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WEB4 days ago · by Thaik Tun Oo. September 25, 2024. 846. Rumors regarding executions are part of a psychological operation orchestrated by the military council and its supporters. Load More. Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and others shaping Myanmar today.
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WEBMyanmar Junta Receives Six More Chinese Warplanes Amid Deadly Airstrikes on Civilians. by The Irrawaddy. September 30, 2024. 9.2k. At least 180 people, including dozens of children, have been killed in regime bombings since a meeting last month between Min Aung Hlaing and China’s foreign minister.
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WEBMyanmar Resistance Groups Kill Scores of Junta Soldiers in Sagaing Ambush. by The Irrawaddy. October 2, 2024. 1.9k. They attacked a junta column of around 120 troops in Budalin Township that had been raiding villages and killing civilians.
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WEBOur Team. The Irrawaddy has a professional, passionate and skilled team of reporters who provide consistent, high quality news stories on Burma/Myanmar. Over 20 years the Irrawaddy has built up a team of Burmese and ethnic nationality reporters from Burma/Myanmar and areas bordering Thailand. Our staff team is diverse and includes Burmese staff ...
Arakan Army in Push to Seize Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine
WEBAug 2, 2024 · 4.1k. VIEWS. Fighting has intensified in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw town since the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) launched an onslaught against the last junta battalion defending the frontier town in western Myanmar on Monday, according to sources close to the AA. The AA is conducting a fierce assault on …
Ominous Rumblings in Myanmar’s ‘Abode of Kings’ - The Irrawaddy
WEBAug 8, 2019 · What intrigues me most about being here in Naypyitaw, the capital of Myanmar, is the ongoing power struggle between the old guard and the political newcomers—one that is shaping the fate of this diverse and complex country of 53 million people. Naypyitaw, as many know today, means “abode of the kings”. But it could just as well be named ...
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WEBMyanmar Junta Boss Blames Usual Suspects, Disappoints Supporters in Speech Following Fall of Lashio. by The Irrawaddy. August 7, 2024. 2.4k. In a 25-minute address after the fall of the North Eastern Command, he pointed the finger at the NLD, ethnic armed groups and, implicitly, China, for the country’s woes.
The Much Misunderstood Wa of Myanmar and China - The …
WEBDec 7, 2021 · The Wa, who live on both sides of the Myanmar-China border, are probably Southeast Asia’s most misunderstood—and often maligned—ethnic minority. Over the years, they have been described as wild headhunters, communist rebels, drug traffickers and puppets of the Chinese People’s Liberation …
Myanmar Junta Troops Surrender Key Shan Base, Ethnic Armies …
WEBJul 6, 2024 · The alliance and its allies launched offensives against junta hilltop bases in Lashio’s wards 5, 7 and 9 on Saturday morning, residents said. The attacks inside the city followed the capture of the headquarters of Light Infantry Battalion 291 south of Lashio on Saturday after junta troops abandoned it on Friday night and fled to the city ...
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WEBBurma Beer Production Rises to 27.5M Gallons. by The Irrawaddy. May 19, 2014. 7.1k. Burma’s beer production continues to rise and local brewers produced 27.5 million gallons of beer in the last fiscal year, which lasted from April 2013 to March 2014, Eleven Media...