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THE IRRAWADDY… Our Mission. The Irrawaddy’s mission is to cover the news in Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asia accurately and impartially. In this world full of crisis and conflict, the media plays a crucial role in highlighting controversies and scandals and exposing the truth of events occurring in conflict zones.
Burma - The Irrawaddy
Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region.
Trickle Town
Aug 13, 2014 · In Myanmar, another major source of concern for those who worry about how aid money is used is the fact that the country’s economy is still very much in the hands of military men (both serving and retired) and their families and cronies.
Min Aung Hlaing Goes to China: From Pariah to Legitimacy… For …
Nov 6, 2024 · During the trip, the highest-ranking Chinese officials he will meet are senior officials from Yunnan Province. International diplomats see the junta boss’s trip as a relatively low-level one, because he was only invited as a participant in the GMS.
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Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region.
The Irrawaddy - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia
Dec 17, 2010 · Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and others shaping Myanmar today.
Bloodiest Budget Since Coup; Election Fiction Fizzles; and More
Nov 23, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing earlier signaled the need for more budget to combat armed resistance, stressing the need to prioritize spending for “national stability and rule of law” while chairing a March 21 meeting of the finance commission.
Resistance Armies Poised to Move On to Central Myanmar
Oct 31, 2024 · The Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA) is poised to move on to central Myanmar after fighting in Karen and northern Shan states alongside allied ethnic armies, its commander Maung Saungkha announced on the anniversary of Operation 1027.
From Balkanization to Pakistanization: China’s Risk in Myanmar
Nov 7, 2024 · China’s position in Myanmar is changing. After the coup in 2021, China opted for a policy of strategic ambiguity towards Myanmar’s domestic politics, treating the military junta, or State Administration Council (SAC), as the de facto functional government but not the formal legitimate government of the country.
War Against the Junta - The Irrawaddy
Founded in 1993 by a group of Myanmar journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy is a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region.