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The Irrawaddy provides informative, analytical, and in-depth reporting on Burma, or Myanmar, its neighbors, and Southeast Asia.
The Irrawaddy
7h ago
The Pa-O Youth Organization says 11 children have been killed by junta airstrikes and shelling since fighting broke out in January ..read more
The Irrawaddy
7h ago
The failure of deputy junta leader Soe Win to attend a cabinet meeting in Naypyitaw on April 22 is intensifying debate about his fate: was he wounded by a drone or is he being purged ..read more
The Irrawaddy
7h ago
Residents of Kachin State’s Momauk Town are prohibited from fleeing by junta troops as artillery units pummel civilian neighborhoods ..read more
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11h ago
Strategic trade town has faced scorched-earth attacks since regime troops were ousted in November ..read more
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11h ago
Karen forces report successful ambush attacks on military columns in the Dawna Mountains overlooking the country’s biggest border trade hub. ..read more
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15h ago
The junta left the former NLD member in his position after the military coup in an apparent bid for legitimacy ..read more
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1d ago
Clashes have broken out between the ethnic armed group and the Myanmar military in Thandwe Township, home to famed travel destination Ngapali Beach, local media reported ..read more
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1d ago
Stinging from battlefield defeats in northern, southeastern and western Myanmar, the military regime is tightening its embrace of another pariah state. ..read more
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2d ago
Myawaddy rocked by bombing raids on Monday morning as Thai prime minister poised to visit border zone ..read more
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2d ago
The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Karen and Shan states and Sagaing and Mandalay regions ..read more