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Rebel Fighters From India Cooperating With Myanmar Military Regime

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Meitei armed groups based along the Myanmar-India Border are fighting in Sagaing Region alongside junta troops against civilian resistance forces.

Locals Describe Myanmar Military Massacre of Yaw Villagers

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Residents recount how regime soldiers and armed militia executed 18 villagers and looted and burned down homes on September 9.

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 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.

Another NLD Member Killed and Poet Burned to Death

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A National League for Democracy Shan State member is the latest assassination victim while others continue to face arrest.

Myanmar Military Detains More Than 2,100 Since Coup

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Elected leaders, lawmakers, student protesters, election officials and striking civil servants are among the growing numbers of people being held by the military.

Myanmar Military Detains More Than 1,500 Since Coup

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Elected leaders, lawmakers, student protesters, election officials and striking civil servants are among the growing numbers of people being held by the military.

Japan’s ‘Values Diplomacy’ Runs Aground in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Jeff Kingston

Tokyo’s soft approach to Myanmar’s military regime shows that while it is not opposed to liberal democracy, it is not prepared to risk anything to support it.

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.

The Inside Story of Thailand and Myanmar’s Troubled Dawei Mega-Project

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Analysis

By Thai PBS World

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says Thailand remains committed to developing the SEZ, despite Naypyitaw’s termination of an agreement with the Thai contractor.

Venue Squabbles Complicate NLD’s Outreach Efforts to Myanmar’s Ethnic Parties

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Analysis

By Nyein Nyein

The National League for Democracy says it wants to hear the voices and concerns of ethnic parties but has been inflexible on where to open their talks.

Myanmar Terminates Thai-Led Consortium’s Involvement in Dawei Mega Project

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Burma

By Nan Lwin

Italian-Thai Development failed to make concession payments and submit documents, the management committee for the Dawei Special Economic Zone in southern Myanmar said.

Experts Warn of Backlash Against Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Myanmar

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Burma

By Nan Lwin

Opposition to Chinese BRI projects is likely to intensify in ethnic states due to the government’s lack of transparency and failure to consult the affected communities.

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.

Movers and Shakers of 2020: The Irrawaddy’s Persons of the Year

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Specials

By The Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy looks back on the people, groups and institutions that dominated the news in a year marked by the fight against COVID-19 and the NLD’s election win.