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Arakan Army continues to steamroll through Rakhine State, capturing 10 more junta camps and bases in Maungdaw Township in less than two weeks.
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Five days after the launch of the allied Chin armies, regime troops were driven out of Matupi. Fighting for the town now focuses on two junta bases outside it.
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Also this week, the dictator handed bling cars to Buddhist clergy, hit alarm button over Yangon 'plot', and branded Myanmar people 'destructive'.
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 06/15/2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 06/14/2024
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The regime's security forces are checking smartphones for virtual private networks, which are used to bypass online restrictions.
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A key section of the highway linking Tanintharyi Region to the rest of Myanmar was captured by resistance groups in March. The junta has been fighting to retake it since Saturday.
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The military regime has also lost control of all border trade in neighboring northern Shan State.
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A recent fair in Shanghai highlighted the trend towards technological solutions for elder care amid an aging society.
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Thursday, June 13, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 06/13/2024
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Villagers in Hsi Hseng in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone were ordered to leave their IDP camps and go home, only to be arrested by junta and PNA troops upon arrival.
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Regime ministers held talks in St Petersburg on transport, flights and production of cancer drugs, according to the junta media.
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Latest courtesy call by a senior military officer from the "world's largest democracy" shows New Delhi remains eager to court a junta shunned by most other countries in the world.
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Country needs urgent international help to restore free flow of information vital to survival during conflict, says digital rights advocate.
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Fighting near Myawaddy in April dealt a blow to trade. Torrential downpours followed, turning the dirt roads linking the town to Yangon into mud.
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Latest exodus from battle with Arakan Army comes just days after Dhaka repatriated 134 regime runaways.
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In a sign of his growing isolation, Min Aung Hlaing fired his Naypyitaw commander and four directorate heads in May, and moved a young officer into his inner circle.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 06/12/2024
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The gift comes as the regime's navy steps up bombardments of coastal villages and towns in Rakhine State.
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Latest Myanmar Economic Monitor fails to find any reason for optimism as economic growth forecast for this year halved to a dismal 1 percent.
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The Ta'ang National Liberation Army says a large airstrike on Sunday is the latest ceasefire breach by the regime in northern Shan State.
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Ethnic Kachin army reports lightning gains after launching offensive on road to border town of Kanpiketi.
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