Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/17/2025

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Nov 17, 2025 08:01 pm Sons of Two Ex-Generals to Contest Election Under USDP Banner Aye Chan and Dr. Htoo Char Aung, sons of prominent figures from the Thein Sein era, will run for Lower House seats in the Myanmar junta's sham election. read on website

Nov 17, 2025 07:11 pm Myanmar Junta Boss Vows to 'Eliminate' Scam Centers Amid Rising Global Pressure Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing made rare visits to Karen and Mon states as China and the US tighten the screws on Myanmar's border scam syndicates. read on website

Nov 17, 2025 06:59 pm Myanmar Junta Parades Poll Protesters in Handcuffs as Vote Approaches    Dozens arrested this month face years in prison for minor offenses like damaging campaign posters, as the regime intensifies its crackdown on election dissent.   read on website

Nov 17, 2025 06:13 pm Arrest, Abuse, Prison: Myanmar Union Leader Exposes Junta's Labor Crackdown Daw Myo Myo Aye, founder of the Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar, reveals how the regime is targeting worker rights following the 2021 coup. read on website

Nov 17, 2025 03:45 pm 30 Junta Soldiers Reported Dead in AA Ambush in Rakhine Rakhine rebels lull regime troops into false sense of security by pulling out of Minbyin village—then strike. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Myanmar's Election Fraud Goes Global; Stage Set for 'Second Coup'; and More US Strike Force Launches Operations Against Myanmar-Based Scam Networks Karen Rebels Recapture Myanmar–Thai Border Town After 35 Years Promise of Private-Sector Jobs for Conscripts Is a Cruel Joke PDF Groups Kill Dozens of Junta Forces in Major Ambush in Sagaing

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/15/2025

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Nov 15, 2025 09:50 am Myanmar's Election Fraud Goes Global; Stage Set for 'Second Coup'; and More Also this week, the regime put on an explosive show in major scam hub, and made gains in Mandalay after China stepped in. read on website

MORE ARTICLES US Strike Force Launches Operations Against Myanmar-Based Scam Networks Karen Rebels Recapture Myanmar–Thai Border Town After 35 Years Promise of Private-Sector Jobs for Conscripts Is a Cruel Joke PDF Groups Kill Dozens of Junta Forces in Major Ambush in Sagaing After DKBA Sanctions and She Zhijiang's Extradition, Is Saw Chit Thu Next?

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/14/2025

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Nov 14, 2025 07:13 pm US Strike Force Launches Operations Against Myanmar-Based Scam Networks FBI teams have embedded with Thai police as the US expands its crackdown on Myanmar's KK Park, Shwe Kokko and other cross-border scam hubs. read on website

Nov 14, 2025 06:14 pm Karen Rebels Recapture Myanmar–Thai Border Town After 35 Years The Karen National Union declared victory on Friday morning when the last junta soldiers fled Mawdaung high up at the Singkhon Pass in the Tanintharyi hills. read on website

Nov 14, 2025 03:50 pm Promise of Private-Sector Jobs for Conscripts Is a Cruel Joke Young men conscripted into the military are sent straight to the frontlines for use as cannon fodder. How credible is the junta's promise of good jobs for those who survive? asks Swe Taw. read on website

Nov 14, 2025 02:40 pm PDF Groups Kill Dozens of Junta Forces in Major Ambush in Sagaing Resistance forces from four townships crushed a unit of mostly militia fighters led by nationalist monk U Wasawa, escalating the fight along the Kantbalu-Khin-U corridor. read on website

MORE ARTICLES After DKBA Sanctions and She Zhijiang's Extradition, Is Saw Chit Thu Next? Myanmar Junta Briefs Diplomats on Scam Hub Demolition Amid Growing Skepticism U.S. Sanctions Another Pro-Junta Karen Militia Over Scam Centers Myanmar's Endless Turning Points Alleged Chinese Scam Kingpin Extradited From Thailand: Police

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Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 11/13/2025

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Nov 13, 2025 07:38 pm After DKBA Sanctions and She Zhijiang's Extradition, Is Saw Chit Thu Next? As the US and China target Myanmar-linked scam empires, analysts say the BGF leader may soon face the same fate as other scam bosses once favored by the junta. read on website

Nov 13, 2025 07:38 pm Myanmar Junta Briefs Diplomats on Scam Hub Demolition Amid Growing Skepticism Regime foreign minister blames neighboring countries for multibillion-dollar transnational scam operations thriving under its allied militias. read on website

Nov 13, 2025 07:28 pm U.S. Sanctions Another Pro-Junta Karen Militia Over Scam Centers The Myawaddy-based DKBA and its leaders are being sanctioned for nurturing fraudulent investment schemes and other online crimes targeting Americans on their territory. read on website

Nov 13, 2025 05:57 pm Myanmar's Endless Turning Points Predictions that this or that event marks a decisive moment in the country's never-ending civil war miss the point: its power dynamics are far too elastic for that, says Tony Waters.  read on website

Nov 13, 2025 11:44 am Alleged Chinese Scam Kingpin Extradited From Thailand: Police Bangkok hands over She Zhijiang, who is accused of masterminding the rise of the Shwe Kokko scam hub in Myawaddy, Karen State. read on website

MORE ARTICLES Mining Frenzy Devastates Mogoke as TNLA Prepares to Hand Town Back to Junta Myanmar Junta's USDP Naypyitaw Chair Vows to Hunt and Destroy Arakan Army Chief Illegal Border Trade Thrives as Myanmar Junta's Crackdown Exposed as Sham Images Show Myanmar Scam Hub Largely Standing Despite Crackdown Holding Myanmar Elections Next Month 'Unfathomable': UN Rights Chief

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