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Election 2020
Three hopefuls from popular ethnic parties and a ruling party lawmaker touted their policies and grilled one another in a pre-election debate in Kachin State on Monday.
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Analysis
With the route through Parliament stymied, could the Union Accord provide a path toward negotiations that lead to meaningful change after the election?
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Burma
Myanmar’s military says its deployments along the Bangladeshi border are to tackle rebel groups, not threaten its western neighbor.
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Burma
With 30,000 troops and plenty of military hardware, the United Wa State Army now plans to improve officer training for the next generation.
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Burma
A team of Chin State officials came under fire during a visit to Paletwa Township to assist IDPs; no one was hurt but they have been unable to leave the area.
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Burma
Civil society organizations are demanding greater protection for women during armed conflict.
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Burma
The deaths of four civilians, including two children, in a Rakhine State village leads to international demands for a ceasefire.
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Election 2020
With the state in lockdown and reeling from the Arakan Army conflict, Rakhine politicians say they cannot engage with voters.
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Myanmar & COVID-19
A spokesman for the Myanmar President’s Office has angrily rejected the AA leader’s claim that government troops are intentionally spreading COVID-19 in Rakhine State.
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Burma
Troops allegedly responded to a landmine blast by killing two villagers and burning more than 200 homes.
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Burma
Villagers say they were forced out of coronavirus quarantine by soldiers searching their homes in northern Rakhine State.
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Burma
In a bizarre statement, Yatai IHG also insists it is not behind illegal gambling going on at the site, while revealing plans for a ‘twin city’ project on the Thai side.
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Burma
In its 2020 election manifesto, the Kachin State People’s Party vows to push for the scrapping of the suspended, China-backed Myitsone Dam project on the Irrawaddy River.
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Burma
Amid raging COVID-19 in Rakhine, two civilians were allegedly shot dead by Myanmar’s military last week.
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Election 2020
In November’s election, many young and women candidates from ethnic parties will bring fresh voices to Myanmar’s democracy; The Irrawaddy spoke to some of them.
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