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WEBMyanmar Junta Fleet Shells Villages as It Sails Up Irrawaddy River. by The Irrawaddy. September 6, 2024. 3.8k. A fleet carrying arms supplies to Bhamo under warplane protection is indiscriminately shelling the river banks, killing or wounding dozens of civilians and forcing villagers to flee.
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WEBSeptember 4, 2024. 1.7k. Confusion on the ground in Rakhine State and among commentators from abroad obscures the fact that Rohingya and Rakhine need to unite against their common enemy, the Myanmar junta. Load More. Covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia News, especially politics, ethnic issues and others shaping Myanmar today.
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WEBOur Team. The Irrawaddy has a professional, passionate and skilled team of reporters who provide consistent, high quality news stories on Burma/Myanmar. Over 20 years the Irrawaddy has built up a team of Burmese and ethnic nationality reporters from Burma/Myanmar and areas bordering Thailand. Our staff team is diverse and includes Burmese staff ...
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WEBMyanmar Junta’s ‘Counterattack’ Targets Civilians, Killing 40, Including Children. by The Irrawaddy. September 7, 2024. 2.2k. Warplanes attack a school, bazaar, IDP camp and residential wards across the country after regime boss …
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WEBBurma Beer Production Rises to 27.5M Gallons. by The Irrawaddy. May 19, 2014. 7.1k. Burma’s beer production continues to rise and local brewers produced 27.5 million gallons of beer in the last fiscal year, which lasted from April 2013 to March 2014, Eleven Media...
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WEBElection Talks in Myanmar Are Touching on Amending The Constitution, Junta Says. by The Irrawaddy. June 21, 2024. 2.6k. Junta peace negotiators and representatives of the political parties working with the junta met to discuss the election coup-maker Min Aung Hlaing said will take place some time next year.
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WEBOver 20 years the Irrawaddy has built up a team of Burmese and ethnic nationality reporters from Burma/Myanmar and areas bordering Thailand. Our staff team is diverse and includes Burmese staff and those from ethnic background (such as Karen, Mon, Kachin and Shan), plus expatriate staff members who have understanding and in-depth knowledge of Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asian affairs.
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WEBby Alan Clements. September 2, 2024. 1.5k. Muhammad Yunus, as Bangladesh's new leader, can be a powerful force for good in advocating for the release of Myanmar's political prisoners and the restoration of democracy.
Would a Myanmar Resistance Victory Pave Way for New Country …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Myanmar military will win in the end. The conflict is a fight for the heart of the Bamar majority between the Tatmadaw (military) and the National League for Democracy led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the election in 2020. Resistance forces lack unity while the Myanmar military is highly unitary, monolithic, and hierarchical.
Economy - The Irrawaddy
WEBby The Irrawaddy. March 8, 2023. 6.7k. Economists predict low growth and high inflation for Myanmar this year. The Irrawaddy looks at the key forecasts for 2023 in a series of infographics.