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Min Aung Hlaing's meeting with Xi Jinping underscores Chinese support for junta and its plans for an election expected to cement military rule.
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The parties eager to contest the polls are mostly military-led or coopted outfits, with the exception of the People's Party led by former student activist Ko Ko Gyi.
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This week's editorial discussion plots the Spring Revolution's future after the United Wa State Army bowed to Beijing.
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Composer Myoma Nyein's band is in hot water again after granting permission for the National Democratic Force to use the song "Lu Chun Lu Kaung" as a campaign anthem.
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Battle for Lamyang Village could open path to rare-earth hub Chipwi and border town Kanpiketi, but analysts say further advances will require heavy troop reinforcements.
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Hosting a huge parade, the Chinese president staged a show of military power and unity with the Russian and N.Korean leaders, underscoring China's challenge to the West.
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After years of keeping its options open, China seems to have decided that the resistance can't win and is going all out to back the military regime, says Bertil Lintner.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 09/03/2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 09/02/2025
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Min Aung Hlaing will court trade and infrastructure partners in the second such meeting of his ongoing China trip, with BRI projects expected to dominate the agenda.
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The Myanmar junta chief echoed his host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, by accusing Western countries of trying to impose their democratic model on countries that are not ready for it.
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From official titles to trade deals to SCO backing, Beijing's treatment of Min Aung Hlaing shows a calculated choice to prop up the junta despite its territorial losses.
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Monday, September 1, 2025
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 09/01/2025
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Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung on Saturday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for assisting his regime by exerting pressure on anti-regime ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar. "I would like to express my gratitude for the peaceful conditions that have emerged due to China's efforts in exerting pressure on the armed groups in the […]
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In a nationwide effort to impose stability ahead of its December election, the regime is unleashing ever greater violence.
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The mines using toxic chemicals for mineral extraction drain straight into Mekong tributaries and destroy the environment and local people's livelihoods, according to the SHRF.
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The Chinese president's veiled jab at Trump comes as Xi and India's Modi signal a thaw in relations at the SCO summit in Tianjin, also attended by Russia's Putin.
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For more than 35 years, Myanmar's generals have been locked in a diplomatic battle with the international community. How many envoys have been appointed by the UN, ASEAN, the United States, and European countries to address the crisis? Why have these missions consistently failed? In this week Opinion Talk, The Irrawaddy Editor Kyaw Zwa Moe examines how the generals stalled for time and manipulated the envoys to their advantage.
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Violence over lawmakers' perks spreads nationwide, testing Prabowo's young presidency.
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