Friday, October 3, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 10/03/2025

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Oct 03, 2025 07:15 pm
Myanmar Refugees Sign On for Work After Thailand Opens Labor Market 



Border camp residents scramble for a livelihood lifeline as US aid cuts threaten food security for more than 100,000.  
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Oct 03, 2025 07:07 pm
Renowned Myanmar Artist U Lun Gywe Dies at 95



The celebrated impressionist painter and teacher captured the vitality of Burmese life and trained generations of artists.
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Oct 03, 2025 04:25 pm
Election Will Lack Legitimacy Unless Junta Frees Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: AA Chief



Tun Myat Naing told The Irrawaddy the regime won't be able to win the public's trust as long as it keeps Myanmar's detained democracy leader behind bars.
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Oct 03, 2025 04:14 pm
Myanmar Junta Troops Secure Kyaukme Town After Capture



Fighting continued Thursday as the junta conducted clearance operations around the northern Shan town with a view to pushing further eastward to Hsipaw.
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Oct 03, 2025 08:30 am
AA Leader Responds Robustly to Charges of Drug Trafficking



In the second part of this exclusive interview, Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing dives deeper into the Rohingya issue and answers other charges against his armed group.
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AA Leader Responds Robustly to Charges of Drug Trafficking
Myanmar Junta Recaptures Kyaukme After 21-Day Offensive
Thailand Begins Allowing Myanmar Residents of Border Camps Work Outside
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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 10/02/2025

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Oct 02, 2025 06:56 pm
Command Shakeup Hints at Myanmar Military's Next Leaders



With Min Aung Hlaing nearing retirement age, analysts say the regime is grooming two loyal generals as potential successors.
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Oct 02, 2025 04:48 pm
Aid for Votes: Myanmar Junta Forcing IDPs to Participate in December Election



Regime authorities offer a stark choice in Sagaing and Mandalay, where more than 1.3 million displaced people are sheltering.  
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Oct 02, 2025 04:39 pm
AA Leader Responds Robustly to Charges of Drug Trafficking



In the second part of this exclusive interview, Arakan Army chief Major General Tun Myat Naing dives deeper into the Rohingya issue and answers other charges against his armed group.
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Oct 02, 2025 03:39 pm
Myanmar Junta Recaptures Kyaukme After 21-Day Offensive



The TNLA was driven out of the N. Shan town on Wednesday, the regime said. Locals said junta drones bombed a number of key government buildings, setting them ablaze.
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Oct 02, 2025 12:33 pm
Thailand Begins Allowing Myanmar Residents of Border Camps Work Outside



The new policy marks the first time in four decades that Myanmar refugees can legally work outside border camps in Thailand.
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Oct 01, 2025 06:36 pm
How Rohingya Muslims Participate in Rakhine Governance



Since the AA took control of most of Rakhine State, it has created mechanisms involving the Rohingya minority in local governance. Here the leader of the Maungdaw advisory body explains how.
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Oct 01, 2025 05:58 pm
Qatari Delegation Meets Myanmar Junta Ministers for Energy, Mining Talks



The talks come as the regime seeks foreign investment to offset sanctions and revive its faltering energy sector.
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Oct 01, 2025 05:49 pm
Arakan Army Seizes Supply Base on Road to Myanmar Junta Munitions Plant



Rakhine-based ethnic army pushes toward military-industrial complex in neighboring Magwe Region.
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Oct 01, 2025 05:24 pm
Over 1,400 Myanmar Workers Fired Without Notice in Thailand, Labor Activists Say



Sacked migrant workers claim Myanmar junta officials collaborated in illegal dismissal at Cal-Comp Electronics factory producing Apple Watch parts.
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Oct 01, 2025 04:53 pm
With Its China Tour, Myanmar Junta Wires Itself Into Beijing's Digital Grip



The junta's September charm offensive in China reveals a deepening reliance on Beijing's digital, financial and surveillance systems.
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