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Interview
Media and legal sources tell The Irrawaddy why the government is wrong to prosecute journalists for speaking to the Arakan Army.
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Guest Column
Bo Kyi spent eight years in a Myanmar prison, including a year in solitary confinement, for political activism. He has some advice to help get us through our COVID-19 isolation.
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Burma
Residents said five military helicopters bombed two villages, killing two civilians. But Myanmar’s military denies the claims.
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Burma
Two men lost legs and another suffered an arm injury in two landmine blasts in Rakhine State’s Rathedaung Township on Sunday.
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Burma
Myanmar’s military says it is ready to attack two Kachin State towns unless the Arakan Army is forced to leave.
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Burma
After halting an aid shipment intended for displaced Paletwa villagers, the AA negotiated to buy some of the rice but later failed to pay for it, local officials said.
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Burma
Militia leaders and weapons in northern Shan State have been seized by Myanmar’s military in response to a huge drugs bust earlier this month.
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Commentary
Since January, fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar’s military has intensified dramatically, killing hundreds as Myanmar focuses attention on the threat of COVID-19.
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Burma
One child was killed and 15 civilians were injured Monday when the Myanmar military retaliated against the Arakan Army, allegedly dropping bombs on an ethnic Chin village.
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Burma
The government has said that the Arakan Army, its political wing the United League of Arakan and associated groups “constitute a danger to law and order,” peace and stability.
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Burma
An ethnic Mon man died after stepping on a landmine in Mon State’s Ye Township while going fishing in an area that has seen clashes between Mon and Karen armed groups.
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Burma
The Mon State parliament is calling on their state government to ban pilgrimages and tours to the famous Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.
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Burma
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS)’s first political dialogue with stakeholders—a key step in the peace process—has been postponed over concerns about coronavirus.
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Burma
More civilians were injured early Monday morning as the Myanmar navy allegedly shelled villages near the Kalanda River in Rakhine, according to local lawmakers and residents.
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Burma
Some 21 villagers were killed and dozens hurt when fighter jets allegedly strafed several villages in Chin State’s Paletwa amid fierce clashes with the AA, locals said.
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