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Can a UN Arms Embargo on Myanmar Work?

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Guest Column

By David Scott Mathieson

Banning arms sales to the military regime will require concerted international action and not just empty rhetoric.

Two Civilian Fighters Killed in Shootout With Myanmar Junta Troops in Dawei

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

They were among six members of the Dawei Defense Team who clashed with junta forces and civilian guards at a school in Yaungmaw Village.

Total, Chevron Suspend Some Payments to Myanmar Junta-Linked Energy Firm

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Critics say pausing dividends to the pipeline firm, a joint venture with regime-controlled MOGE, doesn’t go far enough, as the junta still earns money from gas projects.

UN Panel Calls on Int’l Business Community to Take Stand on Myanmar Junta’s Abuses

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Experts from the UN working group on business and human rights warned companies they risk becoming complicit in crimes if they continue to operate in Myanmar.

Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The UK-based Myanmar Accountability Project targets regime leaders who have committed crimes against humanity, and is not limited by compromised international mechanisms.

Calls Grow to Cut Myanmar Junta’s External Financial Lifelines

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Coordinated international action targeting the junta’s key foreign currency earners, such as the oil and gas sector, are needed, financial experts say.

US Senators Call for Sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The state-owned company is the largest source of foreign revenue for the military regime.

Did India ‘Change Its Stand’ on Myanmar Under US Pressure?

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Guest Column

By Jayanta Kalita

World’s largest democracy sends mixed signals with its ambiguous stance on the military regime in Myanmar.

History Rhymes Tragically in Myanmar

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Burma

By David I. Steinberg

The 2021 coup ignores the trauma and human cost of previous military regimes.

The Day Aung San Left for India to Discuss Anti-Colonialism

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On This Day

By Wei Yan Aung

The future independence hero met the leaders of the Indian nationalist movement and argued that armed struggle was essential against British rule.

Chairman of Myanmar Military Govt’s Election Body Says NLD’s Win Invalid

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Members of political parties, including NLD lawmakers ousted by the coup, reject the announcement as illegitimate.

Rakhine Party Under Pressure for Taking Position on Military Regime’s Governing Body

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Rakhine groups call on Arakan National Party to resign from the State Administrative Council as anti-coup protests increase across the country.

Myanmar Still Lacks a Meaningful Definition of  ‘Political Prisoner’

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Guest Column

By Bo Kyi

Unclear laws and arbitrary language have allowed the government to suppress dissent, moving the march for human rights backwards.

Lessons From the American Insurrection

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Guest Column

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

The political failures and media distortion that led to the current crisis in the US are challenges facing all countries with a democratic process.

Myanmar’s NLD Says Election Law Bars Hasty Vote in Areas Where Nov. 8 Poll Canceled

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Burma

By Nyein Nyein

Despite a lull in fighting in Rakhine, election laws and logistical problems rule out a quick rescheduled vote in disenfranchised areas, the ruling party says.