Myanmar’s Moving Towards a Permanent Blackout - irrawaddy.com
Jan 14, 2025 · 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.
Rescuing Tourists, but Not the Tourism Industry
Jan 15, 2025 · 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.
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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.
Tanintharyi Civilians Flee Fighting in Southern Myanmar
Oct 24, 2024 · More than 3,000 residents from at least seven villages have been displaced by fighting in Pulaw Township, Tanintharyi Region. Fighting started after junta troops raided Kye village on October 14.
Myanmar Junta’s Preliminary Census Report Covers Less Than Half …
Jan 2, 2025 · Myanmar’s neighbors China and India helped with the junta’s census process. Though the junta has repeatedly referred to its census as a “nationwide population and household census,” it was unable to send enumerators to any of the dozens of towns and townships it has lost control of in northern Shan State and Rakhine State, or in territories where anti-regime groups are fighting for ...
A Man on a Mission - irrawaddy.com
Jan 17, 2025 · Alan Clements is an enigma. His phone number is a closely guarded secret, and few people know the address of his apartment. Inside, Clements has assembled tapes, transcripts, photos, and films of his interviews with the founders of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), 200 former political prisoners, and—his …
China’s Calculated Brutality and Destruction of Myanmar’s Ethnic …
Dec 16, 2024 · Junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to China in November was particularly telling. [1] Meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, he renewed commitments to CMEC projects while China promised support for elections—a hollow commitment that masks deeper intentions of maintaining control.
Myanmar Regime Set to Resume New Yangon City and Other …
Dec 6, 2024 · Tycoon Kyaw Win’s firm, Shwe Thanlwin, won the contract to develop the Yangon project, which stalled after the 2021 coup. Junta-appointed Yangon Region chief minister Soe Thein and Chinese ambassador Ma Jia met on November 28 to discuss Chinese investments around Yangon.
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Myanmar Brings Old Spooks Out of Retirement to Reach Out to …
Oct 31, 2024 · Ahead of Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to China next week, the junta sent former military intelligence officials from a regime-aligned think tank to Beijing to meet with organizations that promote Chinese foreign policy and work for policy research projects commissioned by major Chinese government departments.