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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.
How Operation 1027 Transformed War Against Myanmar Junta
Oct 26, 2024 · This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the historic and successful anti-regime Operation 1027, conducted by the Brotherhood Alliance. This operation is unprecedented in the revolution against Myanmar’s military dictatorship since the coup in 2021 and, observers agree, has dramatically shifted the conflict dynamics in Myanmar.
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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.
Kachin Resistance Attacks Another Stronghold of Pro-Junta Forces
Oct 18, 2024 · KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu confirmed the latest attack but added, “I don’t have updates about the fighting yet.” The KIA already effectively cut off the trade route with China through Kanpiketi in June, when it captured Sadung town, where a junta tactical command was based, and Laphai village between Sadung and Sin Kyaing village.
Myanmar’s Civil War Set to Edge Closer to Naypyitaw in 2025
Dec 12, 2024 · 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 Best Myanmar Can Hope for From Trump Is Benign Neglect
Nov 21, 2024 · The refugee program, which brings a lot more Myanmar refugees into America, will probably also be cut. About 91,000 refugees live in nine camps on the Thai-Myanmar border, and over 60,000 of them hope to be resettled in the U.S.
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Dec 17, 2010 · Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and others shaping Myanmar today.
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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.
With Proposed Security Gambit, Beijing Decides ‘Enough Is …
Nov 21, 2024 · After seeing the fall of northern Shan State capital Lashio in August and the escalation of armed conflict from northern Shan State to central Myanmar to Rakhine (areas through which China-owned oil and gas pipelines pass, as well as a proposed BRI-related railway line that would connect Kunming in China to Rakhine on the shore of the Bay of Bengal)—as well as a bomb attack on the Chinese ...
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.