Thursday, November 6, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/06/2025

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Nov 06, 2025 06:08 pm
Myanmar Junta Dynamites Scam Hub in PR Move as Global Pressure Grows



The regime is staging demolitions in KK Park after its allied Border Guard Force relocated cybercrime operations elsewhere.
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Nov 06, 2025 03:25 pm
Scam Bosses Move Business Elsewhere Amid Crackdown in KK Park



Amid dramatic scenes of scam centers being blown up at the business park, ringleaders have quietly moved their operations to nearby locations in Myawaddy.
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Nov 06, 2025 01:52 pm
Exiled Monk Recounts Arrest and Torture After Returning to Myanmar



The former Saffron Revolution leader U Pyinnya Zawta speaks to The Irrawaddy about his year in prison and eventual amnesty.
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Myanmar Military Proxy Party Close to Ultranationalists, Admits USDP Naypyitaw Chief
China's New Power Tool: the Nefarious Uses of Oceanography
Why Did the Ta'ang Sign a Truce With the Myanmar Junta?
Arrests Near 100 as Myanmar Junta Intensifies Election Dissent Crackdown
China Sentences Ex-Kokang Leader, Four Others to Death for Myanmar Scam Empire
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/05/2025

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Nov 05, 2025 07:04 pm
Myanmar Military Proxy Party Close to Ultranationalists, Admits USDP Naypyitaw Chief



The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is courting Ma Ba Tha extremists, sparking fears of a resurgence in ethno-religious violence after junta's election.
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Nov 05, 2025 05:55 pm
China's New Power Tool: the Nefarious Uses of Oceanography



Under cover of legitimate scientific exploration, China is gathering vital data on the weaknesses of other nations and building dependencies it can later exploit, warns Ratish Mehta.
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Nov 05, 2025 10:42 am
Why Did the Ta'ang Sign a Truce With the Myanmar Junta?



This week, our editors discuss how internal weaknesses and massive pressure from junta-allied China brought the formerly victorious Ta'ang National Liberation Army to its knees.
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Arrests Near 100 as Myanmar Junta Intensifies Election Dissent Crackdown
China Sentences Ex-Kokang Leader, Four Others to Death for Myanmar Scam Empire
'The Revolution Will Bounce Back': AA Chief
Scapegoating Myanmar's Ethnic Armies Over Mining Misses the Real Culprit: China
Myanmar Scam Hub Sweep Triggers Fraudster Recruitment Rush
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/04/2025

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Nov 04, 2025 07:59 pm
Arrests Near 100 as Myanmar Junta Intensifies Election Dissent Crackdown



Detainees face sentences ranging from lengthy prison terms to death as regime moves to silence opposition to its discredited poll.
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Nov 04, 2025 06:57 pm
China Sentences Ex-Kokang Leader, Four Others to Death for Myanmar Scam Empire



Bai Suocheng, his son Yingcang and many other members of their family-run syndicate were convicted of fraud worth over $4 billion and killing six Chinese nationals.
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Nov 04, 2025 06:31 pm
'The Revolution Will Bounce Back': AA Chief



The junta's recent gains are brittle and no grounds for the resistance to despair, says Arakan Army Commander Tun Myat Naing in the fourth and final part of this exclusive interview.
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Nov 04, 2025 03:47 pm
Scapegoating Myanmar's Ethnic Armies Over Mining Misses the Real Culprit: China



Focusing blame for arsenic contamination of the Salween River on Karenni and other EAOs obscures China's deep role in Myanmar's frontier mining.
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Nov 04, 2025 12:37 pm
Myanmar Scam Hub Sweep Triggers Fraudster Recruitment Rush



Junta 'raids' on Myawaddy's KK Park have sparked a scramble among syndicates to rehire fleeing scammers.
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Nov 04, 2025 11:49 am
Democracy, junta-style



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Nov 03, 2025 05:58 pm
Myanmar Junta Silences Election Criticism With Mass Arrests



At least 88 detained for as little as liking Facebook posts in crackdown ahead of staged vote.
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Nov 03, 2025 03:53 pm
As Myanmar Launches Election Campaigning, Only Junta-Backed USDP is Visible



Official campaign period begins in Mandalay under tight restrictions, with empty streets and little expectation of a genuine contest.   
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Nov 03, 2025 03:16 pm
China's Bullying Diplomacy: How Beijing Sabotaged Myanmar's Revolution



The TNLA's return—at Beijing's insistence—of two towns to the junta this month is the latest example of China's bullying and hypocritical stance toward its neighbor.
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Nov 01, 2025 05:48 pm
Myanmar Junta Intensifies Rakhine Bombings Amid Lull in Northern Shan



Taking advantage of a fresh China-brokered truce in northern Shan State, the regime has ramped up bombings of civilian targets in Arakan Army-held Rakhine, the AA says.
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