Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/08/2024

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May 08, 2024 08:28 pm KIA Takes Four Towns, Over 80 Myanmar Junta Bases Since Launching Offensive Two Months Ago The seized locations include 11 battalion HQs and a trade hub on the Chinese border; the KIA now has its sights on Putao town and a military command center in Bhamo. read on website

May 08, 2024 07:21 pm Heatwave Turns Tents into Ovens for 1.2m Displaced in Myanmar's Arid Heartland  Forced to flee by junta attacks, IDPs in Sagaing are now at the mercy of record-breaking temperatures.   read on website

May 08, 2024 07:07 pm Sex, Drugs and Cyber Scams: Inside Myanmar's Notorious Online Crime Hub A former cyber scammer explains how victims from around the world are swindled by online stalkers working in a hub in Myanmar where prostitution and drug use take place openly in its infamous "Hi" rooms.  read on website

May 08, 2024 06:02 pm 'Apocalypse': Myanmar Doctor Describes Deadly Junta Airstrike on Mindat Hospital Five patients were killed and 15 injured when four large bombs ripped through Wun Ma Thuu Hospital in Chin State on April 25.     read on website

May 08, 2024 04:21 pm Kachin State Suffers Fuel Crisis as Fighting Blocks Trade Kachin Independence Army attacks along the Myitkyina-Putao road mean residents cannot buy fuel and food prices are rising.   read on website

May 08, 2024 01:02 pm Myanmar Regime Eases Some Restrictions on Men Working Abroad Issuance of papers to those aged 23-31 remains suspended amid the junta's forced military recruitment campaign, however. read on website

May 08, 2024 10:54 am Cambodia's Hun Sen Asks Myanmar Junta for Talks With Daw Aung San Suu Kyi In a video call, Min Aung Hlaing said he would consider the request to speak to Myanmar's jailed civilian leader 'with the highest attention', Hun Sen said on Facebook. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Myanmar Junta Troops Blow Up Rakhine Bridge After Losing Five Battalion Bases Myanmar-China Border Gate Reopens as TNLA-SSA Tensions Defused in Namhkam Myanmar Junta-Linked Armed Group Orders Foreign Scammers Out of Myawaddy

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/07/2024

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May 07, 2024 06:40 pm Myanmar Junta Troops Blow Up Rakhine Bridge After Losing Five Battalion Bases Regime forces cornered in Budithaung town following series of heavy defeats to Arakan Army. read on website

May 07, 2024 05:05 pm Myanmar-China Border Gate Reopens as TNLA-SSA Tensions Defused in Namhkam Trade at Shan State border crossing flowing again under joint control of Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Shan State Army-North. read on website

May 07, 2024 02:10 pm Myanmar Junta-Linked Armed Group Orders Foreign Scammers Out of Myawaddy The Karen State BGF said it had told all foreigners working in scam centers to leave or face punitive action. It has itself been linked to crime hubs in the area. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Another 130 Myanmar Border Police Have Fled to Bangladesh Since Friday Arakan Army Seizes Major Myanmar Junta Base on Bangladesh Border Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta Myanmar Remains Dangerous Country for Journalists: RSF The Journey of an Independent Media Organization: 30 Years of Crusading for Freedom and Democracy

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/06/2024

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May 06, 2024 04:40 pm Another 130 Myanmar Border Police Have Fled to Bangladesh Since Friday Bangladeshi officials say the Myanmar police arrived by boat and foot, after the Arakan Army captured a border force headquarters in Rakhine's Maungdaw Township. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Arakan Army Seizes Major Myanmar Junta Base on Bangladesh Border Myanmar Remains Dangerous Country for Journalists: RSF The Journey of an Independent Media Organization: 30 Years of Crusading for Freedom and Democracy  AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year Under Media Blackout, the Hidden Devastation of Myanmar's Environment

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 05/04/2024

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May 04, 2024 08:43 pm Arakan Army Seizes Major Myanmar Junta Base on Bangladesh Border The fall of the Kyee Kan Pyin Border Guard Police headquarters exposes Maungdaw to AA attacks. read on website

May 04, 2024 06:22 pm Chin Alliances Clash Over Territory Liberated From Myanmar Junta The anti-regime Chin Brotherhood has warned the rival Chinland Council to stay away from land taken from the regime. read on website

May 03, 2024 11:39 pm Myanmar Remains Dangerous Country for Journalists: RSF Media rights groups mark World Press Freedom Day by highlighting Myanmar's many journalists behind bars and killed by the regime. read on website

MORE ARTICLES The Journey of an Independent Media Organization: 30 Years of Crusading for Freedom and Democracy  AAPP: Myanmar Junta Killed 223 Females This Year Under Media Blackout, the Hidden Devastation of Myanmar's Environment  Myanmar Junta Counteroffensive Yet to Breach Karen Defenses: KNU Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Leaving Country for Work

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