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The Myanmar Economic Monitor says rising armed conflict since October and the regime's economic mismanagement have restricted growth.h
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The Irrawaddy's guide to the dozens of ethnic armies and resistance groups fighting the junta as part of Operation 1027 and Operation 1111.
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State Dept. contractor DSG's inclusion of ethnic armies and PDFs in an annex to a US global terrorism report has been slammed for handing the junta a propaganda win.
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Chinese-brokered peace talks have begun but the Brotherhood Alliance is still attacking Myanmar's regime across northern Shan and Rakhine states.
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Food and fuel shortages are compounded by lack of internet access and intermittent telecom signals, as well as junta troops firing on farmers trying to harvest their rice.
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Nyo Saw among six fresh targets, including a general and two arms suppliers, as the European Union tightens sanctions amid 'grave situation'.
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Ethnic army reports further gains as offensive expands across northern Rakhine and neighboring state.
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In Part 1 of an interview, Daw Zin Mar Aung discusses the civilian government's moves to isolate the junta and cut off its funds, and the NUG's ties with ethnic armies.
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The UNODC attributed the trend to the Taliban's crackdown on production in Afghanistan, coupled with the gutting of Myanmar farmers' normal revenue by war.
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As the fighting intensifies in Myanmar, Thailand faces the prospect of hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking shelter across the border.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/12/2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/11/2023
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Regime propaganda goes into overdrive after pistol-toting Min Aung Hlaing visits region's safest town to meet injured soldiers and give cash, food and other aid to internally displaced people.
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Beijing said it would "continue to provide support and facilitation" for the warring parties to hold peace talks.
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The Kuki National Organization says its forces overran a large Tamu Township in Sagaing Region on Sunday.
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Military personnel are reportedly selling black-market fuel in Naypyitaw as gas and diesel shortages worsen.
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The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force says Karenni State's police headquarters has fallen and resistance groups are fighting to seize 10 remaining junta strongholds.
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Ten top Kokang officials and business leaders named as ringleaders of online scams by Chinese police as the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army prepares to retake Laukkai.
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How will Marcoluigi Corsi justify to Myanmar's heroic striking health care workers his nod for UN agencies and INGOs to participate in this junta propaganda stunt?
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The Irrawaddy's latest roundup includes incidents in Shan, Karenni and Rakhine states and Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions.
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Saturday, December 9, 2023
Daily Stories from The Irrawaddy for 12/09/2023
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Saw Chit Thu and two others linked to a massive gambling project in Karen State were sanctioned over allegations of human trafficking, forced labor and other rights violations.
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As the junta's last base in Kutkai Township intensifies its shelling of civilian targets, roadblocks prevent residents of the villages from fleeing for safety – or accessing life-saving healthcare.
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The decision was made at a meeting between Than Swe – the junta's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister – and his Thai counterpart in Beijing on Thursday.
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The coordinated resistance attacks launched by the Brotherhood Alliance in northern Shan State on Oct. 27 now encompass fives states and four regions of Myanmar.
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Also this week, army deserters got an amnesty, China was begged to intervene in Shan State, the coup leader sought to lift troop morale, and more.
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