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QUAD Regional Bloc May Hold Key to Myanmar Crisis

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Guest Column

By Jayanta Kalita

The four-nation alliance includes India and Japan, who maintain good relationships with both the Myanmar military and the NLD.

Myanmar's Junta Seizes Veteran Student Leader

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Ko Jimmy of the '88 Generation Students has been hunted since February for his anti-regime activism. 

Myanmar Junta Chief’s Exclusion From ASEAN Summit a Huge Blow to Regime

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Interview

By The Irrawaddy

Daw Moe Thuzar tells The Irrawaddy that the military regime faces being blamed constantly for its actions by regional bloc.

Junta Troops Killed Across Myanmar in Resistance Ambushes

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Heavy regime casualties were reported in Kayah State and Bago and Mandalay regions.

US Vows to Work With ASEAN Partners to Support People of Myanmar

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The crisis in the country has been the main item on the agenda during a tour of the region by a State Department delegation led by Derek Chollet.

Myanmar’s Junta Has No Diplomatic Cards to Play

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Guest Column

By Ye Myo Hein

ASEAN’s refusal to be manipulated by the military regime leaves the junta isolated and threatens its internal cohesion. 

Myanmar Amnesty Ends in Tears as Regime Rearrests Political Prisoners

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Despite its mass amnesty, the junta has so far detained more than 100 people shortly after their release.

UK Says Myanmar Junta Not Invited to G7-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The UK’s minister of state for Asia said no representatives of the military regime are welcome to attend.

Myanmar Resistance Gives Telecoms Firms Three Days to Restore Internet 

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

A People’s Defense Force in Magwe Region says it will destroy privately owned telecoms masts if mobile services are not fully restored.  

Myanmar Regime Orders Ground Forces to Wipe Out Armed Civilian Fighters

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

The order from junta No. 2 Vice Snr-Gen Soe Win comes as military casualties in resistance hotspots mount; villagers who contact PDF groups are to be ‘severely punished’.

Pagodas Damaged in Myanmar’s Temple City

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Over 50 ancient temples in Bagan have suffered damage this year from heavy rain.

Ethnic Minority Student Killed in Myanmar Junta Custody

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Ko Lin Paing Soe died shortly after being seized on Sept. 30 but his death has only just been revealed.

Senior NLD Official, Prominent Myanmar Comedian Freed Alongside Activists, Journalists

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

NLD information secretary Monywa Aung Shin was held for eight months without charge; a DVB reporter said he was tortured and forced to do labor in prison.

New Crony Brokers Israeli Aircraft Parts for Myanmar Air Force

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Dr. Tun Min Latt is reportedly involved in casinos, state power projects, the arms trade and payments after more than 700,000 Rohingya were forced from Rakhine State.

Political Prisoners Freed by Myanmar Junta Rearrested on Same Day

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Nearly a dozen detainees who were released from a prison in Mandalay’s Meiktila on Monday were taken away by police on the same day and now face terrorism charges.