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Myanmar Civilian Government to Sell Off More Junta Property

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

NUG finance minister U Tin Tun Naing reveals more plans to generate income, including putting 60 military-owned properties in Yangon on sale.

Ten Junta Soldiers Killed in Upper Myanmar Mine Attacks

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Resistance forces ambushed a regime flotilla traveling through restive Sagaing Region.

US, ASEAN in Geostrategic Drift

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Guest Column

By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

With ASEAN split over Myanmar, China and other issues, and the US preoccupied with Ukraine, new thinking on how to cooperate is needed on both sides.

War Game App Funds Fighting Against Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Expat game developers created the PDF app in their free time and it now helps fund the resistance through ad clicks.

Myanmar Regime Forces Torch Village in Chin State

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta troops providing security for a large military convoy set fire to Ram Tein, a village of 300 people, as it approached Matupi town; residents fled into the forest. 

Myanmar Junta Tortures Civilians to Death in Magwe

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Heavy fighting is being reported in Gangaw Township as regime forces continue to suffer heavy losses. 

Madeleine Albright Applauds Burma’s ‘Long Overdue’ Reform

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From the Archive

By The Irrawaddy

To mark the death of Madeleine Albright earlier this week, The Irrawaddy revisits this 2013 account of a visit to Myanmar by the former US Secretary of State.

Myanmar Junta-Appointed UEC to Decide NLD's Fate Later This Month

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Electoral laws say any refusal to be inspected could earn punishments ranging from party suspension to disbandment.

Prisoners Held in Solitary Confinement After Raising Three Fingers to Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Around 1,000 political prisoners from across Tanintharyi Region are being given lengthy jail terms in Dawei Prison. 

Thai Firm Takes Over Myanmar Gas Field After Withdrawal of Chevron, Total

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Burma

By AFP

State-owned PTTEP will take control of operations from July 20; the field accounts for roughly half of Myanmar's gas demand and 11 percent of Thailand's.

A Day of Action for Rivers

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Guest Column

By Pianporn Deetes

Ethnic peoples in Myanmar and Thailand have been working for two decades to keep the Salween River flowing freely.

Both Sides Sustain Casualties as Fighting Rages Between PDFs and Myanmar Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Intense fighting continues in the strategically important town of Mobye on the road between largely rebel-held Kayah states and Naypyitaw.

Education and Federalism in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Ashley South

Ethnic education systems can be a model for a just and inclusive federal union in Myanmar.

Two Killed, 38 Injured at Rally Attack on Myanmar Coup Anniversary

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Burma

By AFP

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the grenade attack on a pro-junta rally in Tachileik, eastern Shan State.

Junta Insider Wins Myanmar Migrant Contract in Thailand

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

U Khin Maung Kyaw of United KMK has won a lucrative contract to issue identity certificates to migrant workers in Thailand.