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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’s Neighbors Must Refuse to Engage With the Military Regime

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Guest Column

By Aye Chan

If the international community places concerted pressure on the junta and isolates it completely, the military will be forced to make concessions.

“We are Getting Stronger to Complete the Revolution”: Karenni Resistance Leader

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

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

NUG Acting President Calls for People to put an end to Junta’s Planned Election

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Both the NLD and the US State Department say there is no chance that any poll held by the regime will be free and fair.

‘No Mercy’ for Democracy Activists Sentenced to Hang, Myanmar Junta Says

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Defying international calls for death sentences against Ko Jimmy, Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw and two others to be dropped, the junta vowed to proceed with their executions.

Myanmar’s NUG, Allied EAOs Urge ASEAN, UN Not to Work With Junta on Aid

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The shadow govt and three ethnic groups said the junta must not be allowed to ‘weaponize’ humanitarian aid and urged ASEAN to work with the ICRC and neighboring nations.

"We Have to Escalate the Fighting": Myanmar Civilian Acting President

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

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.

Veteran Shan Democracy Campaigner Khun Tun Oo Dies

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Khun Tun Oo, the former Shan Nationalities League for Democracy chairman, has died of natural causes after a lifetime working to establish a federal democracy.

Ethnic Minorities Eye Autonomy in Post-Junta Myanmar 

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Analysis

By Ashley South

A loose federation based on overlapping ethnicities and common values, with an illegitimate central government, is being created by the junta’s blunders. 

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 Junta Takes Cautious Steps With ASEAN on International Aid Access

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Guest Column

By Kavi Chongkittavorn

Much-needed humanitarian assistance is still not reaching the almost half a million people in the country displaced by fighting.

The Man Behind the Burma Independence Army

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From the Archive

By The Irrawaddy

To mark the 77th Armed Forces Day today, The Irrawaddy revisits a 2017 profile of the WWII Japanese officer who was instrumental in creating Myanmar’s modern military.

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.

ASEAN Special Envoy Will Not Meet Suu Kyi During Myanmar Visit 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Cambodia foreign minister Prak Sokhonn was told by junta chief Min Aung Hlaing that the military intervened to stop unrest. 

Ethnic Ta’ang Politician and Family Killed in Eastern Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Mai Noam Han, his wife and seven-month-old baby were found dead last week in southern Shan State two months after going missing, allegedly killed by an ethnic armed group.