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Junta Watch: Regime Leader Repeats His Predecessor’s Palm Oil Folly, and More

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Also this week, the regime and its favorite monks gave each other gifts, and an NLD turncoat invited some unflattering comparisons.

The Accomplices of Myanmar’s Murderer-in-Chief

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Specials

By The Irrawaddy

Min Aung Hlaing’s regime is enabled by a handpicked crew of opportunists comprising failed politicians, self-serving advisers and monks corrupted by proximity to power.

Myanmar Coup Leader Approached to Allow Suu Kyi’s Presidency

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Min Aung Hlaing revealed he often had negotiations to remove the constitutional ban on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi becoming president under her NLD government.

Total, Chevron to Exit Myanmar Amid Rights Abuses

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Burma

By AFP

The French and US oil giants will withdraw from the Yadana gas field in the Andaman Sea, in a move that will deprive the junta of a key source of revenue.

Nearly a Dozen Junta Soldiers Killed in Upper Myanmar Clash

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Two officers were among the regime troops killed in early morning battle with resistance groups in Sagaing Region.

Rise of Rakhine Rebels Poses Challenge for Myanmar Junta

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The Arakan Army has used the ceasefire with regime forces in Rakhine State in western Myanmar to establish its own separate administration.

Myanmar Regime’s Reliance on Air Power a Sign of Weakness: US Security Expert

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The junta’s forces ‘can no longer win on the ground,’ says Burmese-American scholar and former US Army lieutenant colonel Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd.

Myanmar Regime to Present Objections in Rohingya Genocide Case to ICJ Next Month

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The next hearings in the case brought by Gambia have been scheduled for the third week of February.

Junta Arrests Two More Journalists in Southern Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

At least 46 reporters are currently being detained, making the military regime the world’s second-biggest jailer of journalists after China.

Ex-Army Captain Shot Dead For Being Myanmar Junta Informant

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The former army officer and head of the local Veterans Association was assassinated at his home in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw.

Myanmar Resistance Forces China-Backed Nickel Plant Shut Down

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A Sagaing Region people's defense force blew up electricity pylons supplying the major ferronickel-processing plant in Tigyaing Township.

Myanmar Junta Arming, Training Civilians as Losses, Defections Mount

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Pro-military individuals and militias, USDP members and ex-soldiers are among those receiving weapons and tactical training from the regime.

Kayah Civilians Urged to Dig Bomb Shelters Amid Myanmar Junta Airstrikes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The Karenni State Consultative Council, a civilian alliance formed to oppose the regime, claims the junta is committing genocide in the state.

The Worst Myanmar Regime Airstrikes on Civilians

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The attacks have displaced nearly 200,000 civilians, breaching the Geneva Convention and international law that prohibits aerial attacks designed to terrorize civilians and destroy

Progress Needed Before Engaging Myanmar Junta, Singapore PM Says

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Lee Hsien Loong said in a video call with ASEAN chair Hun Sen of Cambodia that the group should continue to shun Min Aung Hlaing until he implements its consensus.