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Ethnic army and resistance allies also bombed a runway in Bhamo and an airbase in Myitkyina to prevent the junta's air force from defending the outposts, as fighting in the jade-rich state escalates.
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Under the noses of junta officials, online scam syndicates freely operate in Yangon as government-registered companies, an investigation by The Irrawaddy shows.
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Sagaing's Kani town was poised to fall to resistance forces on Thursday. It is about 35 km from the region's capital, where the Northwest Regional Military Headquarters is based.
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Around 30,000 residents have fled after regime troops torched the town and then began raiding surrounding villages.
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The multiple crises on Thailand's border sparked by the Myanmar junta's failed coup could present opportunities for Bangkok, but so far its approach has been flawed.
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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/07/2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/06/2024
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Unconfirmed report in Chinese claims the two sides made five commitments during last week's meeting.
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Imposition of martial law in three townships of northern Shan State controlled by a member of the Brotherhood Alliance could jeopardize China-brokered ceasefire, alliance of ethnic armies says.
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Tar Ma Khan village torched and Hpakant town shelled as regime defends last major base in Kachin gemstone heartland.
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The Arakan Army said the officers were among a large number of soldiers killed when it captured the last regime headquarters in the town near the Rakhine capital Sittwe.
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Venues have already been prepared to train the 5,000 members of the first batch of conscripts who will be called for military service next month.
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As civil war grips western Myanmar, the prospect of repatriation for 1 million refugees is dimming – yet a viable mid-term solution lies near at hand.
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Since the conscription law was enforced, the regime has been abducting Rohingya men from villages and IDP camps, raising fears they will be used as human shields.
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The country's National Economic and Social Development Council warned that "prioritization should be placed" on the public health impact of air pollution.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 03/05/2024
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The ethnic army on Monday defeated regime forces in the battle for the town just 33 km from Sittwe, home to the junta military's Western Command.
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Monday's addition of three more areas recently lost by the junta brings the total number of townships it has placed under martial law since the coup to over five dozen.
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Appointing the junta to coordinate relations between Russia and ASEAN makes the regional bloc complicit in war crimes, Justice For Myanmar said.
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Junta unit notorious for extreme barbarism desecrated bodies of civilians it killed in western Taze Township before marching south.
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With power devolving to ethnic armed groups and revolutionary bodies, the international community must find a new way to deal with the country.
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Another 20 were injured at the monastery in Karenni State's Hpasawng Township.
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