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What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.

Myanmar Junta Troops Die in Weekend Clashes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Ethnic armed groups attacked regime forces in Karen, Kayah and Shan states.

Myanmar’s Wa, Mongla Fall on Hard Times Amid Chinese Exodus

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

As part of a crackdown on internet scammers, Beijing has ordered Chinese nationals living in northeastern Myanmar to return home, taking a huge toll on the local economy.

Myanmar Junta Implementing China’s BRI Projects by Stealth

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Analysis

By The Irrawaddy

Despite post-coup chaos, the COVID-19 pandemic and rising anti-China sentiment, the military regime is pushing forward with Beijing-backed infrastructure projects.

Myanmar Military Regime Appoints Governing Body

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The 11-member State Administrative Council is led by Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and includes seven generals and three civilians; councils also appointed for states/regions.

Myanmar-China Relations: 2020 Review

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Specials

By Nan Lwin

Throughout 2020, Beijing sought to ensure its BRI plans did not fall off Myanmar’s radar screen amid COVID-19. The Irrawaddy looks at the year in bilateral relations.

Election 2020: The Week in Review

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Election 2020

By San Yamin Aung

This week the National League for Democracy scored a landslide election win and reached out to ethnic parties in a spirit of cooperation while the Union Solidarity and Development Party

NLD Reaches Out to Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties Seeking Federal Union and an End to Civil War

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Election 2020

By Nyein Nyein

In an unprecedented move, the NLD has followed its landslide victory with an overture for cooperation with ethnic political parties in the future.

Will Local Ethnic Parties’ Popularity Make a Difference for Myanmar's Largest State This Time?

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Election 2020

By Zin Lin Htet & Hset Paing Toe

Merged ethnic parties may be the wild card in Shan as the election nears, but the NLD continues to dominate with urban voters.