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ASEAN Envoy to Meet Only EAOs Approved by Myanmar Junta Chief

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The country’s major ethnic armed organizations are actively fighting the regime and boycotted last month’s peace talks with the junta.

Myanmar Junta in ‘Political and Military Cul-de-Sac’: Security Expert

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

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.

Myanmar Junta Extends Peace Invites As Major Armed Groups Shun

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Several armed groups that are currently fighting the regime snubbed Min Aung Hlaing’s earlier invite to talks. 

Myanmar Junta’s Nod for Activists’ Death Sentences Draws Global Ire

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

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. 

Look at Myanmar’s Illusory ‘Peace Process’

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

Veteran journalist Bertil Lintner talks to Irrawaddy editor-in-chief Aung Zaw about why Myanmar’s official peace process has been a non-starter from the outset.

Myanmar Junta Chief Meets Ethnic Shan Leader for Peace Talks

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Many ethnic armed organizations are boycotting the talks with the regime in the capital Naypyitaw.

Myanmar Junta’s Awards for Ethnic Leaders Seen as Bid to Sell Peace Talks

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The regime last month awarded titles to leaders of seven of the 10 groups planning to attend talks, prompting speculation it was looking to secure their participation.

Regime’s Offer of Peace Talks is a Ruse to buy Time for Myanmar Military

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Guest Column

By Banyar Aung

With junta forces exhausted by fighting across the country, the regime wants a ceasefire with ethnic armed organizations to allow it to focus on resistance groups.

KIA Spurns Myanmar Junta’s Invitation to Join Peace Talks

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The powerful ethnic army said the planned talks lack a substantive agenda and exclude key players, seen as a reference to the shadow govt and People’s Defense Force. 

Myanmar Coup Leader Reveals His Desperation by Proposing Peace Talks With EAOs

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Analysis

By Paw Htun

Min Aung Hlaing’s offer of dialogue with ethnic armed organizations is a sign he knows the junta faces an uphill battle against the resistance movement.

In Myanmar, Don’t Mention the Coup 

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Guest Column

By David Scott Mathieson

Global aid donors such as the United Nations and the European Union appear to believe that it is business as usual in a Myanmar under military rule. 

Myanmar Shadow Govt, EAOs and Regime Attend Kokang Army Founder’s Funeral 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Representatives from China and powerful armed groups attended the funeral for Peng Jiasheng, who established a gambling and drugs hub along the Chinese border.  

Myanmar’s Democratic Resistance Can Win—the World Needs to Support It

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Guest Column

By Matthew B. Arnold

The national uprising unfolding against the military regime offers a unique window to support the emergence of a stable democracy in the country.

Wa an Early Winner of Myanmar’s Post-Coup War

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Guest Column

By Anthony Davis

The UWSA is consolidating a new Wa state that will bring Chinese influence near Thailand and set a self-rule model for other ethnic rebels.

Myanmar Low-Level EAO Representatives Attend Junta Union Day Event

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Eleven out of 18 of Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups attend the event, in an apparent attempt to preserve the ties.