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The Kachin Independence Army says the Artillery Battalion 366 headquarters have been seized in the junta's Kachin power hub of Bhamo.
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The military regime has cut the town off from surrounding villages, many of which are resistance strongholds, causing an acute shortage of food and medicines for civilians.
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The decision is expected to affect several Myanmar towns along the border, such as Shwe Kokko in Myawaddy, Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
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With US$456 million invested in Myanmar last year alone, Singapore plays a substantial role in funding the junta's abuses, be it by producing oil or paying it hard cash.
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Despite assertions of international support, the regime's proposed election finds favor only among a tiny handful of authoritarian allies and self-interested neighbors.
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This week's Irrawaddy editorial discussion asks if the ailing junta can be toppled in Naypyitaw.
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Beijing's claims to prioritize sovereignty and noninterference mask its true strategic ambition: regional hegemony.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/04/2025
Monday, February 3, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/03/2025
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Combined ethnic and Bamar resistance forces launched a daring raid on the strategic base in Belin Township, killing or arresting regime troops and seizing a haul of weapons.
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Hundreds of regime soldiers reportedly killed as ethnic Rakhine armed group sweeps into neighboring regions.
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The interior and border affairs ministers have switched jobs in the government shakeup, while the woman given the thankless task of attracting tourists to war-torn Myanmar has been sacked.
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Four children and four adults were killed in a Kale Township airstrike on a displacement camp.
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Withdrawing cross-border electricity supply could affect household consumers and legal businesses, says Interior Ministry
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The country's critical power shortage is having a major impact on both the economy and civilians' well-being.
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They did not release details of the meeting. Former Thai PM Thaksin was appointed a personal adviser to the Malaysian PM last year; Kuala Lumpur chairs ASEAN this year.
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The situation is increasingly fluid, with the US turning away, China and other neighbors backing the junta's vote, EAOs gaining ground and the NUG risking irrelevance.
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 02/01/2025
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To mark Saturday's fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.
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The local People's Defense Force killed the commanders of a junta column and seized weapons in an ambush more reminiscent of highly trained ethnic armies.
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To mark Saturday's fourth anniversary of the military coup, The Irrawaddy breaks down the devastating impacts of junta rule on all aspects of life in Myanmar.
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Also this week we locate the junta's emergency minister in Russia studying how to deal with a falling glacier.
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