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Dateline
This week, The Irrawaddy discusses the Chinese Embassy’s controversial recent statement about the dam, and the government’s worrying silence on the project’s future
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News
Ceasefire cannot cover Rakhine as threat remains from ARSA and ‘insurgent’ attacks by AA on police, senior Army officers say
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News
Move not recognized by Kachin leaders based in Myitkyina
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Interview
U Zaw Htay says AA ‘not excluded’ from peace process; gov’t is prioritizing assistance to IDPs in Rakhine
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Guest Column
The audacious rhetoric of the Arakan Army appeals to an ethnic group feeling decades of neglect and political isolation from the Union.
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Asia
Politicians contending in elections this year may use anti-LGBT+ stances to gain the votes of the conservative electorate.
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Commentary
In this pre-election year, defenders of democracy must remain vigilant against any development that could disrupt preparations for the 2020 vote.
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Asia
Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has rejected Xi’s calls for reunification and urged China to embrace democracy.
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In Person
The SSPP's vice chairman says his group wants to settle its fight with the RCSS in Shan State peacefully and that the military's four-month ceasefire is not likely to achieve much.
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Guest Column
Conflicting values of nationalism and liberal democracy in Myanmar creates hindrances for political reform and the implementation of democracy.
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Opinion
With the Arakan Army effectively excluded from the ceasefire, some FPNCC members worry that the truce could split their alliance.
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Guest Column
Materializing as it has in the midst of a stalemate in the peace process, the ceasefire has come about for a number of reasons.
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Specials
The Irrawaddy profiles the individuals and issues that shaped headlines in 2018, for better or worse.
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Commentary
However, some observers are puzzled by the military’s willingness to deal with TNLA, AA and MNDAA
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Burma
The President’s Office has ordered that unqualified military officers may no longer be transferred to ministries under the control of the civilian government.
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