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Myanmar Junta Chief Among Key Suspects Identified in Rohingya Genocide Case

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A new report reveals the Myanmar military planned 2017’s brutal purge of the Rohingya years in advance.

Arakan Army Detains Myanmar Junta Ally in Rakhine State  

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The AA abducted the senior member of the rival Arakan Liberation Party two months after he attended peace talks staged by the military regime in June.

Min Aung Hlaing Is Destroying the Myanmar Military

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Guest Column

By Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd

Through brutality and ineptitude, the junta leader has turned the Tatmadaw into a personal army that is reviled by the people. 

Mounting Proof of Crimes Against Humanity in Myanmar: UN Probe

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Burma

By AFP

UN investigators have warned that the nature and scope of potential war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, including those targeting children, are expanding.

Over 2,500 Myanmar Junta Forces Killed This Year in Karen State

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Burma

By Nora Aung

As regime losses mount, the Karen National Union said that the combat ability and will to win of junta forces has declined dramatically.

NLD Minister Jailed by Myanmar Regime Hospitalized in Yangon

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Former army officer U Aung Ko, who is said to be close to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been suffering from heart problems in Insein Prison.

ASEAN Envoy Says More Executions Would Put Future Myanmar Visits in Doubt

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is due to make his third visit to Myanmar next month but said it would be reconsidered if more political prisoners are executed.

Two Myanmar Military Bases Seized by Resistance in Kachin State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A combined force of the Kachin Independence Army and local resistance groups captured the camps in Hpakant Township.

Fuel Shortage Beckons as Prices Rise Across Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

With the Myanmar currency continuing to weaken against the US dollar, fuel prices jumped by 200 kyats per liter overnight on Monday. 

Dragging Russia Into the Myanmar Conflict 

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Commentary

By Aung Zaw

The ‘great game’ in Myanmar has become more complex, with Russia behind the junta, the West backing the NUG and Beijing playing all sides, amid a worsening China-US rift.

NUG Offers Rewards for Myanmar Regime Defectors With Anti-Aircraft Weapons

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

With the junta increasingly reliant on airstrikes to combat the resistance, more and more civilians are being displaced or killed by regime bombing.

After 34 Years, ’88 Generation Continues to Inspire, and to Sacrifice

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Editorial

By The Irrawaddy

The same military that killed student activist Ma Win Maw Oo in 1988 hanged her contemporary, Ko Jimmy, in July. Today’s anti-junta resistance has inherited their spirit.

Almost 100 Regime Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Upper Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Resistance groups attacked junta forces across Sagaing and Magwe regions in four days of fierce fighting.

Not even Superman can fix Myanmar crisis, ASEAN envoy says

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Burma

By AFP

The remark came after the bloc’s foreign ministerial meetings that ultimately yielded little progress on the country’s post-coup crisis.

Top Myanmar models face jail for alleged explicit videos

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Burma

By AFP

Nang Mwe San and Thinzar Wint Kyaw would likely to face a maximum term of fifteen years in prison for “harming Myanmar culture and dignity,” the regime said.