luxury Yangon development but are still waiting years after the promised handover.

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The Irrawaddy

UN Rapporteur Calls on Malaysia to Halt Deportations to War-Torn Myanmar

Kelly E. Currie states returnees at ‘real risk’ of violence as regime escalates forced conscription and airstrikes on civilians. 

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The Irrawaddy

Chinese-Backed Solar Power, Northern Shan Border Trade, and More

An ever more frantic Myanmar regime is wooing Chinese business, any business, to come to the war-torn country, while Beijing opened a brand-new military base in Laos.

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