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Burma
Among the biggest donors to the 25-m-high statue in Naypyitaw are members of the current junta as well as ex-generals and ministers of former military regimes.
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Burma
Prak Sokhonn asked the junta to exercise ‘compassion’ in the ousted State Counselor’s case, echoing ‘deep concerns expressed by ASEAN colleagues.’
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Commentary
By moving her to prison, the generals believe they have finally gotten rid of the 77-year-old forever.
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Interview
Janes’ Anthony Davis says Myanmar’s highly motivated PDFs have taken their resistance against an arrogant and ineffective Myanmar military into a crucial second phase.
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Guest Column
If the international community places concerted pressure on the junta and isolates it completely, the military will be forced to make concessions.
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Analysis
Self-serving accounts by insiders are short on accuracy but offer some insight into the military’s blinkered view of its role in politics and national security.
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Interview
Khun Be Du, KNDF leader and an NUG deputy minister, talks to The Irrawaddy about the success of the resistance movement in Kayah State and the prospects for a federal democratic un
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Burma
The junta is losing territory at home and finds itself increasingly isolated internationally, Derek Chollet tells The Irrawaddy.
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Guest Column
World events have brought to Southeast Asia a new era of confrontation and conflict, this time led by—but not limited to—US-China geostrategic rivalry and competition.
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Analysis
Promises of a junta-organized general election next year are fooling no one, argues a political observer.
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Burma
Foreign govts and organizations have joined local groups in condemning the junta’s announcement that it will proceed with the executions of four anti-regime activists.
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Analysis
The 77-year-old is enjoying his retirement in the capital Naypyitaw, apparently unconcerned that the coup leader is brutalizing the Myanmar people.
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Burma
Myanmar’s parallel National Unity Government said the military regime has no mandate to negotiate or govern the country.
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Interview
Acting President of the National Unity Government Duwa Lashi La speaks to The Irrawaddy about what the people’s government has achieved since it was formed.
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Analysis
An analysis of Myanmar’s military leaders shows what they have in common: they all kill civilians, steal Myanmar’s assets and invest heavily in glitzy religious monuments.