News - The Irrawaddy https://www.irrawaddy.com/category/news Covering Burma and Southeast Asia Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:35:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp US Holds Second Round of Talks With Myanmar Regime as Concerns Grow Over Policy Shift https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/us-holds-second-round-of-talks-with-myanmar-regime-as-concerns-grow-over-policy-shift.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:35:17 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156147 Chinese Jet-Fuel Refinery to Bypass Sanctions, Myanmar’s Blood Timber Flows to China, and More https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/china-briefing/chinese-jet-fuel-refinery-to-bypass-sanctions-myanmars-blood-timber-flows-to-china-and-more.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:26:41 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156138 Myanmar Regime Turns to Belarus for High Interest Loans as Fiscal Crisis Deepens https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-turns-to-belarus-for-high-interest-loans-as-fiscal-crisis-deepens.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:11:43 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156135 New ID Rules Tighten Regime’s Grip on Migrant Remittances From Thailand https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/new-id-rules-tighten-regimes-grip-on-migrant-remittances-from-thailand.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:11:55 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156127 Kyat Slides Again as Regime Wins Approval for 2.1 Trillion-Kyat Borrowing Plan https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kyat-slides-again-as-regime-wins-approval-for-2-1-trillion-kyat-borrowing-plan.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:39:59 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156121 Myanmar Regime Launches ‘ASEAN Affairs’ Panel to Clinch Full Reintegration https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-launches-asean-affairs-panel-to-clinch-full-reintegration.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:16:19 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156118 Myanmar Regime Denies Drafting College Students Into Army https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-denies-drafting-college-students-into-army.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:09:36 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156114 Myanmar Regime Escalates Assault on Free Press Critical of Its Rule    https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-escalates-assault-on-free-press-critical-of-its-rule.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:37:39 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156107 Myanmar Regime Forces Burn Church in Bhamo, KIA Says https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-forces-burn-church-in-bhamo-kia-says.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:27:02 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156104 China Sentences Myanmar Scam Clan Members to Death https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/china-sentences-myanmar-scam-clan-members-to-death.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:58:39 +0000 https://www.irrawaddy.com/?p=156095