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The junta No. 2 hasn't been seen since resistance forces claimed to have bombed a meeting he attended in Mon State. But they may not be the only enemy he has to fear.
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Arakan Army leader Major General Tun Myat Naing says neighboring countries are allowing the regime to remain in power.
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Conscription nightmare arrives as parents witness their children being drafted in first batch of recruits.
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Karen State counteroffensive to deflect attention from the fall of Myawaddy could trigger a cross-border humanitarian crisis of epic scale.
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Junta officials, local executives and counterparts from Eurasian economic union discuss business opportunities in Naypyitaw as war rages around them.
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The base in Namtyar Village played an important role in the regime's security operation for the jade town and earned it a lot of money, the ethnic army said.
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A KNU spokesman said the Karen ethnic armed group captured the base of the last regime battalion defending the town late Wednesday night.
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 04/11/2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 04/10/2024
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As the battle for Myawaddy Town enters its final stage, the number of people lining up on the Myanmar side of the Thai-Myanmar Friendship bridge is surging.
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A Kachin Independence Army source said cash and gold bars were found at a battalion headquarters in Lwegel on the Chinese border.
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It was not immediately clear why the regime detained Myint Hlaing, a former lieutenant general who was also a minister during the Thein Sein regime.
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The battle for Myawaddy town entered its second day on Wednesday as ethnic Karen troops and allied forces attacked the junta's last remaining battalion in the area.
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Mawlamyine residents confirmed hearing loud explosions at the command on Monday and Tuesday during Soe Win's visit to oversee operations near the Thai border.
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The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the steps taken by the regime over the past month culminating in nationwide training for the first batch of conscripts.
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The generals also complained they had yet to hear from the world body regarding its appointment of a new special envoy.
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 04/09/2024
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The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar says the junta is increasingly denying medical care to indirectly kill inmates.
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The KNLA and PDF groups launched an attack on the last junta battalion defending Myawaddy on Tuesday afternoon and were reportedly making their way into the town.
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The United League of Arakan reports that over 350,000 people have also been displaced by fighting in the western state.
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The Thai leader convened a high-level meeting on the Myanmar crisis Tuesday, vowing to work with all stakeholders to achieve peace and stability in the country.
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Businesses in Mandalay say workforce in some sectors has halved as conscription teams hunt down young men for depleted military.
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The civilian National Unity Government has warned people to take care after a Yangon resident died of apparent heat exhaustion.
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The foreign minister's comments followed local reports of intense clashes near Karen State's Myawaddy, across the border from the Thai town of Mae Sot.
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